Powerpoint Basics

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Powerpoint Basics

• Instructor
• Gary Mote
• gmote_at_kent.edu

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Powerpoint(Before You Start)

• Create a folder
• Collect Content and put into the folder
• Image Sources
• Web
• Scanning
• Digital Cameras
• Clip Art
• Text Sources (word, excel documents, etc.)
• Sound files
• Narration
• Music
• Video files

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Image Sources

• Web
• Size (in Pixels) of web images is important
• Small Images will look bad if enlarged
• Should be at least 200 x 150 pixels or larger
  

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Using Google to search for images
Select Images then type in search text
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Left click on an image to choose it.
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Select See full-size image
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Right Click on full-sizeimage to open window
then select Save Image As.
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• Change File name if needed to remember what the
  image is.
• Choose a Save as type generally JPEG Image

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600 x 450 PixelsSharp - Clean Edges
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114 x 86 PixelsBlurred edges Pixellated or
Blocky Image
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Image Sources

• Scan Images for On-Screen Presentations
• Scanning resolution for 11 Original size
  Screen size is be about 97 d.p.i.
• Save as jpg at highest quality
• If archiving for a portfolio, use a higher
  resolution (like 300 dpi) but resize using
  Photoshop or Microsoft Picture Manager

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Image Sources

• Digital Cameras
• Set camera for lowest resolution 640x480, unless
  you are ready to resize all of your images.
• Again, if archiving, use highest available
  resolution then resize

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Getting Started

• Select File gt New gt Choice from box on right
• Blank presentation
• From design template
• From AutoContent Wizard
• From existing presentation
• Photo album

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Getting Started

• Choose a Design Template
• Note You can also create your own backgrounds
  using Photoshop
• Switch to Slide Layout and choose a Text Layout
  or Content Layout that most closely matches how
  you want to display your content.

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Title Slide

• With subtitle

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Title Area

• Bulleted Text Area
• Indented bullets
• Indented bullets
• Indented bullets
• Bulleted Text Area
• Indented bullets
• Indented bullets
• Indented bullets

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Charts

• Double click chart to edit values and headings
• Right click chart gt Choose gt Chart Object gt Open
  -gt Microsoft Graph Editor to change chart type
  and options

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Animation

• To animate an object, for example text.
• Right click on the object
• Choose gt Custom Animation
• Choose Add Effect (from tool bar on right)
• Select an Entrance effect
• Modify Effect as desired
• For more options, open Effects drop down panel
  and choose gt Effect Options
• To animate text in groups by paragraph levels
  choose the Text Animation tab.

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Saving your PPT presentation

• Powerpoint Presentation
• 2003 Default
• To play on computers with earlier versions
• As PPT Show (User cant edit it)
• As AutoRun CD
• Package for CD

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Student Multimedia Studio
Located in the Information Commons on the 1st
floor of the KSU Library, the Student Multimedia
Studio provides currently enrolled KSU students
with a wide range of multimedia equipment,
software and support to create presentations for
course projects.
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Unfortunately, some students dont know about the
SMS.
We want that to change
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At the SMS Students Can...

• Scan photographs, slides or film then use them in
  powerpoint, web or video presentations, e-mail
  them to family and friends or start an archive of
  their work for an e-Portfolio to help land the
  perfect job
• Edit images or create animation using Photoshop,
  Image Ready or 3DS Max
• Capture video and audio from tapes, CDs or
  records and convert them to digital formats so
  they can be used in multimedia presentations like
  powerpoint
• Create a powerpoint or web presentation then burn
  it to a CD-R or upload it to the Kent Personal
  Web Server
• Record a CD, VCD or DVD of data, video, audio or
  an entire presentation
• Borrow a camcorder to shoot video to use in a
  multimedia presentation or for theatrical
  release The SMS camcorders are now reserved and
  checked-out through AVS (672- 3456) but we still
  support them and provide instruction as needed.
• Edit video in one of our private editing rooms.
  Add titles, effects and music or sound effects,
  then output the finished production to videotape,
  stream it over the web, insert it into a
  powerpoint presentation or create a DVD.
• Get one-on-one help from one of our Multimedia
  Consultants.

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SMS Facilities
8 Multimedia / Scanning / Web Access Workstations
3 Non-Linear Digital Video Editing Rooms - Windows
NEW! Video Editing on a MAC G4
NEW! Video/Audio Digitizing Workstation
Always Improving !
NEW! Digital Audio Recording Booth
NEW! 3D Animation Workstation
NEW! Video Dubbing Station
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SMS REGULAR HOURS
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To Contact the SMS We welcome your comments and
appreciate your feedback about the SMS'
facilities and support services. We are always
looking for ways to improve both for you. You
can send e-mail to Gary Mote, SMS Manager,
gmote_at_kent.edu. Or, you can call him on campus at
330-672-1851. You can reach a Multimedia
Consultant directly at the SMS helpdesk by
calling 330-672-0221