PowerPoint Menus and PowerPoint Menus and ToolbarsToolbars

Michele Wisniewski

CTS

March 2004

Menu BarMenu Bar

File MenuFile Menu

Save : Be sure to save often

Print : We will be able to print our slide show when complete and / or print note pages

EditEdit Copy and Paste:

allows you to copy text, pictures, etc from one place and paste them to another. You must first highlight the material to be copied click on copy then place your cursor where the information should be pasted and click on paste

ViewView Normal: allows to

work normally seeing only one slide at a time

Slide Sorter: see all slides miniature ; menus available for adding transitions and effects

Slide Show: view your presentation

InsertInsert

New Slide: inserts the next slide after clicking you will be able to choose the slide’s layout

Picture: insert a picture from clipart or a file

Chart or Table: Many different charts available to use

FormatFormat Font: Change the font

size, color, style, etc by highlighting then using this option

Apply Design Template: allows you to choose from existing templates for your presentation

ToolsTools Use this feature to

check the spelling of your entire presentation.

Slide ShowSlide Show Preset animation:

controls the way text comes onto the slide

Custom Animation: gives the user more control allowing animation of pictures and graphs as well as text. Also allows addition of sounds.

HelpHelp When in doubt ask.

Use this feature to type in keywords to find solutions to your questions.

ToolbarsToolbarsStandard Toolbar

Formatting Toolbar

Drawing Toolbar

Standard ToolbarStandard Toolbar

If you do something you didn’t want to click the button undo

Open

Save Click to get more buttons

Formatting ToolbarFormatting Toolbar

Font style and sizeBold, Italic, Underline

Align text left, center, right

Click to get more buttons

Drawing ToolbarDrawing Toolbar

Allows you to draw different shapes

Word Art: creates eye catching titles

Fill and Line Color

Font Color

Thank YouThank You

I hope you have learned a little about the different menus and toolbars used in PowerPoint