An Introduction to the Good Stuff

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PowerPoint

• An Introduction to the Good Stuff

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Shapes Drawing Tools

• Make sure the drawing toolbar is visible
• View ? Toolbars ? Drawing
• For more drawing tools go to
• Insert ? Picture ? Autoshapes
• Or go to the autoshpaes button at the bottom of
  the screen

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Cool Drawing Examples
Total Added
Volume Added
area
radius
height
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Shapes Drawing Tools
Impact measuring device.
Ziploc barrier will be placed so that the bumper
makes contact
Drop height
This diagram was made using the drawing objects
in PowerPoint.
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Shapes Drawing Tools
Contact Bumper
Felt tip pen
Wooden block with hole
Spring
Dowel
Paint mixing stick for marker to record spring
stretch
This diagram was made using the drawing objects
in PowerPoint
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Connectors Flowcharts
Flow charts and mind maps can help clarify or
illustrate complex procedures or relationships
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Connectors Flowcharts

• Connectors can be used to make links between
  objects to create flowcharts or mind maps
• Insert ? Picture ? Auto shapes
• Click on the connectors button to select a
  connector type.
• To start your connector, click on the connection
  point for the first object
• Then click on a connection point for the second
  object to complete the connector.

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Alignment Layering
To change whether an object is on top or
bottom Highlight the object/s Use the order
commands from the draw button on the drawing
toolbar
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Alignment Layering
To align objects Highlight the objects Use the
order commands from the draw button on the
drawing toolbar
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Grouping Rotating
To group or rotate objects Highlight the
objects Use the group and rotate commands from
the draw button on the drawing toolbar Note what
happens when you group before you rotate
Before
After
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Saving Images From The Internet
1. Right Click on the image you want
2. Select Save Picture As
3. Tell the computer where to save the image
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Images
1. Choose Insert -gt Picture -gt From File
2. Locate the picture on your computer and hit OK.
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Images
When you click on a picture a picture palate with
all sorts of tools. Try using the crop tool to
isolate a part of the picture. When you resize a
picture it is best to drag from the corners, this
keeps the picture in the correct proportions
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Animation

• Animation is used to stagger elements of a
  slide to reveal certain pieces of information
  after other.
• Slide Show ? Custom Animation
• Pick which items you want to animate and specify
  the order and effect

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Hyperlinks

• To create a hyperlink
• Highlight the text or object you want to make
  into a hyperlink
• Insert ? Hyperlink
• Specify the website, file or slide you want to
  link to.

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To create a hyperlink to another slide within a
presentation
2. Select which slide to link to
3. Click OK
1. Click place within document
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Action Buttons

• Action buttons perform actions that you specify.
• Insert ? Picture ? AutoShapes ? Action Buttons
• Choose the blank button
• Drag out the area you want the button to occupy
• The action settings window will then appear.
  Choose the hyperlink option pick the appropriate
  option

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Presentation Templates

• Templates add a little flair to your
  presentations.
• Pick templates that are appropriate to your show
• Format ? Slide Layout or Apply design template
• Choose the template you want and hit OK

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Working on the Master Slide

• The slide master's purpose is to let you make a
  global change that is reflected on all the slides
  in your presentation.
• To access the master slide
• View ? Master ? Master Slide
• Add buttons, pictures or text that you want to
  appear on every Slide.
• Click the close button on the master toolbar to
  return to the slideshow

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Working with the Master Slide
Any objects or hyperlinks placed on the Master
Slide will appear on every slide in the
presentation
Click the close button on the master slide
toolbar to return to presentation design mode
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Creating Kiosk Presentations
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Saving As A Show
When you save a presentation as a show it creates
a separate file that automatically opens in
presentation mode.
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Cool Idea

• Duplicate a slide with an image on it.
• Use the crop tool to isolate a part of the image.
• Resize the image so that it is larger
• Go back to the original slide and create a shape
  that covers the area of the image that you
  enlarged.
• Make the shape transparent and hyperlink it to
  the other slide.
• This way you have an image that can zoom in on
  sections.