1. Microsoft Office 2003 Illustrated Introductory a Presentation Creating

2. 2Creating a Presentation Objectives  Plan an effective presentation  Enter slide text  Create a new slide  Enter text in the Outline tab  Add slide headers and footers

3. 3Creating a Presentation Objectives  Choose a look for a presentation  Check spelling in a presentation  Evaluate a presentation

4. 4Creating a Presentation Planning an Effective Presentation  When planning a presentation, it is important to: –Determine the presentation purpose –Determine and outline the message –Determine the audience and delivery location –Determine the best output –Determine the presentation look –Determine if any additional materials are needed

5. 5Creating a Presentation Planning an Effective Presentation (cont.) Outline of presentation content

6. 6Creating a Presentation Planning an Effective Presentation (cont.)  Using templates from the Web –You can create a presentation with PowerPoint templates or templates found on the Web –Click the Templates on Office Online hyperlink on the New Presentation task pane to locate a template on the Web –Save the template in PowerPoint

7. 7Creating a Presentation Entering Slide Text  Each time you start PowerPoint, a new presentation opens –A new blank title slide appears in Normal view –Title slide has two text placeholders, the title placeholder and the Subtitle text placeholder Click the placeholder and type to enter textClick the placeholder and type to enter text

8. 8Creating a Presentation Entering Slide Text (cont.) –After text is entered into a placeholder it becomes an object An object is any item on a slide that can be manipulatedAn object is any item on a slide that can be manipulated Objects are the building blocks that make up a presentation slideObjects are the building blocks that make up a presentation slide –The Insertion point, a blinking vertical line, indicates where text appears –A selection box, the slanted line border around a placeholder, indicated that the placeholder is ready to accept text

9. 9Creating a Presentation Entering Slide Text (cont.) Selection box Title placeholder Insertion point Subtitle text placeholder

10. 10Creating a Presentation Entering Slide Text (cont.)  Using Speech Recognition –Speech recognition technology lets you enter text and issue commands by talking into a computer microphone –An Office feature that is set up through Microsoft Word –Use the Training Wizard to teach the Speech Recognition module your voice

11. 11Creating a Presentation Creating a New Slide  To help create a new slide, PowerPoint has 27 predesigned slide layouts –A slide layout determines how all of the elements on the slide are arranged –Slide layouts have a variety of placeholders for different objects Text, clip art, tables, charts, diagramsText, clip art, tables, charts, diagrams –Body text placeholder used for bulleted lists

12. 12Creating a Presentation Creating a New Slide (cont.) Slide Layout placeholders

13. 13Creating a Presentation Creating a New Slide (cont.) New slide thumbnail Slide Layout task pane Current slide layout

14. 14Creating a Presentation Entering Text in the Outline Tab  Use the Outline tab when you want to focus on the presentation text –Enter text as you would on the slide –The outline tab displays text in outline form with headings (slide titles) and subpoints (body text) Body text is indented under the slide titleBody text is indented under the slide title

15. 15Creating a Presentation Entering Text in the Outline Tab (cont.) New slide icon Slide title Body text

16. 16Creating a Presentation Adding Slide Headers and Footers  Common header and footer text is a company name, product name, the data, and the slide number –Can only add footer text to slides –Can add header and footer text to notes and handouts Header and footer information is visible when you print the presentationHeader and footer information is visible when you print the presentation

17. 17Creating a Presentation Adding Slide Headers and Footers (cont.) Footer text symbols

18. 18Creating a Presentation Adding Slide Headers and Footers (cont.)  Entering and printing notes –You can add notes to your slides when you want to remember certain facts –Notes do not appear on the slides themselves –Use the Notes pane to enter notes –Print notes (or blank lines) by selecting the Notes Pages option in the Print dialog box

19. 19Creating a Presentation Choosing a Look for a Presentation  PowerPoint provides a collection of design templates to help design the look of a presentation –A design template has borders, colors, text attributes, and other elements that you can apply to the slides of a presentation –Design templates can be modified –Can apply one or more templates to a presentation

20. 20Creating a Presentation Choosing a Look for a Presentation (cont.)  Using design templates –PowerPoint templates can be modified and saved –Create and save a new template Begin with a blank presentation, then add the elements you wantBegin with a blank presentation, then add the elements you want PowerPoint saves a new template with the file extension.pot to the Office templates folderPowerPoint saves a new template with the file extension.pot to the Office templates folder

21. 21Creating a Presentation Choosing a Look for a Presentation (cont.) Slide Design task pane Hyperlinks to open sub- task panes Available templates

22. 22Creating a Presentation Checking Spelling in the Presentation  The spellchecker flags possible mistakes and suggests corrections –Checks the spelling of all words against the words in the electronic dictionary –Does not fix word-usage errors

23. 23Creating a Presentation Checking Spelling in the Presentation (cont.)  Checking spelling as you type –PowerPoint checks our spelling as you type –A red wavy line appears under a word that the electronic dictionary does not recognize –Right-click the word to correct the error Add words to the dictionaryAdd words to the dictionary

24. 24Creating a Presentation Checking Spelling in the Presentation (cont.) Alternate spellings Unrecognized word Selected word from list

25. 25Creating a Presentation Evaluating a Presentation  A good presentation design involves preparation –An effective presentation is focused and visually appealing –Visual elements can strongly influence the audience’s attention and interest

26. 26Creating a Presentation Evaluating a Presentation (cont.)  When evaluating a presentation, it is important to: –Keep your message focused –Keep your text concise –Keep the design simple and appropriate for the content –Choose attractive colors –Choose easy to read fonts and styles –Use visuals to help communicate the presentation message

27. 27Creating a Presentation Evaluating a Presentation (cont.) Audience impact from a visual presentation

28. 28Creating a Presentation Evaluating a Presentation (cont.) Poor color contrast Drawn objects serve no purpose Font size too small