PowerPoint Introduction

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PowerPoint Introduction

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What is PowerPoint

• Software program
• Creates professional presentations
• Creates creative presentations
• Can be viewed on an overhead projector, or
• Can be viewed as a slide show from your computer
• Can insert sounds, movies, graphics and other
  multimedia to produce interesting and
  motivational presentations

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Slide Layout

• New Slide
• Choose desired slide layout
• Title Slide
• Bulleted List
• Two Column List
• Table
• Etc.

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Design Template

• Apply Design
• Choose from a variety of Design Templates

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Custom Animation

• Slide Show click on Custom Animation
• Select objects to be animated
• Apply desired effects, sounds, etc.

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Slide Transition

• Allows you to apply interesting screen changes as
  your presentation moves from slide to slide
• Choose desired transition

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View Options

• Slide View
• Outline View
• Slide Sorter View
• Notes Page View
• Slide Sorter View

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Print Options

• Slides
• with animations
• without animations
• Handout
• 2 slides per page
• 3 slides per page
• 6 slides per page
• Notes Pages
• Outline View

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Presentation Tips

• Test presentation frequently
• If you use dim feature, have the dim fade to
  background so the next bulleted item stands out
• Choose appropriate sounds
• Be consistent with builds and slide transitions
• Spell check your presentation
• Limit the amount of information on each slide