1. 4/1: Microsoft PowerPoint
What is PowerPoint?
Why use PowerPoint?
How do I use PowerPoint?

2. What is PowerPoint? A tool for presentations. A basic layout editor.
slide shows.
allows images, charts, movies, sounds, and more to be embedded in the file.
A basic layout editor.

3. Why use PowerPoint? To create presentations As a basic layout editor
class presentations
sales presentations
etc.
As a basic layout editor
simpler for organization of images, etc.

4. The AutoContent Wizard
topics
presentation style

5. How do I use PowerPoint? Inserting images Inserting movies
clip art
other images
from the WWW
Inserting movies
know your file types
Inserting charts & graphs
Inserting hyperlinks

6. Changing the look
slide master
design templates
color schemes

7. Changing the order
slide sorter

8. Printing choices
slides
outline
handouts

9. Using PowerPoint: Saving a File
Saving as a PowerPoint presentation ( *.ppt )
Saving as a PowerPoint show ( *.pps )
Saving as a web page

10. Using PowerPoint: Style Issues
Liven it up
Using Presentation Designs
Using Animation Effects
Don’t distract from your purpose
Don’t use too many effects
Don’t use an inappropriate presentation design
Don’t use irrelevant images
Don’t create difficulties for your viewers
hard-to-read fonts
too much on one slide