Tips and Tricks in PowerPoint 2000

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Tips and Tricks in PowerPoint 2000

• Skills to help you create a presentation that
  people will use.

While you cant have style without content,
content without some consideration for style
isnt very useful either.
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Views in PowerPoint

• Normal

• Outline

• Slide

• Slide Sorter

• Slide Show

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What is white space?

• The area that doesnt have text or graphics

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Why does white space matter?

• Effects the way text and graphics are viewed
• Determines the way text is understood
• Influences whether material is even read

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HOW IMPORTANT IS GOVERNMENT TO AMERICANS

• OBJECTIVELY VERY IMPORTANT HARDLY ANY ASPECT OF
  SOCIAL/PERSONAL LIFE NOT TOUCHED IN SOME WAY (SEE
  P. 7 AND PP. 10-11 TEXT)
• HISTORICALLY AS GOVT BECAME MORE RESPONSIVE TO
  CITIZENS (AS DEMOCRACY EVOLVED) DEMANDED MORE
  SERVICES/BENEFITS
• BIG GOVT. GREW IN RESPONSE TO MODERN SOCIAL
  LIFE

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HOW IMPORTANT IS GOVERNMENT TO AMERICANS

• OBJECTIVELY VERY IMPORTANT HARDLY ANY ASPECT OF
  SOCIAL/PERSONAL LIFE NOT TOUCHED IN SOME WAY
  (SEE P. 7 AND PP. 10-11 TEXT)
• HISTORICALLY AS GOVT BECAME MORE RESPONSIVE TO
  CITIZENS (AS DEMOCRACY EVOLVED) DEMANDED MORE
  SERVICES/BENEFITS
• BIG GOVT. GREW IN RESPONSE TO MODERN SOCIAL
  LIFE

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HOW IMPORTANT IS GOVERNMENT TO AMERICANS

• OBJECTIVELY VERY IMPORTANT HARDLY ANY ASPECT OF
  SOCIAL/PERSONAL LIFE NOT TOUCHED IN SOME WAY (SEE
  P. 7 AND PP. 10-11 TEXT)
• HISTORICALLY AS GOVT BECAME MORE RESPONSIVE TO
  CITIZENS (AS DEMOCRACY EVOLVED) DEMANDED MORE
  SERVICES/BENEFITS
• BIG GOVT. GREW IN RESPONSE TO MODERN SOCIAL
  LIFE

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Tricks of the trade

• Guides and rulers

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Guides and rulers
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Tricks of the trade

• Guides and rulers

• Spacing (leading)
• Turning off grid
• Using the arrow keys

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Spacing (leading)
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Tricks of the trade

• Guides and rulers
• Spacing (leading)
• Turning off grid
• Using the arrow keys

• Fixing hanging indents

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Fixing hanging indents