1. Lesson 4: Working with a Presentation Outline
Microsoft Powerpoint2010
Lesson 4: Working with a
Presentation Outline
Lesson 4 PowerPoint by Crystal Smith - Riverside High School (Durham, NC)
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2. Learning Objectives Create a Blank Presentation1
Create a Blank Presentation 2
View and enter Text in an outline 3
Insert an outline from Microsoft Word 4
Change the view of an outline 5
Select text and delete slides in the outline
Rearrange slides, paragraphs, and text
Format text in an outline
Send an outline or slides to Word
Save a presentation as an outline
Students will be able to do the following on completion of this lesson.
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3. Creating a Blank Presentation
One way to create a presentation is to concentrate first on the content of the presentation
The content of the presentation is the most important aspect and should be focused on during creation
Open a new presentation using the New button under the File tab or by double-clicking on the presentation file icon located in the storage folder
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4. Entering text in an outline
Entering text on the Outline and Slides pane will enable the student to focus on content rather than design
Click on the Outline tab or Slides tab to toggle between Outline View and Slide View
To enter text on the outline tab, simply click where you would like to begin and start typing. In the Slide Outline, you must begin typing on the in the Powerpoint slide in the main viewing pane
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5. Inserting an outline from Microsoft word
An outline that is created as a Word format (.docx), rich text format (.rtf), or plain text format (.txt) document can be imported into a presentation in PowerPoint
The Insert Outline command saves time in creating a presentation if the content is already available in a document.
The outline levels can be altered after the content is inserted into PowerPoint
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6. Inserting an outline from word
On the Home Tab, Select the New Slide arrow to view the submenu. Select Slides from outline to Browse and add your Outline or Content.
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7. Changing the view of an outline
Changing the Zooming Scale on a presentation will alter the size of the presentation’s visible area.
You may control the Zoom Scale by using either of these options located on the View Tab and in the right portion of your Status Bar.
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8. Changing the view of an outline
The scale can be adjusted using the suggested percentages, or a custom percentage can be keyed into the Percent spin-box.
You may also choose to collapse
or expand the contents on the Outline tab
to allow the user to see more of the slides
that are included in the presentation.
Demonstrate how to collapse a content item on the Outline tab of the Outline and Slides pane.
Demonstrate how to expand a content item on the Outline tab of the Outline and Slide Pane.
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9. Selecting text and deleting slides in an outline
The Outline tab on the Outline and Slides Pane can be used just like a word processor to edit a presentation
Demonstrate the following:
How to select a specific character or word on a slide in the Outline tab and make an edit to that slide.
How to select or delete an entire slide on the Outline tab of the Outline and Slide pane.
How to remove or add a new bulleted item on a slide on the Outline tab of the Outline and Slide pane.
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10. Rearrange slides, paragraphs, and text
Slides can be rearranged for better placement in the presentation.
One way to rearrange text is b
right clicking in the Outline tab and
choosing to Promote or Demote text.
You can also move slides up or down using
this menu.
Demonstrate the following:
How to Change to the Outline tab of the Outline and Slides Pane.
How to drag and drop slides to a new location using the Outline and Slides Pane.
How to Promote and Demote paragraphs in a slide using the Shortcut menu
How to rearragne words on a slide using the drap and frop method.
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11. Formatting text in an outline
Formatting can be applied on the Outline Pane to save time
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12. Sending an outline or slides to word
Outlines or slides can be exported to Microsoft Word, and text for formatting can be applied in Word.
Microsoft Word is required on the user’s computer in order to export an outline or slide as a document.
The feature can also be used if the outline or slide is saved as a rich text format. The file can then be opened in Microsoft Word pad.
Demonstrate the following:
How to save an outline as rich text format to be used in Microsoft Word.
How to export an outline to Microsoft Word using the Publish Command under the Office Button.
How to open the document in Microsoft Word and apply formatting to the document.
How to open the .rtf file in WordPad and apply formatting.
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13. Saving a presentation as an outline
Saving a document as a rich text format file can enable the file to be opened in may other word processing programs, including older versions of PowerPoint.
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14. Now it’s Time to check your understanding:
Complete Follow-up Lesson 4 Follow-up Quiz
Complete Lesson 4 Exercise 1
Complete Lesson 4 Project 1
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