1. Creating Adapted Books
with
PowerPoint
Cindy Nankee OTR
CESA #3 WATI Consultant

2. Copyright © 2005, Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative Polk Library, 800 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh, Wisconsin

3. Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful multimedia tool that is generally available on both PC and Mac.
PowerPoint is a tool that can be used to create adapted books and personalized switch based programs.

4. This Tutorial will take you through creating a clickable book using PowerPoint. You will have a title page and multiple book pages. On each page you will be adding text, narration, sound, pictures and animation. It is very important to save each time you add something new.

5. The Tutorial may be used on the computer as a PowerPoint slide show or printed as a handout.
A basic knowledge of PowerPoint and editing skills and working between two programs is a prerequisite.
Use the Help menu to search for advanced information about PowerPoint.

6. Print Tutorial Handout
Select
Handout
Pure Black & White
Choose 3 or 6 slides per page

7. Table of Contents Preview PowerPoint book slide 7
Pre-Plan PowerPoint slide 8-10
Picture & Sound files
Getting Started slide 11-12
Create Slide Master slide 13-20
Create Title Slide slide 21-25
Create Pages of Adapted Book slide 26
Add Animation and Sound slide 27-31
Create Slide Transition slide 33-38
Action Buttons

8. Step 1 Preview Clickable book
Open PowerPoint I Put On My Clothes
Go to view, choose slide show
The book will open
Click through the book to get the idea of how it flows and a visual of what you will be creating

9. Step 2 Pre-Plan PowerPoint
Brainstorm topic
Adapt a book (scan pictures from book)
Create from scratch
Will the child be using a switch, touch screen, keyboard or mouse
Will you be inserting text, narration, sound, animation, picture and/or movies clips
Create sound files
Create picture files
Scan book to be adapted
Digital pictures of important people or objects
Download pictures from internet

10. Create a Picture Library
Scan pictures and save to folder
Goggle Images search, save to folder
Screen shots (shift + PrtScrn) paste on PowerPoint slide
Clip Art
Digital camera, photo album or save to folder
(Copyright laws allow scanning of books purchased for the individual using the adapted book)

11. Create A Sound Library Clip Art sounds Download sounds
Record your own sounds with Windows Sound Recorder (you will need a microphone)
Start/programs/accessories/entertainment/
sound recorder
Go to file, new and save as, for each sound you record or your sounds will be connected

12. Step 3 Open PowerPoint

13. Start by Saving Your Blank Presentation
File/Save As
Name your PowerPoint book
Save
Save frequently throughout your creation

14. Step 4 Slide Master
A Slide Master stores information about the template, including font styles, sizes and positions, background design and color schemes. This is then applied to all the slides in your slide show.

15. Create a Slide Master
View
Master
Slide Master

16. Slide Design Format Slide Design Choose from available
design templates

17. Slide Master Template

18. Format Slide Master Text
Highlight each line of text
Format
Font/size/style/color/bullets & numbering

19. Create Your Own Slide Design
Format
Background
(next slide)

20. Create Your Own Slide Design
Click dropdown
Fill Effects
Gradient/textures
pattern/picture

21. Finish Slide Master Slide Master Toolbar Close Master View
Slide design will be applied to presentation
Slide design will be saved under Slide Design Templates

22. Step 5 Title Slide
You will be selecting the Title Slide layout for your first page. This will include the title, the Author and you may add a picture, narration and/or sound.

23. Create Title Slide Insert / new slide Select title slide layout
Type title and author in text box

24. Add Picture To Title Slide
Insert/picture/from file or clip art
Format picture to slide – crop, size

25. Add Narration To Title Slide
Internal or external microphone is needed
Slide show/ record narration/ current slide/ dictate narration/ end show to stop recording (right click/end show)
don’t save timings

26. I Put On My Clothes
By Cindy Nankee

27. Step 6 Create Pages of Adapted Book
Repeat steps for title page
Insert new slide/select slide layout
Insert text
Insert picture
Insert narration
Add custom animation and sound effects (see step 7)

28. Step 7 Animate Text Or Objects
A preset animation or a custom animation may be added to text or objects in your slide show. Animation will bring life to your adapted book and hold the attention of your child.

29. Add Preset Animation
Slide Show/Animation Schemes
Select animation

30. Add Custom Animation
Click on picture
Slide show/ Custom animation

31. Add Custom Animation Add Effects-Entrance/Emphasis/Exit/Motion Paths
Choose or draw custom path/ scribble/ speed (slow is better)

32. Add Custom Animation
Following selection of animation you may wish to modify the order and timings
Choose from dropdown
Start with click
Play with previous
Etc.

33. Add Sound Insert/Movies and Sounds/choose from the following
From Clip
From file
Play CD
Record sound
A speaker icon will appear ( position and size on slide)
Right click/ choose mouse click or mouse over

34. Step 8 Slide Transition
Slide transition is how your slide will advance from one slide to the next.
You may add visual and sound effects.
You may choose to advance slides automatically, with a mouse click or mouse over or with an action button.

35. Create Slide Transition
Slide Show
Slide Transition
Select desired effect

36. Slide Transition with Action Button
Slide Show
Action Buttons:
Select a button
Custom
Forward/ Back
Beginning/ End
Return

37. Slide Transition with Action Button
Click and drag cursor to form button
The Action Setting box will appear
(next slide)

38. Action Settings Box Select Select Hyperlink to: Select OK Mouse Click
Mouse Over
Select Hyperlink to:
Dropdown menu
Next
Slide number
Etc.
Select OK

39. Activate Action Button Only
If you wish slide to advance only with action button do this additional step
Select slide show/ slide transition
At bottom under Advance slide, uncheck (On mouse click)

40. Play your slide show