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Module 6 – Presentation
Chapter 6.5 – Special Effects

2. Adding Slide Transitions
Transitions change the way a slide opens. You can make the next slide open like a blind or a curtain, for example
View the presentation in Slide Sorter View and click the first slide
View the Slide Transition pane by selecting the Slide Show menu, then Slide Transition
Or if the Task pane is visible, select Slide Transition from the drop-down list of the Task pane
Scroll down the list and select a transition effect
Modify by adding a sound and changing the speed

3. Adding transitions to multiple slides
A transition can be applied to all slides
Click the Apply to All Slides button in the Slide Transition pane
You can apply a transition to more than one slide but not all by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking non-adjacent slides to select them
Or hold down the Shift key to select a range of slides
Click to view the slide show
When you start a Slide show, it will start from the currently selected slide. To start at the beginning, make sure Slide 1 is selected before clicking the Slide Show button

4. Adding special effects to text
Add animation effects in Slide Sorter View by using the Slide Design pane
Select the Slide Design pane from the Task pane
Select Animation Schemes
Select a slide and click an animation effect

5. Formatting text and images
The Drawing toolbar at the bottom of the screen in Normal View contains the tools needed to draw and format objects
You can use the Drawing toolbar to create a logo for a presentation
You can also use the tools to draw objects on the master slide

6. Adding a shadow to text View a slide on screen in Normal View
Either select the existing text, or create a Text Box by clicking the Text Box icon on the drawing toolbar
Click on the slide and drag the mouse button to draw a text box
Type in the text
Click the Shadow Style button on the Drawing toolbar
Click to select one of the shadow options

7. Adding lines to a slide Select the Line icon on the Drawing toolbar
Whilst holding down the Shift key, click and hold the mouse button to drag out a horizontal line. Release the mouse
The Shift key restricts the number of angles the line can take
If you want to move the line higher or lower, move the mouse pointer over the line until it becomes two double-headed arrows, then click and drag

8. Changing the colour of the line
Click the line to select it
Click the down-arrow on the Line Color icon
Select a different colour

9. Modifying the line width and style
Select the line and click the Line Style icon
Select a line thickness
Modifying the line style:
Select the line and click the Dash Style icon
Select a line style

10. Adding a free-drawn line
Click the Autoshapes icon the Drawing toolbar
Select Lines then Scribble
Click and drag to draw a freehand line

11. Adding an arrow Click the Arrow button on the Drawing toolbar
Drag out an arrow line
Right click the arrow and select Format Autoshape
Make changes to the beginning and end style of the arrow by using the Format Autoshape window

12. Rotating or Flipping an object
Select an object on a slide
Click the down-arrow on the Draw icon on the Drawing toolbar
Select Rotate or Flip
Have a play with the different rotate and flip options!

13. Selecting and grouping drawn objects
You can select more than one object by clicking the first object, holding down the Shift key, then clicking other objects
Grouping objects is useful if you want all the separate objects to be treated as one object
If you move one of the objects, all the others will be moved too
Right click one of the selected objects and click Grouping then Group
The objects are now grouped and can be moved together as one object
To Ungroup:
Right click one of the objects
Select Grouping then Ungroup

14. Sending objects to the front or back
When you have two objects overlapping, PowerPoint will automatically place the most recent object on top
The order of overlapping objects can be changed eg. one can be sent to the back or brought forward
Right click on one of the overlapping objects
Select Order then Send to Back or Bring to Front

15. Adding shapes to a slide
Click and drag the mouse to draw the shape
You can use the Oval tool to draw ovals and circles
To draw a perfect circle or square, keep your finger on the Shift key as you drag out the shape
As well as lines, you can add a range of shapes such as boxes and circles to a slide
You can modify these shapes in exactly the same way as modifying lines
To add a rectangle, click the Rectangle button on the Drawing toolbar

16. Changing the fill colour and line colour
Select the shape and click the down-arrow on the Fill Color icon
Select a colour
Changing the Border colour:
Select the shape and click the down-arrow on the Line Color icon
Select a line colour

17. Applying a shadow to a shape,
This is done in the exactly the same way as for a line
Select the object and click the Shadow Style icon
Select a shadow option

18. Moving, copying or deleting a line or shape
Move or copy a shape or line:
Select the object.
Select Edit then Copy or Cut
On the destination slide (either within the presentation or in a different, open presentation) select Edit then Paste
Delete a shape or line:
Drawn objects can be deleted on a normal slide or the master slide
Click the object. Press the Delete key

19. Aligning a shape
To align a drawn object on a slide, click the object and then click the Draw button on the Drawing toolbar
Click Align or Distribute and then make sure Relative to Slide is selected
On the Formatting toolbar, click the appropriate alignment tool

20. Adding and modifying a text box
Click the Text Box icon on the Drawing toolbar
Click and drag the mouse to drag out a text box
Type in the text

21. Repositioning and resizing
Make sure the Text Box is selected
Drag a resizing handle outwards to enlarge the Text Box, and inwards to make it smaller

22. Changing the text colour, and adding a border
Select the Text Box so that it has a fuzzy border
Click the down-arrow on the Font Color icon and select a colour
Adding a border:
Click the Line Style icon and select a line
Click the down-arrow on the Line Color icon and select a line colour

23. Adding Superscript and Subscript text
Select the text
Select Format then Font from the menu
Click Superscript or Subscript. Click OK
This word at the end of this sentence is in superscript
This word at the end of this sentence is in subscript