How to Create a PowerPoint Presentation

Starting PowerPoint

• Click Start, Programs, Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Click Blank Presentation. Click OK.

• Choose the blank slide. Click OK

PowerPoint 2007 Ribbon

*Refer to your handout

The First Slide

When PowerPoint starts, you will see a window like this one.

Typing Text

1) Click on Click to add title, then start typing

2) Click on Click to add subtitle, then start typing

Creating a PowerPoint

Mrs. Minnie Moose

To Insert a Text Box

• Click Insert. Select Text Box. • In 2003, you can Click Format, select Font.

Choose font, font style, size and color. Click OK. Type text. And click outside of the box to save.

• In 2007, after you select Text Box, and place it where you are going to insert it you just start typing. You can then click the home tab and select the font and size from the ribbon.

Adding a New Slide

You will find the New Slide button here.

• Click to add a new slide after this one.

• On the slide you add, type in your name and the name of the course or grade that you teach.

Inserting Pictures

From Microsoft Clipart -1

1) Move your mouse to the Insert Menu and click once to activate the menu2) Choose Picture

3) Choose Clip Art

ActorFamily ManFather

Director

Denzel Washington

• Actor• Family Man• Father• Director

Inserting Pictures – From Microsoft Clipart - 2

The Clip Art Tool Will Show up on the right edge of the window.

1. Type in a keyword for the picture you want in the “Search for” box

2. After the search is done, click on picture you want to add 1. The picture will be placed on your slide

Inserting Other Pictures

•Pictures can be files saved on a local disk oC: hard drive (My Documents, My Pictures)

oD: CD-ROMoF: memory stick

oOR you can copyo and paste.

Inserting Pictures From File -1

1) Move your mouse to the Insert Menu and click once to activate the menu2) Choose Picture

3) Choose From File

2 Different Ways

1) Select the Insert Tab on the ribbon then click on the Picture Icon. You will then select your saved picture from the My Pictures folder.

2) Or click on the Picture Icon in the middle of the blank text box.

Inserting Pictures

Go to Google and find a picture (of anything),right click and copy it, then paste it on your page.

Add a new slide now and insert a picture.

Size 1) Click on the picture and then click on a corner circle and drag to adjust the size.

Location2) Hover over the picture until the four-sided arrow appears then click and drag picture to new location.

Changing Picture Size & Location

Changing Slide Design

• You can change the background and colors on all your slides

Click on the tab for Designs..

Adding Animation

• Separate your text into different text boxes

if you want it to appear

in different ways or

at different times.

This will not show as animated until you are in Slide Show mode.

How to Add the Animation -1

After adding the text boxes and pictures you want on the slide:

Click on Animations…

Adding Animation

1) Select the Animations Tab on the ribbon.2) Click on the text or picture you want to animate. 3) Click on Custom Animation on the ribbon. (Look to right of slide for

pop-up box)

4) Add Effect by clicking on the drop-down arrow. 5) You can change the order of your animation by clicking and dragging the items in your Custom Animation list.

Add animation to your Title Slide

•Animate this sentence to come in from the left.

•Animate this sentence to come in from the bottom.

•Choose an animation of your choice for this sentence.

Adding Sound

1) Select the Insert Tab on the ribbon.

2) Click on the Speaker Icon to add a sound from your files.

3) Click on the drop-down arrow to select a sound from the Clip Organizer or to record your own sound. (you will need a mic)

Tip- Save your music file to your USB drive

Adding Video and Hyperlinks United Streaming

1) Go tohttp://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

2) Sign in and click on a video (any video)

3) Change download type to Windows Media, click Film Strip Icon to start download. Save to My Documents

Adding Video & Hyperlinks

1) Select the Insert Tab on the ribbon.2) Click on the Movie Icon. You will be prompted to find the video in your files (tip- I created a Video

Folder in My Documents)

3) Formats: avi, wmv4) United Streaming videos download as wmv files 5) Select the text/picture you want to hyperlink and

click Hyperlink on the ribbon (you’ll need the URL to paste in

the address bar).

• Use keywords and phrases – not sentenceso Use slides to guide your presentation not give

it

• Keep plenty of “white space” on your slides

• Keep your slide design and animation simple

• After your last slide, add a “Credits” slide to cite your sources

Make it clear

• Make the font large enough to read.

• 12 point font

• 20 point font

• 36 point font

• 44 point font

Make it clear

Make it clear

• Use color wisely

For many pupils a pastel colouredbackground makesthe text much easier to read…

…than the same text on a plain White background. It reduces glare.

• Be aware of colour blind pupils… avoid certain combinations.

• Ex: Red/Green

Avoid this And this

Make it clear

Can you read it?

• Test out your presentation• Go to the back of your classroom

and see if you can read it• Don’t just assume it can be read.

• There is a great deal more you can do in PowerPoint!

o Experiment with the toolbar buttons and see what happens

o Visit on-line websites with PowerPoint advice

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