Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 In-Class Activities

PTTE 111 Activity One You are the president of the Los Angeles branch of First Choice Travel. You are interested in arranging a vacation travel package to Cancun, Mexico. Connect to the Internet and search for information on Cancun. (One possible site:

PTTE Using PowerPoint, create a presentation about Cancun that contains the following: Title slide containing the company name, First Choice Travel, and the subtitle Vacationing in Cancun Slide containing the names of at least three major airlines that travel to Cancun Slide containing the names of at least four hotels or resorts in Cancun Slide containing the names of at least four restaurants in Cancun Slide containing at least four activities in Cancun

PTTE 111 Activity One Continued… Add a transition and sound of your choice to all slides in the presentation I am looking as well for clarity- Please present comprehensible PowerPoint for your targeted audience. Save!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PTTE 111 Activity Two Formatting Presentation –Apply a Sans Serif Font to each heading and title of your presentation –Apply a Serif Font to all the content of your presentation –Bold each heading/title –Italicize every sub-heading –Use the Format Painter to change your headings/titles

PTTE 111 Formatting Continued… Insert a ClipArt or picture on each slide Recolor ClipArt to follow your slide design color scheme Size and move the image so it is positioned attractively on the slide Apply an animation scheme to each slide of your presentation

PTTE 111 Activity Three Insert a New Slide after slide 3 with more info about a specific hotel/resort Insert a title using WordArt –Format the color and shape to your presentation theme Insert 3 Basic Shapes from AutoShapes –Provide three facts about the hotel/resort (one fact in each shape) Connect the 3 shapes using Connector Lines

PTTE 111 Slide Master Select Slide 2 Create a Slide Master: –Hold down Shift Key –Click Normal View –Release Shift Key Edit the Master title style –Change color, font, bold and italicize Edit the Master text –Change color, font etc. Change the bullets Write your last name in the footer

PTTE 111 Last but not least… Create a hyperlink to the hotel/resort homepage from slide 4 Create Action Buttons that hyperlink to the next slide- including the last slide!!!

PTTE 111 Activity 4 Select slides 3-5 and apply a new design Add a New Slide Customize and format a table providing the airlines and airline rates information from slide 2

PTTE 111 Search for Sound Clips Make slide 6 ( Your new slide) the active slide Click Insert, point to Movies and Sound, and then click Sound form Clip Organizer. Click the Clip art on Office Online hyperlink located toward the bottom of the Clip Art task pane At the Microsoft Office Online Web site, change the Search option to Sounds, type songs, and then press Enter. When a list of songs displays, download a song that interests you and then insert the song in slide 6.

PTTE 111 Timings Rehearse your presentation Set the timings for your presentation Click Yes at the message asking if you want to record the new slide timings Set up the slide show to run continuously.

PTTE 111 Finally… Save and Publish your presentation as a website Use the directions in your text Have a fabulous Thanksgiving Break!!!