Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Lesson 1 Created by Felicia Hudson, Riverside High School--Durham Public Schools

Learning Objectives Start Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 Explore the PowerPoint window Create a new blank presentation Navigate a presentation Change text in the Outline/Slides pane Reverse one or more actions Save a presentation Change presentation views Change and add text in the slide pane On completion of this lesson, students will be able to do the following:

Uses of PowerPoint When you have a story to tell, you can use Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 to create powerful, exciting presentations that will make people sit up and take notice. The new and improved features of PowerPoint 2010 focus on efficient methods of creating professional presentations that incorporate audio/visual effects to reinforce your message through the presentation graphics program.

Getting Started To access Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 do the following: Click the Start Button Click All Programs Click Microsoft Office, and select Microsoft PowerPoint from the options You may also access PowerPoint by clicking on the program’s icon from your desktop.

Start a Presentation The PowerPoint program opens with a blank presentation by default. You may add color or graphics to enhance your presentation or choose from one of the themes or templates provided by the software.

Start a Presentation To Open an existing presentation, click the File tab, and select Open. You can also access the Save option from this view, and the PowerPoint Options as well. Quick Access Toolbar: Located above the File tab, allows the user to customize which actions to create a shortcut to. Such as Undo, Repeat & Save