How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation

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How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation

• Quick and Easy Directions

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Adding slides

• Click on Insert, then New slide.
• There are different types of slides- some can
  include pictures or graphs.
• To choose a type of slide, click on Format then
  Slide Layout. Click on the slide you want.

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Different PowerPoint Views

• See icons in the Lower Left corner
• Normal View
• Slide Sorter view (very useful)
• Slide Show (to watch your show)
• You can also view your show by clicking on Slide
  Show, then View Show

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Putting in Links

• Highlight the word or phrase
• Click on Insert, then Hyperlink. Type in your
  web address.
• You can also use the Insert Hyperlink icon on
  the toolbar.

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Adding pictures, sounds and clips

• You can use the Insert menu on the toolbar to
  insert pictures, sounds, or clips, or
• You can pick a slide that contains a multimedia
  icon, and click on the icon.

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Designing Slides

• Slide design refers to Design Templates, Color
  Schemes and Animation Schemes
• Choose Slide design under the Format menu
• Design Templates and Color Schemes and affect all
  slides
• Animation schemes affects text on a slide

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Changing Slide Transition

• Slide transition affect the way the slide appears
  on the screen
• Change the slide transition under the Slide
  Show menu
• Can apply to one or all slides

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Custom Animation

• Custom animation changes the animation of one
  specific part of a slide
• Highlight the text or picture
• Find Custom animation under the Slide Show
  menu
• Pick an effect

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Preview Your Show

• Click on the Slide Show icon
• Or press F5
• Press escape to exit the show
• Press backspace to go back
• Right-click to see these functions more during
  a show

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Extras

• You can print handouts in the print menu
• You can save your PowerPoint presentation as an
  older version, to ensure it is compatible with
  other computers.
• Remember Ctrl-Z! (Undo)