pollison’s pointers on powerpoint business department ms. pollison
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Pollison’s Pointers on PowerPoint
Business Department
Ms. Pollison
What is PowerPoint??
A presentation graphics program that lets you create slide shows to be shown on a computer screen w/projector or as a Web page or Web broadcast.
Includes: handouts, outlines, speaker notes
Contains: text, objects, charts, clipart, pictures, sound, music
Automatic file extension: ppt
Design Templates & Slide Layout
Design Templates: Variety of designs for
presentation Built-in to PowerPoint Click: Design button on
toolbar –or- Slide Design task pane
Content templates Specific types of
presentations Company handbook,
financial overview
Slide Layout: 27 slide layouts Arranges objects and text Format, Slide Layout
-or- Slide Layout task pane
Views:
Normal Enter content on slides or in an outline
format Slide Sorter
Rearrange and organize slides All slides visible at once
Slide Show Presentation mode
Adding Slides:
Click: New Slide button on toolbar –or- Insert, New Slide Select desired slide format: Slide Layout
task pane on right
Add Summary Info: Add info to file
Title, author, keywords
File, Properties Add info OK
Save as Web Page File, Save as Webpage Type file name Click save
Placeholders
Define arrangement & location of text & objects on slide
3 types: Title Subtitle Text (bulleted lists of content)
Click on placeholder PowerPoint selects box & displays sizing
handles & cursor for typing
Print Options:
Print what: Slides, handouts, notes, outline
Handouts: Select number of slides to print per page
Color/grayscale: Color, shades of gray, pure black & white
Frame slides: Adds frame border around slides
Order: Select horizontal or vertical order of slides
Transitions & Animations
Transitions: How slide appears
on screen Slideshow, Slide
Transition Select transition from
Slide Transition pane Select speed (med) Apply to All Slides
Animations: How objects appear
on slide Slideshow,
Animation Schemes Select desired
Animation Scheme from pane
Apply to All Slides
Class Procedures: Open PowerPoint File, New, Blank Presentation File, Save As Create New Folder in Computer Apps
folder PowerPoint Open new folder Save all PP files in folder to be graded by
teacher! Files not in folder = grade of zero!!!!!
