Your First PowerPoint Show
     
    •
    Open PowerPoint
    •
    Select
    Blank Presentation
     
    •
    Chose
    Title Slide
    from the new slide menu. (Note the description of each slide in
    the lower right corner of the dialog box.)
    •
    Follow the directions in the boxes. Add a title and a sub­title, if you wish. (Note
    that you are typing in a “text box” and not directly on the background.)
    •
    Click on
    Insert
    in the menu bar and click
    New Slide.
     
    •
    Select the
    Bulleted List
    slide.
    •
    Add a title and type some “talking points”
    •
    Click on
    Insert
    in the menu bar and click
    New Slide.
     
    •
    Select the
    Text & Clip Art
    Slide.
    •
    Add a title; add some “Talking Points”; add a piece of Clip Art.
     
     
    A look at the buttons
     
    In the lower left corner note five buttons:
     
    The
    normal
    view
    The
    outline
    view
    The
    slide
    view
      
    Slide Sorter
    view
     
    Slide show
     
     
    Click on each button to see what each does.
    Run your slide show. Boring?
     
    Transitions
    There are two
    major
    types of transitions. The first is from slide to slide. And the second
    is between or among the elements (objects) on any given slide.
     
    Click on
    Slide Show
    on the Menu Bar, scroll to Slide Transition and click once.
    Click on triangle (arrow) under the dog and select a transition.
    Note the way the “dog slide” turns into a “key slide.”
     
    Experiment with different transitions and find one that you
    like.
     
    Now click
    Apply to All
    and run your show again.
     
    Experiment some more with different transitions. If you can’t
    choose, then select
    Random Transition
    .
     
    Go to the slide sorter view and double click the
    bulleted list
    slide.
     
    Click on the bulleted list.
     
    Click on
    Slide Show
    on the menu bar and click
    Preset Animation
    . Choose something
    from the list—typewriter works well. Run this slide again. Note the changes. Try some
    different transitions.
     
    The presets are nice but you can really make an impact with the
    custom animation
    . Go to
    Slide Number Three.
    •
    Click on
    Slide Show
    on the menu bar and
    •
    Click
    Custom Animation
     
     
    There are several choices to make in this box.
    •
    Order and Timing
    Order
    Start choice
    •
    Effects
    Entry Animation
    Sound
    Dim or Not
     
    Order
    First put a check (
    ) in the box next to
    Title
    1—notice the box that is now around
    the title in the upper right corner of the dialog box. Now put a check next to text
    2, and then a check next to picture frame 3. Click Preview Experiment with
    different orders.
    Start and Timing
    On mouse click is the default. Select Title 1 and click automatically and chose 2
    seconds. Do the same with Text 2 and Picture frame3. Click Preview.
    Effects
    Click Title 1. Click the
    Effects
    tab. Click triangle next to
    no effect
    . Select
    Crawl
    .
    Click
    Preview
    . Change
    from bottom
    to
    from right
    .
    Preview
    again. Experiment
    with other entry animations
     
    Click Text 2. Click
    dissolve
    . Under introduce text click by letter. Experiment.
    Try some sounds. After animation click more colors and choose a color.
     
    Click Picture frame 3. Click and choose
    Crawl
    and
    From Bottom
    .
     
    Backgrounds
    Now black and white is nice but color would be better.
    Click on
    Format
    from the Menu Bar.
    Click on
    Background
    .
    Click on the triangle under Background fill.
     
    Click on
    Fill Effects
    .
    Click on the
    Gradients tab
     
    Click on
    preset
    .
    Find
    Ocean
    .
    Click through
    shading styles
    . Choose one and
    Click
    OK
    .
    Click on
    Apply to All
     
    Run your slide show.
     
    Click on
    Format
    from the Menu Bar
    Click on
    Background
     
    Click on the triangle under
    Background fill
     
    Click on
    Fill Effects
     
    Click on the Textures tab
    Select a texture
    Click
    OK
     
    Click
    Apply to All
     
    Run your slide show
     
    Click
    Format
     
    Click
    Apply Design Template
    Click
    Dad’s Tie
    or
    Stratigic
     
    Run your show and note the differences between the tile slide and the others.
    Experiment with other
    Templates
    .
     
     
    If you would like to see an on­line tutorial click here: http://www.actden.com/pp/
      
     
     

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