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PowerPoint Introduction
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What is PowerPoint Microsoft Program
Called a presentation graphics program A program that combines word processing with a graphics program Purpose is to make a slide show A project is called a presentation
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Compare to other MS products
4th Grade? MS Word Word processing program Document Pages
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5th Grade? MS Excel Spreadsheet program Book Sheets
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6th grade MS PowerPoint Presentation Graphics Program Presentation
Slide
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Program Program type Project Divided into Microsoft Word Word Processing Document Page Microsoft Excel Spread-sheet Sheets Book Microsoft PowerPoint Presenta-tion graphics Presenta- tion Slides
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Combines Graphics and Word Processing
Has many word processing features Spell check Word wrap Autocorrect Bullets Has many graphic programs features Easy to add pictures Easy to move pictures
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How can I work on a Presentation?
4 Choices Blank Nothing set up on the slide-do it all from scratch Design Template (Installed Templates) Design template-your slide elements are already put on the slide for you Create on the slide Outline View Type in words similar to word processing Open Existing presentation
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Normal View Outline View Slide View Notes View
Can view list of slides Outline View Slide View Notes View
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Parts of Normal View Outline view Slide view Notes view
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Command for Design Template
Start File New Change or add in the middle of a PP Format (in 07 click on DESIGN) Slide Design
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Design Template Sets up 6 elements on your slide Background Font color
Font size Font face Placeholder text Bullets
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Look at this font What do you see? Is the color the same?
Black or some other color Is the font face the same? Times New Roman? Arial? Are the bullets the same? Are the text boxes in the same place?
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Look at this font What do you see? Is the color the same?
Black or some other color Is the font face the same? Times New Roman? Arial? Are the bullets the same? Are the text boxes in the same place?
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Look at this font What do you see? Is the color the same?
Black or some other color Is the font face the same? Times New Roman? Arial? Are the bullets the same? Are the text boxes in the same place?
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Adding Text to a slide To add text, you must have a text box
To add a text box, Insert Text Box Click on slide And drag Design template sets up text boxes for you Compare the previous 3 slides and the next 3
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See the text placement This is a title slide
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Here is another title slide
With a subtitle box
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Textbox To type words on a slide add a slide Begin typing
Insert textbox Click on the slide and drag to create box Begin typing Box will grow as you type Adjusts size of type
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Types of Placeholder Text
Click and type Simply click in the placeholder text box and type your text If you don’t type anything, nothing appears in the presentation Highlight and type Text is already in place Suggests words for the text Suggested text will show in the presentation if not replaced
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Review PowerPoint-Type of program, purpose Compare to Excel and Word
Combines word processing and graphics 4 to work on a PowerPoint presentation Normal View
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Design Template Placeholder text What does it do?
Elements set up for you Placeholder text How do you add a text box Why do you need it? What is it? What are the two types of placeholder text? How do they work?
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