Practical training: Advanced PowerPoint 2010

Practical training: Advanced PowerPoint 2010

LAN 321

Rachel Shively

LAN 321

Rachel Shively

Review: insert audio fileReview: insert audio file

Practice inserting an audio file from the “Sample Music” folder.

On PC: Insert > Audio > Audio from File… > Libraries > Music > Sample Music > Music file

Practice inserting an audio file from the “Sample Music” folder.

On PC: Insert > Audio > Audio from File… > Libraries > Music > Sample Music > Music file

Images Images

Find an image using Firefox and Google. Save it to your computer. Edit it at www.pixlr.com. Save to your Desktop (will save as a .jpg). Recommended formats: .jpg, .gif, .png Insert into the slide:

Insert > Picture > Choose your picture

Find an image using Firefox and Google. Save it to your computer. Edit it at www.pixlr.com. Save to your Desktop (will save as a .jpg). Recommended formats: .jpg, .gif, .png Insert into the slide:

Insert > Picture > Choose your picture

Screen shotsScreen shots Very useful for capturing images from your computer

screen In PC:

Press the Print Screen key. Windows saves the image to the Clipboard. Open Windows Paint and choose Edit/Paste. Paint may ask if

you want the bitmap enlarged. If so, answer "yes." The screen shot will appear. Save and insert.

In Mac: Hold down: ‘Command’ + ‘Shift’ + 4 Cursor becomes a selection tool; select the part of the screen

that you want and release the three keys. Your image file will be saved on the desktop. You can then

insert it into PowerPoint.

Very useful for capturing images from your computer screen

In PC: Press the Print Screen key. Windows saves the image to the Clipboard. Open Windows Paint and choose Edit/Paste. Paint may ask if

you want the bitmap enlarged. If so, answer "yes." The screen shot will appear. Save and insert.

In Mac: Hold down: ‘Command’ + ‘Shift’ + 4 Cursor becomes a selection tool; select the part of the screen

that you want and release the three keys. Your image file will be saved on the desktop. You can then

insert it into PowerPoint.

Grouping and ArrangingGrouping and Arranging

Ancient Greeks

AnimationAnimation You can animate lines of text or bullet

points. Add some text on the chalkboard using

Insert > Text Box.

You can animate lines of text or bullet points.

Add some text on the chalkboard using Insert > Text Box.

My name is Bart Simpson.

More animationMore animation

You can animate images. You can animate images.

More animationMore animation

Insert an image and animate it. Play around with the options.

Insert an image and animate it. Play around with the options.

Slide transitionsSlide transitions

You can make fancy transitions between slides: Transitions > select the transition type you want.

You can have your slideshow advance automatically with specific timings: Transitions > Advance Slide > Automatically after 00:00 (time).

Transitions and automatic advancement can apply to one slide or “Apply to All”.

You can make fancy transitions between slides: Transitions > select the transition type you want.

You can have your slideshow advance automatically with specific timings: Transitions > Advance Slide > Automatically after 00:00 (time).

Transitions and automatic advancement can apply to one slide or “Apply to All”.

Insert hyperlinksInsert hyperlinks You can insert a hyperlink to a website. When clicked,

PowerPoint will send you to the page on your web browser.

In theory, you can insert a hyperlink to a file on your computer (e.g., Word document, movie file, audio file). When clicked, PowerPoint will open that file.

You can insert a hyperlink on text or on an image. Add the following hyperlink here and also to the picture of

Bart below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Simpson

You can insert a hyperlink to a website. When clicked, PowerPoint will send you to the page on your web browser.

In theory, you can insert a hyperlink to a file on your computer (e.g., Word document, movie file, audio file). When clicked, PowerPoint will open that file.

You can insert a hyperlink on text or on an image. Add the following hyperlink here and also to the picture of

Bart below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Simpson

Add an audio soundtrackAdd an audio soundtrack

You can add an audio soundtrack to your PowerPoint presentation (must be .mp3).

