PowerPoint is an application that
will help you assemble professional looking slides to be used in your oral
presentations. Each slide can contain text, pictures, sounds, colorful
backgrounds and transitions.
Step One - Launch the PowerPoint application
from the Launcher, or the Microsoft Office icon on the top left of the
desktop.
Step
Two - A dialogue box will appear; choose "Pick a Look Wizard";
hit next; on next dialogue box, choose "On Screen Presentation";
hit next; on next dialogue box select the radio button for the background
you want; hit finish.
Step
Three - A title slide is your first slide. It has two text boxes one for
your title and one for a subtitle. Select the word "Title" and
type in the title of your presentation. Select the word "Subtitle"
and type in your first name and last initial.
Step Four - The color, size and
position of your text can be changed See"Working
with Text".
Step
Five -Add a new slide by hitting the first icon just to the right of center
on the bottom of the screen, "New Slide". A dialogue box appears
with a large selection of slides. Select the second slide on the top row
for all your slides, then hit OK.
Step Six - Select the word "title" and type in the title of your
slide. Click into the bullet text box and type the points you wish to discuss.
Hit return after each point and a new bullet will appear.
Step Seven - You can add pictures to your slides, See "Working
with images".
Step Eight - Repeat Steps Five through Seven for each new slide. Save your
work often!
Step
Nine - Add transitions and builds to your finished presentation. A transition
is the action which will happen as you leave one slide to go to another.
On the bottom left , choose the third icon which is called slide sorter.
The screen will be covered with miniatures of each slide.
Step Ten - Add a transition by selecting a slide; on the top left of the
screen there is a long rectangle with the words "no transition";
click and hold on the icon and a long list of transitions will appear;
scroll down to select your choice. Do this for each slide!
Step
Eleven - Add a build to any slide that has bullets. When you apply build
your bulleted points will not appear all at the same time but bullet will
appear with each click of the mouse. Go to the top of the page:. to the
right of center there is a long rectangle with the words "no builds";
click and hold on the icon and a long list of builds will appear; scroll
down to select your choice. Do this for each slide with bullets!
This project developed by Debbie Mersky for the Germantown Academy Middle School with technical assistance from Carol Siwinski, Currciular Technology Specialist.
Last updated January 30, 1998
Germantown Academy Curricular Technology
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/curtech/curtech.htm