Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt/

 

1.     PowerPoint Screen  http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt/views.html

 

2.     Getting Started

·        Start>Programs>PowerPoint>New>Click Design Templates on Task Pane>Double Click on one

·        View>Select Normal

·        View>be sure check mark is next to Task Pane

·        Click to add title and subtitle

 

3.   Insert New Slide

·        Menu Bar>Insert>New Slide>Choose Layout

 

4.  Insert Clip Art

·        Menu Bar>Insert>New Slide>Scroll Down Task Pane to “Other Layouts”>Choose 1^st one  Title, Clip Art & Text

·        When slide is displayed>double click to add clip art

                       

5       Slide Transitions

·        Menu Bar>Slide Show>Slide Transition

·        Task Pane>Apply to selected slides>Checkerboard Down

·        Modify transition>Medium

·        Advance slide>Deselect On mouse click>Check Automatically after>5 seconds

·        Click>Apply to All Slides

·        Slide Show

 

6.  Continuous Loop

·        Menu Bar> Slide Show> Set Up Show…

·        Under Show Options> check in check box> Loop continuously until ‘Esc’

·        Click OK

 

7.  Custom Animation

·        Selected text or clipart on slide so handles display

·        Menu Bar>Slide Show>Custom Animation

·        Click Add Effect>Choose Entrance>Blinds

·        Modify: Blinds>Start:  With Previous

·        Direction>Horizontal

·        Speed>Slow

·        Click Play Button on bottom of Task Pane

 

8.  To View Slide Show

·        Menu Bar> View>Slide Show

 

Assignment - Create a three-slide presentation that can be used on the first day of school.