Songs in iTunes are typically .m4a format (incompatible with PowerPoint).

You cannot convert .m4a to .mp3 in Audacity (unfortunately).

Solution: when you import songs from a CD into iTunes, you can choose to import them as MP3 files (or create MP3 version).

You can add an audio soundtrack to your PowerPoint presentation (must be .mp3).

Songs in iTunes are typically .m4a format (incompatible with PowerPoint).

You cannot convert .m4a to .mp3 in Audacity (unfortunately).

Solution: when you import songs from a CD into iTunes, you can choose to import them as MP3 files (or create MP3 version).

Add an audio soundtrackAdd an audio soundtrack

Insert > Audio > Audio from file… Select an MP3 file and place it in the slide where

you want the song to start playing. Click on the speaker icon and go to Audio Tools >

Playback > Start > “Play Across Slides” You can have the song play with all slides or just

during a certain number of slides. You can hide the icon during slide show.

Insert > Audio > Audio from file… Select an MP3 file and place it in the slide where

you want the song to start playing. Click on the speaker icon and go to Audio Tools >

Playback > Start > “Play Across Slides” You can have the song play with all slides or just

during a certain number of slides. You can hide the icon during slide show.

Loop the slideshowLoop the slideshow

You have the option that once you play the slideshow, it will keep looping through the slides until you press ‘Esc’.

Slide Show > Set up Slide Show > “Loop continuously until Esc”

You have the option that once you play the slideshow, it will keep looping through the slides until you press ‘Esc’.

Slide Show > Set up Slide Show > “Loop continuously until Esc”

Make a movie of your slideshowMake a movie of your slideshow

In Mac, you can export your PowerPoint slideshow as a .mov movie to play in QuickTime or other media software.

Windows (.wmv format): File > Save as… > Windows Media Video

Animation and sounds (including soundtrack) will be maintained in the movie.

Example use: the PowerPoint movie can play at a learning station or be put on YouTube.

In Mac, you can export your PowerPoint slideshow as a .mov movie to play in QuickTime or other media software.

Windows (.wmv format): File > Save as… > Windows Media Video

Animation and sounds (including soundtrack) will be maintained in the movie.

Example use: the PowerPoint movie can play at a learning station or be put on YouTube.

Interactivity: PowerPoint 2007 and above

Interactivity: PowerPoint 2007 and above

New option to have students type on the screen in PowerPoint during the slideshow.

New option to have students type on the screen in PowerPoint during the slideshow.

Action buttonsAction buttons

Link your slides with action buttons. Home > Drawing > drop down menu in the shapes

box > Action Buttons > choose a button type and draw it with cursor.

Action buttons are just graphics that are hyperlinked (to other slides or to a webpage).

Application of action buttons: games such as Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (templates on Blackboard)

Link your slides with action buttons. Home > Drawing > drop down menu in the shapes

box > Action Buttons > choose a button type and draw it with cursor.

Action buttons are just graphics that are hyperlinked (to other slides or to a webpage).

Application of action buttons: games such as Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (templates on Blackboard)

Invisible action buttonsInvisible action buttons

Insert an image Insert slides to link to Insert action buttons on

the image Change properties of

button to make invisible (i.e., right click on button and then “Format Shape”)

Do the action button for Marge and Bart (slides are there)

Insert an image Insert slides to link to Insert action buttons on

the image Change properties of

button to make invisible (i.e., right click on button and then “Format Shape”)

Do the action button for Marge and Bart (slides are there)

Homer SimpsonHomer Simpson

Father Married Lazy

Father Married Lazy

BartBart

Only son Mischievous Naughty

Only son Mischievous Naughty

MargeMarge

Mother Kind Patient

Look for a button image on the web and set an action button to go back to the original slide we linked from.

Mother Kind Patient

Look for a button image on the web and set an action button to go back to the original slide we linked from.