Followed by common cringe-worthy mistakes! Balkit’s Favs Snipping tool Hyperlinked homepage Embedded videos Edited Pics Animations General Formatting Followed by common cringe-worthy mistakes!

Snipping Tool Type in “Snipping Tool” Click “New” When the screen turns foggy, snip and right-click “Copy.” Then, right-click “Paste” in your PowerPoint. Example: Snipped Headline

Hyperlinked Homepage 20th Century Chronology & Geography Right-click the text box Click “Hyperlink” Click “Place in this Document” Select the slide that you would like to link to On the destination slide, create a “home” button and hyperlink it back to the homepage slide

Embedded Videos Click “Insert” Click “Video”  “Online Video” Search for the video on YouTube Practice on the class desktop to be sure it works

Edited Pictures Too Blurry! When possible, narrow your search  Large = better clarity Click “Tools”  “Size”  “Large” Too Blurry!

Edited Pictures Want a snazzy border? ~ Double-click the pic and select a “Picture Style”

Edited Pictures Jazz ? ~ Double-click the pic and select a “Correction” or “Color” or “Artistic Effect” If you want to lose the background, but keep an object in the picture, click “Remove Background”

Animations Click on the textbox, text line, picture, or shape that you would like to animate Click the dropdown icon for more options (Green = Entrance, Yellow = Emphasis, Red = Exit) Click the “Animation Pane” to change the order of your animations You can also “Add an Animation” for more complex maneuvers

General Formatting Add Shapes, like this arrow and rectangle… PowerPoint Add Shapes, like this arrow and rectangle… Or “SmartArt,” like…

General Formatting Fair Trade Try on different styles of bullets Want to add a glow or reflection? Right-click an image or highlight and right-click text Select “Format Picture/Text” Fair Trade

Transitions Notice the “Door Effect” between slides? Choose your favorite transition and APPLY TO ALL. …not the origami one

Comic Sans (gag) Color choice matters Tiny font and tiny pictures Comic Sans (gag) Color choice matters Don’t write a book. It’s cool to read an extended quote from an article or speech, but paragraph bullets better be the exception. Text and visuals should act as cues, reminding you what to say next. There is no need for notecards – present like a person, not a robot.

Gifs are funny (?) for me to use in class, but probably not good for a professional presentation.