ETT 229 Fall 2004 PowerPoint Part I

Agenda  10:00-10:05 – Quiz  10:05-10:45 – General Lecture  10:45-11:15 – Application

PowerPoint 101  PowerPoint (working definition) – A software program designed to allow a user to create presentations to display either electronically or as a supplement to a live presentation  Slide – A single page of a whole presentation

Parts of PowerPoint Window  (All parts listed on Office, 165)  Dropdown Menu bar  Standard/Formatting toolbar  Slide Pane  Outline/Slide viewer  Notes Pad  Task Pane

Basic Functions  Create a new presentation Blank presentation (Office, 170) Blank presentation (Office, 170) AutoContent Wizard (Office, 166-9) AutoContent Wizard (Office, 166-9) Templates (limited options in PPT) Templates (limited options in PPT)  Under File dropdown Open (Office, 172-3) Open (Office, 172-3) Close Close Save (Office, 171) Save (Office, 171) Save As… Save As…

Changing Your View  Outline vs. Slides sidebar (Office, 174)  Slide Pane View (Office, 174-5) Normal View Normal View Good for creating/editing phaseGood for creating/editing phase Slide Sorter View Slide Sorter View Good for reorganizing/final editing phaseGood for reorganizing/final editing phase Slide Show View Slide Show View Good for previewing presentation to see what audience will seeGood for previewing presentation to see what audience will see

Moving Around a Presentation  Various methods to getting around a presentation In Slides view - scroll bar or click on slide In Slides view - scroll bar or click on slide In Outline view – click on slide In Outline view – click on slide Mouse Wheel Mouse Wheel Slide Pane scroll bar Slide Pane scroll bar Display previous/next buttons on slide pane scroll bar Display previous/next buttons on slide pane scroll bar

Slides  Add a new slide (Office, 190-1) Function on Formatting toolbar Function on Formatting toolbar  Slide Layout vs. Design Layout – the structure of the slide Layout – the structure of the slide Can be different for each slideCan be different for each slide Design – the look and feel of a slide Design – the look and feel of a slide Should be the same throughout presentationShould be the same throughout presentation Layout and Design options viewed in Task Pane (can change under Format dropdown) Layout and Design options viewed in Task Pane (can change under Format dropdown)

Slide Layout  Picking the right layout based on needs  Types of Layouts Text Text Content Content Text & Content Text & Content Other (mix and match) Other (mix and match)  Changing the Slide Layout (Office, 192-3)

Slide Design  Picking an appropriate design  Changing the design template (Office, ) Function on formatting toolbar Function on formatting toolbar Choose design from task pane choices Choose design from task pane choices Can apply to only select or all slides (all is recommended) Can apply to only select or all slides (all is recommended)

Moving Slides Around  Several Methods to reorder slides Easiest is to drag and drop in slides view on side panel Easiest is to drag and drop in slides view on side panel Drag and Drop also works in outline view on side panel Drag and Drop also works in outline view on side panel Slide Sorter view also a good place to move around slides (Office, 220) Slide Sorter view also a good place to move around slides (Office, 220)

Now and Later  Download PowerPoint Practice 1 and begin work on it  For Next Class Review Lectures Review Lectures Review PowerPoint chapter in Office Review PowerPoint chapter in Office pages pages Prepare for Quiz Prepare for Quiz Have PowerPoint Practice 1 in by end of Wednesday Have PowerPoint Practice 1 in by end of Wednesday