Microcomputer Applications

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Microcomputer Applications
CIT 1503 -- Fall 2005 www.clt.astate.edu/jseydel/m
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• Introduction to PowerPoint

Instructor John Seydel, Ph.D.
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Student Objectives

• Become familiar with PowerPoint in general
• Interface/anatomy
• Basic features
• File handling
• Create and edit simple PowerPoint presentations
• Starting from scratch
• Using a design template
• Entering/deleting/editing text
• Saving
• Previewing
• Page setup and printing
• Summarize guidelines for good presentations
• Complete exercises
• Project 1 tutorials
• Project 2
• Tutorials
• Challenges (turn in 1 print as Handouts 2
  slides per page)

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PowerPoint Overview

• PowerPoint is presentation software
• Recall the IT applications model
• Data ? Analysis ? Communication
• Communicating results and ideas effectively is
  made possible by PowerPoint (and similar
  software)
• Keep in mind principles of good presentations
• Speech class
• Business communications class
• Other classes . . . ?
• Were inundated with too much PowerPoint these
  days, and many of the presentations are bad !

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Some Presentation Concepts

• Limit content per slide 7 items give or take a
  couple
• Smallest font size 18 point
• Slide show should represent an outline
• Give audience time to read/process the slides
• Dont overdo animation
• Develop slide show based upon subject knowledge
• Use to keep presentations on track
• Serves as reminder, not entirety, of discussion
  points
• Dont read the slides
• One-hour presentation 20 slides (give or take a
  few)
• Be careful with colors maximize contrast for
  readability