1. How to use Microsoft PowerPoint

2. Introduction
These screen shots and instructions can be used to show students and/or teachers how to use Microsoft PowerPoint
The screen shots were taken using PowerPoint 2010 for PC
There is a separate version of instruction with screen shots for PowerPoint 2010 for MAC later in the presentation
Note: If you have an earlier version of PowerPoint the essential components are the same. (Although, you might find them in a slightly different location)
The following slides show what is located under each of the Toolbar Tabs

3. Microsoft PowerPoint
PowerPoint is a presentation software program that is part of the Microsoft Office package
Using PowerPoint, you can create screens that effectively incorporate colorful text, images, graphs, tables and movies
Animate text and illustrations and set up transitions between slides
Print out materials to distribute when you are making a presentation

4. PowerPoint Presentations Terminology
Graphics application program used for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc.
Slides
Each screen that is displayed during a presentation
Layout
The way things are arranged on a slide
Slide Show View
Takes up the full computer screen. You can see how your graphics, timings, movies, animated elements and transition effects will look during the actual show
Transitions
A set of transitional display effects that move from one slide to the next
Animation
Animations are used to add a special visual to text or an object
Text Box
Use text boxes to place text anywhere on a slide
Templates
Templates give the presentation a fully designed, professional appearance

5. Screen Shots and Instructions
PowerPoint 2010 for Mac
Screen Shots and Instructions

6. Home (Starting the Presentation)
New Slide allows you to create more slides of information
Simply type in your title and text information into the text boxes
Note: the layout of the text boxes can be changed under the Layout tab

7. Home Change Font Colors Add Bulleted or Numbered Lists Align Text
Format text using underline, BOLD, italics etc.

8. Home (Adding Images and Video Files)
Copy and Paste images into the program or choose pictures saved on your computer
Add Movie
And
Audio Files

9. Home – Adding Shapes
Insert a variety of Shapes including Basic Shapes, Stars, Arrows, Action Buttons etc.

10. Arranging Shapes Arrange
Adjust objects on the slide including objects order, grouping, arrangement and alignment

11. Format Format Fill Text Boxes and shapes with Color
Specify the line color, width and line style for the selected shape
Reorder items

12. Themes (Choosing a theme for the Presentation)
Select color variations, fonts and background colors
Choose from a variety of Themes for your presentation

13. Select New and choose the appropriate number of Rows and Columns
Tables
Table Layouts
Fill and Line Effects
Select New and choose the appropriate number of Rows and Columns

14. Charts
Insert a variety of Charts including Column, Line, Pie, Bar, Area and Scatter Graphs

15. SmartArt
PowerPoint has pre-designed SmartArt diagrams including Lists, Cycle and Relationship that you can use to display your information

16. Animations
Animations – animate text and images on your slides with a variety of Entrance, Emphasis and Exit effects.

17. Transition effects between slides
Transitions
Transition effects between slides

18. Slide Show
View your Slide Show to test the animations, transitions and how the layout appears in full screen view.
Set up your show to have each slide display for a certain period of time before it automatically advances to the next slide.