1. Followed by common cringe-worthy mistakes!
Balkit’s Favs
Snipping tool
Hyperlinked homepage
Embedded videos
Edited Pics
Animations
General Formatting
Followed by common cringe-worthy mistakes!

2. Snipping Tool Type in “Snipping Tool” Click “New”
When the screen turns foggy, snip and right-click “Copy.” Then, right-click “Paste” in your PowerPoint. Example: Snipped Headline

3. Hyperlinked Homepage 20th Century Chronology & Geography
Right-click the text box
Click “Hyperlink”
Click “Place in this Document”
Select the slide that you would like to link to
On the destination slide, create a “home” button and hyperlink it back to the homepage slide

4. Embedded Videos Click “Insert” Click “Video”  “Online Video”
Search for the video on YouTube
Practice on the class desktop to
be sure it works

5. Edited Pictures Too Blurry!
When possible, narrow your search  Large = better clarity
Click “Tools”  “Size”  “Large”
Too Blurry!

6. Edited Pictures
Want a snazzy border? ~ Double-click the pic and select a “Picture Style”

7. Edited Pictures
Jazz ? ~ Double-click the pic and select a “Correction” or “Color” or “Artistic Effect”
If you want to lose the background, but keep an object in the picture, click “Remove Background”

8. Animations
Click on the textbox, text line, picture, or shape that you would like to animate
Click the dropdown icon for more options
(Green = Entrance, Yellow = Emphasis, Red = Exit)
Click the “Animation Pane” to change the order of your animations
You can also “Add an Animation” for more complex maneuvers

9. General Formatting Add Shapes, like this arrow and rectangle…
PowerPoint
Add Shapes, like this arrow and rectangle…
Or “SmartArt,” like…

10. General Formatting Fair Trade Try on different styles of bullets
Want to add a glow or reflection? Right-click an image or highlight and right-click text
Select “Format Picture/Text”
Fair Trade

11. Transitions
Notice the “Door Effect” between slides? Choose your favorite transition and APPLY TO ALL.
…not the origami one

12. Comic Sans (gag) Color choice matters
Tiny font and tiny pictures
Comic Sans (gag)
Color choice matters
Don’t write a book. It’s cool to read an extended quote from an article or speech, but paragraph bullets better be the exception. Text and visuals should act as cues, reminding you what to say next. There is no need for notecards – present like a person, not a robot.

13. Gifs are funny (?) for me to use in class, but probably not good for a professional presentation.