Beginning PowerPoint Part 1 The Basics

PowerPoint startup options: AutoContent Wizard Design Template * Blank presentation Open an existing presentation Starting PowerPoint ? What is the DEFAULT option? ? What is this box called?

AutoLayouts Choices for your slide layout. Can be modified later. (not locked in)

Parts of the PowerPoint Screen Top of Screen Title Bar Menu Bar Standard Toolbar Formatting Toolbar Bottom of Screen Views buttons Status Bar

Hiding & Showing Toolbars Click on View on Menu Bar Then Toolbars

Views Normal Outline Slide Slide Sorter Slide Show

Saving your Slideshow Save button or File – Save vs. File – Save As

New button vs. File – New Starting a New Slideshow

Ending a Slideshow File - Close or Close button vs. File – Exit or Exit button

Opening a Slideshow Open button or File - Open

Inserting / Deleting a slide Insert: Insert on Menu Bar New Slide Delete: Edit on Menu Bar Delete Slide

Rearranging Slides Slide Sorter View Click on the slide Drag slide to desired location Watch for the line to appear Slide will follow line

General Slide Show Rules Use outlines, not sentences & paragraphs Use bullets, not numbers 6x6 rule 6 lines of text 6 words per line Make font big enough to read

Printing NEVER just click on print button on toolbar Slides – full page slides Handouts – 2, 3, 4, 6, or 9 slides per page Notes Pages – half slide, half notes Outline View – just text, no slides Notice there is no PRINT PREVIEW

Working with the Text Box Click on edge to select Text Box. Appearance of edge will change when selected. When selected, Text Box can be moved with arrow keys. When selected, Text Box can be deleted with the Delete key. Use the Resize Handles to change the size of the Text Box.

How do I insert another Text Box? Click Insert on Menu Bar. Click Text Box. Then Click anywhere or draw a box the size you want it.

Changing Text – Formatting Toolbar You MUST SELECT for it to TAKE EFFECT! Font, Font Size Bold, Italic, Underline, Text Shadow Align Left, Center, Align Right Numbering, Bullets Increase Font Size, Decrease Font Size

But, how do I change the color? Click Format on Menu Bar, then click Font Color option appears on middle right of dialog box. Be careful – use light text on dark background or the opposite. This is called CONTRAST.

Changing Background Color Click Format on Menu Bar. Click on Background. Can be applied to all slides or just one. Again, be careful about CONTRAST.