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Colby Academic ITS Technical Training On the Web at: Today’s Quick Start Topics Interface Look and Feel Working with Text Graphics Tables and Charts Drawing Multimedia Slide Show Packaging Tips and Tricks

Interface A central Ribbon Contains tools on tabs Tabs include tool groups Quick Access toolbar – Place to put favorite tools Some tools – Offer drop-down galleries of selections – Open dialog boxes for making detailed settings The Launcher – Small arrow expands icon contents File Menu Commands Here

Look and Feel Slide Layout Themes Standard Templates Design Tab View Tab 1Click on View tab 2Select options to set 3In this case the slide master 1 On the Home tab, click New Slide, below the slide icon. 2 Click a layout to insert a slide with that layout. Slide Layout Themes 1 Rest the pointer over a theme thumbnail 2 The preview appears on the slide. 3 Click the More arrow for a full theme gallery Slide Layout Themes Standard Templates 1 Click on the Office Icon 2 Select “New” 3 Select Themes from listings Slide Layout Themes Standard Templates Design Tab 1Page orientation 2Built-in themes 3Theme color, font and effects 4Backgrounds Slide Layout Themes Standard Templates Design Tab View Tab

Text In general – Sized and formatted based on the Template or Theme Overflow – Wrapped inside text container – Will reduce in size when overflows to fit – Resize container to increase size Standard WYSIWYG icons Home Tab

Graphics SmartArt WordArt Photos and Images – Inserting – Editing Clip Art

Tables 1 Click on Table 2 The table is inserted 3 Drag to size columns and rows Note the use of SmartArt! To import from Excel

Charts

Drawing Click on desired shape Drag to size on slide Double-click to bring up shape editing options Make it blue…

Multimedia We have been using it throughout this tutorial You can insert – Video – Audio – “Canned” sounds – Transitions – Animations The REAL questions are – How many – How often – Should I? OR

Show Packaging Display “live” with a lap top – Your lap top “dies” Display from an Internet site – Internet access? – Forgot to upload linked files? Package on CD – Play on any windows computer – All files in one place

Tip #1 Use “Outline” tab to quickly enter slide titles and bulleted lists

Tip #2 “Less” IS “More” Remember the Marbles! Applies to EVERYTHING in your presentation Overuse = Confusion Over stimulation = No recognition

Tip #3 Use images and photos selectively Follow a “theme” in art also – Color – Faces – Nature… Different ?Can? Emphasize OR ?Can? Distract

Tip #4 BEFORE you do anything think about your: – Audience – Purpose – Goal – Time limit – HW/SW limitations THEN start designing AND ONLY THEN add content

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