Hillside Public Library November 8th and 10th, 2016 PowerPoint Basics Hillside Public Library November 8th and 10th, 2016
Getting your bearings Toolbars and tabs, just like in Word Home tab Use it to edit text, add new slides, and add shapes Adding new slides Several templates to choose from depending on your needs Showing your slideshow
Themes and slide design You can create a new blank presentation using themes … File -> New -> Select theme … Or change an existing presentation to a new theme Design tab -> Themes menu -> Choose theme
Inserting Pictures Insert tab Choose from “Online Pictures” for clipart or get pictures from your computer Copy & Paste pictures from the internet
Inserting Videos From the Insert tab, choose either “Online Video” or “Video on My PC” For “Online Video”: Navigate to YouTube, right click to copy the “embed code” and paste the code into the pop-up box
Transitions “Transitions” change the way slides appear when you move from one to the next Transitions tab Select slide Choose transition
Animations Animations apply to lines of a list Located in the Animations tab Place your cursor on the line you want to animate, then choose the animation Preview Re-order their appearance You can even apply animations to pictures
Miscellaneous Presentation notes Printing slideshows
Questions?