Beginning PowerPoint A short review of session 1

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Beginning PowerPointA short review of session 1

• QCS Office SIG
• Vicki Wassenhove
• January 7th, 2008

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What Can PowerPoint Do?
PowerPoint is a powerful tool to organize and
enhance any visual presentation. It can help
make your job simpler and more professional in
appearance. You can easily add photos, tables,
graphs, animations, videos, sound and more to
interest your audience.

• Informational talks before a group
• Homework projects
• Slide shows
• Kiosks
• Other tasksUse your imagination!

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Getting Started

• Open PPT program
• (Start MenugtAll programsgtMicrosoft OfficegtMS
  Office PowerPoint)
• Then start a New Presentation
• (Click File then New or use the New icon at
  upper left.)
• Check out the programs tools, such as.

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The Work Area
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Toolbars Standard and Formatting
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Task Pane
See more options in drop-down menu
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Tabs for thumbnails or outline of slides
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Drawing toolbar
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Getting Started

• One of the best ways to learn is by
  experimenting!
• Dont be afraid to make mistakes.

Keyboard shortcuts are time-savers! Control C
Copy Control V Paste Control S Save Control
X Cut Control Z Redo (My favorite)
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Adding Images and Animations
Choose file type you want to add from the
Insert command in the menu line. Navigate to
the file wanted and click open. Right click
image to format your pictures.
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Adding Images and Animations
Its the same for animations and other formats
Choose file type you want to add from the
Insert command in the menu line. Navigate to
the file wanted and click open. Right click
image to format your pictures.
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Adding PowerPoint presentations or a show
within a show
Click Insert on top menu and choose Object
from drop-down list. Check box to Create new or
Create from file and navigate to locate that
file. In this case, I browsed to a PowerPoint
Show in a .pps format.
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Transitions between slides

• Choose Slide Transition on the task pane for
  action between slides.
• Other options include speed, sound, and manual or
  automatic advance.
• Apply to all slides if desired.
• The options are staggering, but its best to show
  restraint!

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Little Tips Time Savers

• SAVE OFTEN!
• Save all files for one show in one folder
• Before editing a slide, make a duplicate
• Right-clicks provide lots of options
• Learn sweet spots for commands and right-click
  menus
• EXPERIMENT!

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And remember. Less is more!

• PowerPoint backdrop should enhance, not
  overwhelm, your shows content.

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PowerPoint Help on the Web

• PowerPoint 2003 Help from Microsoft
  http//office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/FX10
  0648971033.aspx
• Rutgers --State University of New Jersey PPT
  tutorial http//getit.rutgers.edu/tutorials/powe
  rpoint/
• A Bit Better Corporation
• PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts
  http//www.bitbetter.com/powerkeys.htm
• FAQ http//www.bitbetter.com/powerfaq.htm
• PPT Forum http//www.bitbetter.com/phpBB3/
• More FAQ on PowerPoint http//pptfaq.com/index.h
  tml
• PowerPoint is Evil article from GQ Wired
  http//www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html
  
• (Or do your own Google Search for PowerPoint
  2003, 2007, etc.)

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and not throwing things!

Thanks for attending tonight