POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

Getting Started Click Start Point to Programs Pick PowerPoint Shortcut on Desk Top

How do you want to make your presentation? Open existing presentation Blank presentation Design Template AutoContent Wizard

Terms to Know Layout – different locations on your slide where text information is located – formatted. Template – basic design of slide.

PowerPoint Toolbars Standard Toolbar Formatting Toolbar Drawing Toolbar

Viewing Your Work Normal View – Slide View – Outline View Slide Sorter View View Slide Show

Entering Text Slide View Outline View What is Layout Format? Insert Text Box Moving Text Moving Text Box

TITLE PAGE TITLE OF PRESENTATION BY STUDENT NAME ZOOLOGY DATE

FONT TYPE TYPE MUST BE READABLE ARIAL – GOOD FONT TO USE BLACKADDER ITC – POOR FONT FRENCH SCRIPT – POOR FONT  – 

FONT SIZE SIZE MUST BE EASY TO READ FOR AUDIENCE FONT SIZE 44 FONT SIZE 2O

FONT COLOR USE A COLOR EASY TO READ FOR AUDIENCE BLACK DARK BLUE ARMY GREEN BRIGHT RED YELLOW LIME GREEN

BULLET COMMENTS USE QUICK BULLET COMMENTS THAT DO NOT DISTRACT FROM THE PRESENTATION AND TAKE A LONG TIME FOR AUDIENCE TO READ USE QUICK BULLET COMMENTS

BACKGROUND COLOR USE A COLOR EASY TO READ FOR AUDIENCE BLACK WITH WHITE LETTERS DARK BLUE WITH BRIGHT LETTERS ARMY GREEN WITH BRIGHT LETTERS

BACKGROUND COLOR SIMPLE BLACK ON WHITE WORKS BEST DON’T START USING COLOR UNTIL YOU ARE GOOD WITH PP

BACKGROUND COLOR

Adding Clip Art Display slide you want to add clip art to in Normal View Find picture and right click to save Go to slide and right click to paste Use Insert

INSERTING GRAPHICS PICTURE MUST BE LARGE ENOUGH TO BE EFFECTIVE RESIZE FROM CORNERS OF PICTURE TO PREVENT DISTORTION

INSERTING GRAPHICS GOOD

INSERTING GRAPHICS BAD

Saving Presentation File Menu – Save As (initially) Save to Student Drive or Flash Drive (E:) Do not save to computer hard drive

Printing Presentation File Menu – Print Print What: Handouts Slides per page: 6 Color/grayscale: Grayscale