1. OFFERED BY INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTING UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – ST.LOUIS
Microsoft PowerPoint 07
short course
OFFERED BY
INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTING
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – ST.LOUIS
Fall 2008

2. PowerPoint Basics Why is it a good tool to use?
Easier than 3 X 5 Note Cards
Organized presentations are “heard” better
More information can be given and REMEMBERED
Pictures, Videos, Audio Files, and Animations can be used along with text
Handouts can be used as well
Microsoft Office Product
Visually Similar to Microsoft Word 2007
Home, Insert, Format, Review, View Ribbons
Cut, Copy and Paste Control
Color control

3. Beginning Before you begin Know your topic Know your audience
Know ‘how’ it will be presented
Live
Intranet or Internet
Static or ‘available’ file
Practice, Practice, Practice

4. Accessibility
Start
Programs
Office Apps
Microsoft
PowerPoint

5. Image

6. New Presentation Office Button New Blank Presentation
Templates (Office Online)

7. Slide Layout Home Ribbon 2nd Command Tab – Slides Layout
Informational – Title and Content
Visual – Images, charts, graphs,
pictures
Combination – Text, Visual, Other
Other – Title Slides, Blank, Etc

8. New Slide Home Ribbon Or Main Window 2nd Command Tab
New Slide Image Or
Main Window
Left Slide/Outline Column
Right Click
New Slide

9. Design Design Ribbon 2nd Command tab – Themes Select a Theme Adjust
Color Schemes
Font
Background Styles
Themes automatically format a presentation combining appropriate colors, fonts, and backgrounds

10. Font/Size/Colors Home Ribbon 3rd Command Tab – Font Adjust Font Size
Font Selection
Font Color
Font Size

11. Picture Insert Ribbon 2nd Command Tab (Illustrations) Picture
Select File from Folder
Insert and Adjust

12. Clip Art Insert Ribbon 2nd Command Tab (Illustrations) Clip art Search
Select
Insert
Adjust

13. Image Adjustments Adjusting images Select the image to adjust
Resize the image by selecting the buttons surrounding the object
Rotate the images by selecting the green button and rotating the arrows
Move the image by dragging the object to the appropriate location

14. Audio Insert Ribbon 5th Command Tab – Media Clips
Click Image
Select Option
Make sure to package for cd
Demonstrated in the slides to come

15. Charts Insert Ribbon 2nd Command Tab (Illustrations) Chart
Select Type of Chart
The chart will interconnect
with excel and display a dual
screen allowing the user to
adjust their figures

16. Chart

17. Slide Transitions Animations Ribbon
3rd Command Tab – Transition to This Slide
Select the transition desired to each slide
A transition is an effect used to introduce a slide/object in a presentation

18. Viewing Slide Shows Slide Show Ribbon Slide Show Toolbar
1st Command Tab – Start Slide Show
Slide Show Toolbar
Bottom Right Corner of Window
3rd Tab on the Right

19. During the Presentation
Advance the slide
Left Click
Enter
Forward/Down
Reverse the Slide
Right Click -> Select Previous Slide
Backspace
Up/Left

20. Save For users who have Powerpoint 2007 Office Button Save As
PowerPoint Presentation
Or .pptx (xml)

21. Packaging
Allows user to play Microsoft PowerPoint Documents on computers which do not contain the program by installing PowerPoint Viewer.
Allows the presentations media links, pictures, audio/video files to be copied to as well
Office Button
Publish
Package for CD

22. Printing
Duplex printing is now the default setting amongst IC Staffed Labs
Office Button
Print
Print What
Handouts
Color/Grayscale
Grayscale
Click Ok

23. Homework Self-quiz 5 slide show Design Template for ALL slides
UMSL as Topic
Audience is High School Seniors
Title slide
Custom Animation
Slide Transition
Insert Image from UMSL website
List UMSL Web site URL
Save your document

24. Thomas Jefferson Research Commons
Questions?
If any further questions arise, please contact a lab consultant in any of the following Instructional Computing Labs.
SSB 103
SSB 452
Math TLC (UC 050)
Ward E. Barnes Library
Thomas Jefferson Research Commons

25. Additional Information
The Microcomputer Program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis offers day and evening computer courses as part of the Chancellor's Certificate series.
The Online Student Technology Guide has answers to many computing questions.
Online self-service solutions for UMSL Technology Issues