Back to Basics: PowerPoint Tech Tuesdays 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

What Will We Learn Today? Create new presentation Add slide View show Change how to view your slides Delete slide Format background Add pictures Add custom animation Add slide transitions 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Creating a New Presentation Go to Start>Programs> Microsoft Office >Microsoft PowerPoint At gray window, click on Blank Presentation and click OK 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Adding a Slide You should have the New Slide window on your computer. Scroll down and see the many types of slides you can use. Automatically begins with the Title Slide (see name in bottom left of window) Click OK 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Adding a Slide On your title slide, type “All about ____” Put your name in the blank Click in the subtitle box and type today’s date Hit CTRL and M to create a new slide Click on the slide on far left of the third row (called Text and Clip Art) 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Adding a Slide Your slide should look like this one Click on the text box to your left Type three things you do in your job (hit ENTER after each) Hit CTRL and M 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Adding a Slide Click on the second slide from the left on the top row (bulleted list) Looks like this slide Title: My Family Click to Add Text: type 3 things about your family (short) Hit CTRL M and OK (doesn’t matter which slide you choose) 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

View Your Slide Show Go to Slide Show>View Show Click your mouse, click the right arrow, or hit the spacebar to move through your show Cool, but boring, right?? 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Ways to Look at Your Slides Just above START – 5 icons First on left = Slide view (only the slide, allows you to edit) Outline view (just text) Slide Sorter view (all slides on one screen) Notes Page view (to add lecture notes) Slide Show view (the real show) 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Delete a Slide Click on the 3rd icon above START (slide sorter) Click on slide 4 (black square around it) Hit backspace Voila! That extra slide has disappeared! 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Add a Picture Double-click on Slide 2 (should now be in Slide View) Double-click where it says “Double-click to add Clip Art” Click on a picture (if you get a gray window, keep hitting OK lots of times) and hit Insert 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Setting the Background Go to Format>Apply Design Click on several of the files in the left window to see different design templates Hit Apply when you find one you like 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Custom Animation Hit PAGE UP so that you see your title page Go to Slide Show>Custom Animation In Timing, click on Title 1 In Effects, change the animation and sound Hit Preview to see how the animation will work, then hit OK 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Slide Transition Go to Slide Show>Slide Transition Under Effect, select a new effect Hit Apply to All Go to Slide Show>View Show Use your space bar, right arrow, or mouse to move through the slide show! 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays

Congratulations! Next week: First Class Basics Feb. 27th: Wed. staff meeting (LS): Advanced PowerPoint (45 min.) (make your show interactive!) Go to: www.lausanneschool.com/Technology/ techtuesdays.html for this and other presentations 11/28/2018 TechTuesdays