My Slide Show

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My Slide Show
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Step 1 Creating a slide

• When you open up the program, choose Blank
  presentation from the list of options displayed
  on the upper right side of the screen
• Next you will be asked to choose a slide layout.
• You can choose any layout you wish by clicking on
  the picture of the layout you want from the list
  of options shown on the right side of the screen.
  

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Step 1 Creating a slide

• The program will then give you text boxes that
  you can write in or insert pictures into.

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Step 2 Adding Color to Slides

• To choose a built-in color scheme, select Format
  gt Slide Design and click on a design. (To create
  your own designs, select View gt Master gt Slide
  Master.)
• To get background options for a single slide,
  right-click in the dark grey area outside of the
  slide and select Background. If you want more
  than a solid color, choose Fill Effects from the
  drop down menu.
• To get color options for a text area, right-click
  on the text area and select Format placeholder.
• A box, like the one shown below, will appear to
  give you color options.

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Step 3 Adding Pictures to Slides

• To add a clip art picture to a slide Select
  Insert gt Picture gt Clip Art from the options
  listed at the top of the window
• This will bring up the clip art gallery on the
  right side of the screen, which has pictures you
  can insert. NOTE You might have to click the Go
  button in the clip art gallery to make the
  pictures show up.
• To insert these pictures, simply click and drag
  the picture to where you want it

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Step 3 Adding Pictures to Slides

• Adding a Picture from a File
• To add a picture from a file to a slide Select
  Insert gt Picture gt From File from the options
  listed at the top of the window
• Choose the picture you wish to insert, double
  click on this and the picture will appear on your
  slide.

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Step 4 Adding Transitions

• Select Slide Show gt Slide Transitions from the
  options listed at the top of the window
• This will open the Slide Transition Task Pane on
  the right side of the screen.
• To create a slide transition, select the slide
  you want to apply the effect to, and then select
  the desired effect from those listed. (This is
  how PowerPoint will transition into this slide,
  not out of it.)
• There are other slide transition options you will
  need at the bottom of the task pane.

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Step 5 Custom Animations

• Select Slide Show gt Custom Animation from the
  options listed at the top of the window
• This will open the Custom Animation Task Pane on
  the right side of the screen.
• Click on an object then hit the Add Effect
  button. Select an animation and it will appear in
  the ordered list of animations.
• Drag and drop to rearrange animation order and
  change the Start option to group animations
  together.
• For more (i.e. required) options, click the drop
  down arrow on your animation and choose Effect
  Options to make further changes.
• You will be required to make the following
  animations
• Entrance, Exit and/or Emphasis animations for
  about half the pictures, where appropriate.
• Introduce text normally and by word or letter.

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Step 6 Viewing Your Slide Show

• Go to the bottom of the page and click on this
  button to view your slide show.
• ...or press F5 to start your slideshow from the
  beginning. Press Shift-F5 to start from the
  current slide.
• To move from slide to slide simply click or use
  the space bar.
• Don't forget to save often! PowerPoint Slideshows
  have a .ppt extension.