Practical training: Advanced PowerPoint 2010 LAN 321 Rachel Shively LAN 321 Rachel Shively

Review: insert audio file  Practice inserting an audio file from the “Sample Music” folder.  On PC: Insert > Audio > Audio from File… > Libraries > Music > Sample Music > Music file  Practice inserting an audio file from the “Sample Music” folder.  On PC: Insert > Audio > Audio from File… > Libraries > Music > Sample Music > Music file

Images  Find an image using Firefox and Google.  Save it to your computer.  Edit it at  Save to your Desktop (will save as a.jpg).  Recommended formats:.jpg,.gif,.png  Insert into the slide: Insert > Picture > Choose your picture  Find an image using Firefox and Google.  Save it to your computer.  Edit it at  Save to your Desktop (will save as a.jpg).  Recommended formats:.jpg,.gif,.png  Insert into the slide: Insert > Picture > Choose your picture

Screen shots  Very useful for capturing images from your computer screen  In PC:  Press the Print Screen key.  Windows saves the image to the Clipboard.  Open Windows Paint and choose Edit/Paste. Paint may ask if you want the bitmap enlarged. If so, answer "yes." The screen shot will appear. Save and insert.  In Mac:  Hold down: ‘Command’ + ‘Shift’ + 4  Cursor becomes a selection tool; select the part of the screen that you want and release the three keys.  Your image file will be saved on the desktop. You can then insert it into PowerPoint.  Very useful for capturing images from your computer screen  In PC:  Press the Print Screen key.  Windows saves the image to the Clipboard.  Open Windows Paint and choose Edit/Paste. Paint may ask if you want the bitmap enlarged. If so, answer "yes." The screen shot will appear. Save and insert.  In Mac:  Hold down: ‘Command’ + ‘Shift’ + 4  Cursor becomes a selection tool; select the part of the screen that you want and release the three keys.  Your image file will be saved on the desktop. You can then insert it into PowerPoint.

Grouping and Arranging Ancient Greeks

Animation  You can animate lines of text or bullet points.  Add some text on the chalkboard using Insert > Text Box.  You can animate lines of text or bullet points.  Add some text on the chalkboard using Insert > Text Box. My name is Bart Simpson.

More animation  You can animate images.

More animation  Insert an image and animate it. Play around with the options.

Slide transitions  You can make fancy transitions between slides: Transitions > select the transition type you want.  You can have your slideshow advance automatically with specific timings: Transitions > Advance Slide > Automatically after 00:00 (time).  Transitions and automatic advancement can apply to one slide or “Apply to All”.  You can make fancy transitions between slides: Transitions > select the transition type you want.  You can have your slideshow advance automatically with specific timings: Transitions > Advance Slide > Automatically after 00:00 (time).  Transitions and automatic advancement can apply to one slide or “Apply to All”.

Insert hyperlinks  You can insert a hyperlink to a website. When clicked, PowerPoint will send you to the page on your web browser.  In theory, you can insert a hyperlink to a file on your computer (e.g., Word document, movie file, audio file). When clicked, PowerPoint will open that file.  You can insert a hyperlink on text or on an image.  Add the following hyperlink here and also to the picture of Bart below:  You can insert a hyperlink to a website. When clicked, PowerPoint will send you to the page on your web browser.  In theory, you can insert a hyperlink to a file on your computer (e.g., Word document, movie file, audio file). When clicked, PowerPoint will open that file.  You can insert a hyperlink on text or on an image.  Add the following hyperlink here and also to the picture of Bart below:

Add an audio soundtrack  You can add an audio soundtrack to your PowerPoint presentation (must be.mp3).  Songs in iTunes are typically.m4a format (incompatible with PowerPoint).  You cannot convert.m4a to.mp3 in Audacity (unfortunately).  Solution: when you import songs from a CD into iTunes, you can choose to import them as MP3 files (or create MP3 version).  You can add an audio soundtrack to your PowerPoint presentation (must be.mp3).  Songs in iTunes are typically.m4a format (incompatible with PowerPoint).  You cannot convert.m4a to.mp3 in Audacity (unfortunately).  Solution: when you import songs from a CD into iTunes, you can choose to import them as MP3 files (or create MP3 version).

Add an audio soundtrack  Insert > Audio > Audio from file…  Select an MP3 file and place it in the slide where you want the song to start playing.  Click on the speaker icon and go to Audio Tools > Playback > Start > “Play Across Slides”  You can have the song play with all slides or just during a certain number of slides.  You can hide the icon during slide show.  Insert > Audio > Audio from file…  Select an MP3 file and place it in the slide where you want the song to start playing.  Click on the speaker icon and go to Audio Tools > Playback > Start > “Play Across Slides”  You can have the song play with all slides or just during a certain number of slides.  You can hide the icon during slide show.

Loop the slideshow  You have the option that once you play the slideshow, it will keep looping through the slides until you press ‘Esc’.  Slide Show > Set up Slide Show > “Loop continuously until Esc”  You have the option that once you play the slideshow, it will keep looping through the slides until you press ‘Esc’.  Slide Show > Set up Slide Show > “Loop continuously until Esc”

Make a movie of your slideshow  In Mac, you can export your PowerPoint slideshow as a.mov movie to play in QuickTime or other media software.  Windows (.wmv format): File > Save as… > Windows Media Video  Animation and sounds (including soundtrack) will be maintained in the movie.  Example use: the PowerPoint movie can play at a learning station or be put on YouTube.  In Mac, you can export your PowerPoint slideshow as a.mov movie to play in QuickTime or other media software.  Windows (.wmv format): File > Save as… > Windows Media Video  Animation and sounds (including soundtrack) will be maintained in the movie.  Example use: the PowerPoint movie can play at a learning station or be put on YouTube.

Interactivity: PowerPoint 2007 and above  New option to have students type on the screen in PowerPoint during the slideshow.slideshow  New option to have students type on the screen in PowerPoint during the slideshow.slideshow

Action buttons  Link your slides with action buttons.  Home > Drawing > drop down menu in the shapes box > Action Buttons > choose a button type and draw it with cursor.  Action buttons are just graphics that are hyperlinked (to other slides or to a webpage).  Application of action buttons: games such as Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (templates on Blackboard)  Link your slides with action buttons.  Home > Drawing > drop down menu in the shapes box > Action Buttons > choose a button type and draw it with cursor.  Action buttons are just graphics that are hyperlinked (to other slides or to a webpage).  Application of action buttons: games such as Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (templates on Blackboard)

Invisible action buttons  Insert an image  Insert slides to link to  Insert action buttons on the image  Change properties of button to make invisible (i.e., right click on button and then “Format Shape”)  Do the action button for Marge and Bart (slides are there)  Insert an image  Insert slides to link to  Insert action buttons on the image  Change properties of button to make invisible (i.e., right click on button and then “Format Shape”)  Do the action button for Marge and Bart (slides are there)

Homer Simpson  Father  Married  Lazy  Father  Married  Lazy

Bart  Only son  Mischievous  Naughty  Only son  Mischievous  Naughty

Marge  Mother  Kind  Patient  Look for a button image on the web and set an action button to go back to the original slide we linked from.  Mother  Kind  Patient  Look for a button image on the web and set an action button to go back to the original slide we linked from.