Power Point Tutor

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Power Point Tutor
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Table of Contents
Starting from Scratch
Opening an old presentation
Inserting an new slide
Choosing a background color Fill Effects
Text boxes
Between Slides
Making Changes
Inserting Pictures
Custom Animation
Changing Picture Size
Custom Animation-effects
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Starting from Scratch
When you start Power Point, the box on the right
will come up. Click Blank Presentation and OK.
The box in the bottom right will come up next.
See the next slide for details on what each slide
does.
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Starting from Scratch (slide 2)
This box on the right gives you ten choices.
Pick a slide with
A Title and subtitle
1 bulleted text box
2 bulleted text boxes
A table
A graph and a bulleted text box
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Starting from Scratch (slide 3)
You can also create slides that have the
following
A pre-made tree diagram you type information into
A large graph
A picture or graphic and a bulleted text box
Only a Title
A blank slide
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Opening an old presentation
Option 1 In the box on the left, click open an
existing presentation. Find the file in the list
and click OK.
Option 2 Click on the envelope in the top left
of your screen.When the box on the right
opensfind your file.
Select 3 ½ Floppy (A) if its on disk. My
Documents if its saved on your computer Click
twice and then click twice on the name of your
file!!!
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Inserting a New Slide
This box on the right gives you ten choices.
Pick a slide with
A Title and subtitle
1 bulleted text box
2 bulleted text boxes
A large graph
A table
A picture or graphic and a bulleted text box
A graph and a bulleted text box
Only a Title
A pre-made tree diagram you type information into
A blank slide
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Choosing a Background Color

• When you press the right mouse button the box to
  the left will appear.
• Click on Background.
• The box on the right will appear.
• Click on the triangle to pull down the menu.

Click on 1) a colored box 2) More Colors for a
larger selection 3) Fill Effects for a
patterned design or background picture
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More Background ColorGetting Creative with Fill
Effects
GRADIENT TEXTURE PATTERN PICTURE
After clicking on the picture tab, click Select
Picture.
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Changing Text
Text Highlight the text you want to change
Click on the following in your toolbar.
(They can also be
found under the Format menu).
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Size
Bold
Underline
Italics
Font Color
Font Type
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Inserting Pictures
To insert a picture Click on Insert in the
menu Click on Picture If its on disk-
choose from file If its clip art- choose
clip art Choose Insert
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Changing the Size of Pictures
The size of pictures and textboxes can be changed
easily!
Click on drag the side to make it wider or
skinnier!
Click and drag the corners to change both the
length and width.
Click on the top center boxes to make longer or
shorter!
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Text Boxes
Text boxes can come in different shapes and
sizes. They can be very long and stretched out or
narrow and long.
Text boxes can come in different shapes and
sizes. They can be very long and stretched out or
narrow and long.
Top boxes make it longer! Side boxes make it
wider!
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Between Slides
On the Slide show menu, choose slide
transition.
Choose the effect you want
Apply to all changes all slides. Apply only
changes one.
Choose the speed of the effect
Choose a sound to go with the effect
Will the slide change on a mouse click or after a
certain time?
This box makes the sound loop and repeat.
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Custom Animation
Under the Slideshow menu, select Custom
Animation.
Shows the slide layout. Highlighted objects will
be outlined.
Preview the animation
Click on the box to animate. Objects that are
highlighted can be changed.
Shows the order of animated objects.
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Custom Animation- effects
Shows the slide layout. Highlighted objects will
be outlined.
Click on the box to animate. Objects that are
highlighted can be changed.
Choose the effect and sound that you want..
You can have text come in all at once or one word
or one paragraph at a time.
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Good luck!