1. An Interactive Introduction to PowerPoint
Microsoft’s Presentation Software

2. View Options Slides Outlines Slide Sorter Notes
Slide Shows (including multimedia)
Presentation software allows you to create one file useable for slides, outlines, sorter, notes, and slide shows

3. PPT uses insertable objects
WordArt
Graphics
Sounds
Video
PPT uses insertable objects

4. Use PPT as a word processor to put text on slides
Titles (heading level one) such as the above are made large by default
Subcategories (heading level two) such as this are somewhat smaller
But of course you can override the defaults, for example,
change the type color,
change the font style and size, and
remove or add a bullet
IN ADVANCE OR ON THE FLY

5. Use PPT as an outliner to organize written information
Heading text appears on the outline, but
Text inserted with drawing tools does not
Outlining tools
(These words are not on outline)
Outline view

6. Use PPT as a slide sorter to develop slide shows
Slide show development tools, including transition and build effects options
Slide sorter view

7. Use PPT as a note-taker to annotate slides
Copy of slide
Here is a sample note.
Notes
Notes view

8. Use PPT as a drawing program to create shapes on slides
The black writing above is heading level one, and the arrow on the right calls attention to it. Since this blue writing was inserted with the drawing text tool and is not a heading at all, it does not appear on the outline.

9. Use all of PPT’s toolbars
Let’s create this slide again...
Slide 9

10. Use PPT’s helper programs

11. Use PPT to print in many modes
Choose to print whatever you choose to see

12. Use PPT to make transparencies
Hi!
Hi!

13. Stop!
We interrupt this introduction for an important announcement...

14. Public Service Announcement
How to determine if your cow has mad cow disease...
If your cow sounds like this
then fire up the barbecue.
If your cow sounds like this
may we suggest the fish?

15. Use PPT to present a self-timed slide show
Click the screen to branch

16. Use PPT to display individual slides by number
Darth Vader
Switch to any other slide and then return here:
Slide 16

17. Use PPT as an electronic blackboard

18. Use master views

19. Use wizards and templates

20. Use PPT to run a meeting
Slide 20

21. Put PPT presentations on the web

22. Special PPT 97 & 98 Features - I
Record (Voice) Narration for each slide
Hyperlinking to slides, files, and websites
Custom Slide Shows as subsets of a master
Summary Slide and Expand Slide commands
Title Master
Common Tasks toolbar

23. Special PPT 97 & 98 Features - II
Custom Soundtracks
New types of Lines and Connectors
Action Buttons
Save as PowerPoint Show
Presentation Conferencing
Improved WordArt

24. Special PPT 97 & 98 Features - III
3-D Effects (plus add-in)
Animation Player add-in
ActiveMovie Streaming Format (ASF) add-in
RealAudio add-in
Numbered Bullets add-in
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