Using Microsoft PowerPoint for Scholastic Posters

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Using Microsoft PowerPoint for Scholastic Posters

• February 23rd, 2009

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Objectives

• Utilize design principles that emphasize and
  clarify message
• Know where to go for quick, high-quality
  scholastic poster printing and lamination
• Change the dimensions of a slide to
  correspond to desired poster dimensions
• Alter slide design
• Insert text boxes, bulleted and numbered
  lists, AutoShapes and images
• Position images and text boxes with
  incredible, mind-boggling accuracy

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Sizing your slide

• Use Page Setup in the File menu
• Maximum of 56 for page dimensions
• Use Zoom in the standard toolbar or the View
  menu to approximate how the final product will
  look
• Page Setup may be changed after the slide is
  created

(1) Text that appears OK in
Fit mode may
be surprisingly large in
the final product. Use the Zoom
feature to check.
(2) Images that look fine in Fit mode may
appear pixilated in the final product
if the image files are not large enough.
Use high-quality
pictures of appropriate size.
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Altering slide design

• Click on Slide Design from the Format menu
• Click on the design template you want to try.
  
• Numerous additional templates are available
  for free on the Web, both from Microsoft
  (http//office.microsoft.com/en-
  us/templates/CT101527321033.aspx?avZPP) and
  others.

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Putting stuff on your slide
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Text Boxes

1. To create a new text box, select the text box
   icon from the Insert menu or the drawing
   toolbar.
2. On the slide, point to where you want the text
   box, click, drag to the size you want, and then
   paste or type text.
3. To change the formatting of the textbox, make
   sure the text box is selected, then double click
   its border.

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Numbered/Bulleted Lists

1. Create a text box as outlined in the previous
   slide.
2. Make sure the text box is selected, then click on
   the border to make the diagonal lines change to
   tiny dots.
3. Click on the number or bullet icon in
   the formatting toolbar, depending on which one
   you want.
4. Change formatting by selecting Bullets and
   Numbering from the Format menu.

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AutoShapes

1. Click on AutoShapes in the drawing toolbar.
2. Click on the AutoShape you wish to insert.
3. On the slide, point to where you want the
   AutoShape, click, then drag to the size you want.
4. Change the formatting of the object by double
   clicking on it to open its format window.

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Clip Art Images

1. Select Picture from the Insert menu, then Clip
   Art.
2. Type in your search text, then click Search. If
   the search doesnt find an image you want, click
   on Modify to attempt again with different search
   text.
3. Double click on the picture you want to insert.
4. Double click on the picture on your slide to open
   the formatting window.
5. If you havent found a picture you want, click on
   Clips Online at the bottom of the Insert Clip Art
   window to find clips from Office Online.

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Other Images

1. Find a picture you want to use. A great resource
   is http//www.flickr.com/ (youll need to
   register, but its worth it). Save the image you
   want to a location youll remember.
2. Select Picture from the Insert menu, then From
   File. Find the picture in the location to which
   you saved it.
3. Double click on the picture once its on your
   slide to open the formatting window.

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Use What You Got

• Dont start from scratch especially with
  text boxes, or any other component with identical
  design elements that will repeat on your slide.
• To copy text boxes
• Select the text box with the design elements you
  want to replicate, then click on its border to
  change the diagonal lines to tiny dots.
• Press CtrlC or select Copy from the Edit menu to
  copy the text box.
• Press CtrlV or select Paste from the Edit menu
  to paste the text box.

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Use What You Got

• Dont start from scratch especially with
  text boxes, or any other component with identical
  design elements that will repeat on your slide.
• To copy text boxes
• Select the text box with the design elements you
  want to replicate, then click on its border to
  change the diagonal lines to tiny dots.
• Press CtrlC or select Copy from the Edit menu to
  copy the text box.
• Press CtrlV or select Paste from the Edit menu
  to paste the text box.

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Use What You Got

• Dont start from scratch especially with
  text boxes, or any other component with identical
  design elements that will repeat on your slide.
• To use the Format Painter
• Select the text box with the design elements you
  want to replicate, then click on its border to
  change the diagonal lines to tiny dots.
• Click on the Format Painter icon in the standard
  toolbar.
• Click anywhere on the destination text box.

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Positioning
(superhero level)

• For images or AutoShapes, double click on them to
  open the formatting window.
• For text boxes, click on the text box to select
  it, then double click on the border to open the
  formatting window.
• Click on the Position tab.
• Change the horizontal and vertical dimensions as
  desired accurate to a hundredth of an inch.

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Other Hints

• Ordering objects
• Select the object you wish to place below or on
  top of another object on your slide
• Click on Draw in the drawing toolbar.
• Select Order.
• Click on the appropriate option for your task
  (e.g., Bring to Front).

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Other Hints
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Other Hints
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Other Hints

• Grouping objects
• If its not already pressed, click on the white
  arrow in the drawing toolbar.
• Click and drag to draw a rectangle encompassing
  all of the objects you wish to group together.
  Youll know if you did it correctly if you see
  corner handles appear around each object you
  wanted to select.
• Click on Draw in the drawing toolbar.
• Click on Group.
• To undo, right click on the group of objects,
  select Grouping, then Ungroup.

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What weve covered

• Utilizing design principles that emphasizeand
  clarify message
• Knowing where to go for quick, high-quality
  scholastic poster printing and lamination
• Changing the dimensions of a slide to correspond
  to desired poster dimensions
• Altering slide design
• Inserting text boxes, bulleted and numbered
  lists, AutoShapes and images
• Positioning images and text boxes with
  incredible, mind-boggling accuracy

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The End