1. Creating and Editing a Presentation

2. What is Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010?
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 is a complete presentation graphics program.
A PowerPoint presentation is also called a slide show.
You can use PowerPoint to create presentations, as well as the following features:
Speaker notes for the presenter
Handouts for the audience
Outlines for students

3. Starting PowerPoint 2010
An icon for PowerPoint can be placed on the desktop when the program is installed.
Start PowerPoint by clicking on the Start button located on the taskbar.

4. Starting PowerPoint
PowerPoint program opens with a blank presentation.
The various types of presentations available include:
Blank
Installed Themes
Installed Templates
To start a new presentation click New under the File tab.
To open an existing presentation choose Open from the File tab.

5. What is a presentation
A presentation is an informative speech that usually includes visuals, such as slides.
Presentations can take other forms:
Photo slide shows that run continuously
Multimedia slide shows with recorded sounds

6. Normal View is default view
The PowerPoint Window
Status Bar
Place Holder
Notes Pane
Ribbon
Normal View is default view
Slide Pane
Slides Tab
Outline Tab

7. Changing Text
The Outline pane allows the user to concentrate on the content on the slide rather than the design aspect of the slide.
A slide can be edited in either the Outline tab or the Slide pane.

8. PowerPoint Views PowerPoint has four basic views:
Normal View - The default view, is the primary editing view where you add text, graphics , and other elements.
Slide Sorter View - is primarily used to rearrange slides
Notes Page View - Use to key notes (often called speaker notes) you want to remember about each slide
Slide Show View -Displays your presentation as an electronic slide show (fill the computer screen)
Switch views by using the View Commands in the Presentations Views Group on the View Tab

9. Normal View

10. Slide Sorter View

11. Notes Page View