1. Learning PowerPoint

2. Ribbon Tab Title Bar 2 3 1 4 5 6 Group Placeholder
Dialog Box Launcher 6
Group
Placeholder 10
Slides & Outline Tabs 7 9 8
Notes Pane
Status Bar
View Buttons

3. Insert Tab 1
Smart Art 5 8 6 2 4 7 3
Movie & Sounds
Picture
Drawing
Shapes
Header &
Footer
WordArt
Clip Art

4. Design Tab 1 2
Themes or Backgrounds

5. Quick Animation 4 1
Animation Tab 3 2
Slide Transitions
Custom Animation 5
Task Pane

6. 2
Play from Beginning 1
Slide Show Tab 3
Play from Current Position

7. Getting to Know PowerPoint
POWERPOINT presentation software used to create
slide shows for printing,
on-screen projection,
Web-based display.

8. PowerPoint Views
View is the mode in which the presentation appears on the screen.
Normal View is composed of three working
Outline
Slide
Slide Pane
Notes pane
Slide Sorter displays all the slides in the presentation
Slide Show View fills the entire screen and allows you to view the presentation just as the

9. Design Templates and Layouts
Design Template provides consistency in design and color throughout the entire presentation including:
Color Schemes
Layout or Style
Font and Font Size
Effects
The first slide in a new PowerPoint presentation is the Title.

10. Design Templates and Layouts
To change the slide layout go to the
Home Tab > Slides group
To change the design of the slide go to the
Design Tab > Themes Group
If a slide layout or design is changed the text and object stays the same and the objects are repositioned

11. Design Templates and Layouts
To add a new slide click on the new slide button
To indent text press TAB or
Decrease indent press SHIFT + Tab or

12. Formatting & Clip Art
Placeholders are boxes that automatically display when you create a slide. All slide except the Blank slide layout will have a placeholder.
Placeholder accommodates clip art, graphics, movies clips etc.

13. Formatting & Clip Art Text and Content Areas
Surrounded by dotted outline.
Number of areas depend on the slide layout selected.

14. Formatting & Clip Art
To insert clipart, smart art, shapes, etc. go to the
INSERT TAB > ILLUSTRATIONS GROUP
To change an image to an exact size use the shape height & width located on the
FORMAT TAB > SIZE GROUP

15. Boring To Bold Smart Art Smart art can be used to
replaces traditional bulleted items
enhance the visual appeal of your information
Boring To
Bold

16. Header and Footers
To add a header or footer go to the Insert Tab > Text group
Headers and Footers can be added to
Slides
Notes and Handouts

17. Custom Animation & Transition
The path to insert custom animation or slide transitions go to the animation tab
Transition Group
Used to progress from one slide to another.
Animation
Used to apply an effect to graphics or text

18. Printing & Saving Office Button, Print PowerPoint is saved as a .pptx
Print What
Slides, Handouts, Note Pages, Outline View
Color/Grayscale
Color, Grayscale, Pure Black and White
PowerPoint is saved as a .pptx

19. STEPS TO CREATING A PRESENTATION
Blank Presentation
Use the blank design (Office Theme) to concentrate on the words and message before adding color and design.
Insert Information
Key in manually on Slide Tab
Use Outline Tab

20. Outline Tab
 The Outline tab provides a quick and easy way to create a presentation.
An outline created in Word can be uploaded and will create a basic PowerPoint

21. Creating Additional Slides
Add additional information on a new slide and changing the layout
To add a New slide click on the New slide button on the home tab
Select a Layout
Change the slide layout through
Layout in Slides group
Reset a slide
Delete a slide

22. Bulleted Lists To create a multilevel bulleted list Increase indent
Icon
Tab 
Decrease indent
Shift Tab

23. Choosing a Design Theme
Document Theme (Design)
Provides consistency in design and color throughout entire presentation.

24. Enhance Graphics and More Insert tab, Illustrations group Picture
Clipart
Should enhance the slide.
Shapes
Word Art
Media Clips
Movie
Sounds
Enhance

25. Animation & Transitions
Apply animations to text or graphics and apply transitions to slides.
Apply Animation
Visual effects for entrances, emphasis, exit, and motion paths to enhance slide show
applied to text or content
Slide Transitions
Controls how slides move from one another

26. Running a Presentation
Slide Show tab, Start Slide Show group, From Beginning OR F5
Computer acts like a slide projector.
Slide is displayed on a full screen.
Can start from current slide.
Can be run manually or timed.

27. Power Point presentations are usually meant to be used as a roadmap for discussion.

28. Almost anyone can learn to use PowerPoint.

29. The question is . . .how can you make sure that your presentations are not a painful or boring experience for the audience?

30. Here are a few tips to help you improve the quality of your presentations:

31. 1. Keep it short and simple: Plan on each slide being on the screen for no more than 2 – 3 minutes (one slide for each topic).

32. 2. Be consistent. Use a similar design and color scheme – with no more than 2 or 3 font styles throughout the presentation.

33. 3. Don’t go overboard: Use animation and slide transitions for emphasis only.

34. 4.Practice, practice, practice. . . until you get the timing right.

35. 5. Allow for audience reaction and interaction
5. Allow for audience reaction and interaction. If your topic is interesting, your audience is more likely to respond.

36. In conclusion keeping these five tips in mind will help you accomplish your objectives and avoid wasting your audiences time.

37. THE END