1. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Microsoft PowerPoint Tips and tricks

2. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Microsoft PowerPoint Rules for slides Use a template Create a template Use custom animations Start a show in the middle Create custom shows Create hyperlinks

3. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Rules for slides Decide what you want to say Reduce it to the bare essentials Max 20 slides 1 slide = 1 minute; 20 slides = 20 minutes! Max 7 lines per slide Minimum 24 pt font Use “telegram language”

4. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Use a template Format > Slide Design… choose a design

5. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Adapt your template View > Master > Slide Master Edit the pictures and fonts Add new pictures (eg, your logo) Save as new template: File > Save As > Save as type > Design template (*.pot)

6. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Apply your template Format > Slide Design… Choose the template to apply Save the presentation: File > Save…

7. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Use custom animations Slide Show > Custom Animation… Select the item to animate Add Effect > Entrance Select the effect you want Set order, timing and speed Test the animation

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9. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Use custom animations Avoid fancy animations: they distract from your message Best: Dissolve, Wipe

10. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Test your animations Click on Slide Show from Current Slide (or Shift + F5)

11. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Start a show in the middle Same as testing animations Click on Slide Show from Current Slide (or Shift + F5)

12. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Create custom shows If you have a lot of slides, but want to show just some of them  Slide Show > Custom Shows > New Name the show Select the slides to include To play: Slide Show > Custom Shows > Show

13. Paul Mundy www.mamud.com Create hyperlinks Hyperlink to:  Other slides in show  Other documents  Websites Select text or picture Insert > Hyperlink Find file (or slide) to link to OK Lessons Word Excel PowerPoint FrontPage