Intro Powerpoint 2010
Intro Powerpoint 2010
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Ribbon
The ribbon, which spans across the top of the PowerPoint screen, replaces the old Menu Bar and toolbars used in Microsoft
Office programs up through version 2003.
It organizes related functions into tabs. Those related functions are further organized into groups. The Home tab, for
instance, has a Font group that contains formatting options for adjusting font, font size, bold face, underline and italics.
The Paragraph group contains icons that control margins, spacing and indentation, among other things.
This is a customizable toolbar that provides access to commonly used functions such as Save or Undo Last Action.
Clicking on the down arrow gives you access to other common functions that you can add to the toolbar.
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Contextual Command Tabs:
Tools appear directly above a tab and provide access to options that pertain to a just completed action. For instance, if
you click once on an image to select it, the Format tab appears,, offering you ways to adjust the selected image. You
can crop, frame and rotate the image, among other things.)
Slide Pane:
The large white typing area that features “Click
to add…” text prompts.
This is the area where you’ll type your slide text.
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Slides Tab
Located to the left of the slide pane.
Displays thumbnail versions of slides in your presentation.
Clicking and dragging a thumbnail allows you to rearrange the slides in your
presentation.
You can also click on a thumbnail to advance your presentation to that slide.
Notes Pane:
Located beneath the slide pane.
Lets you type speaker notes for
each slide.
When printed out, the slide image and notes for that slide appear together on the same page.
Text Placeholders:
Located inside the slide. (Look for "Click to add..." prompts)
When you click inside the placeholder, a blinking text insertion
point--or cursor--appears, and you can enter text.
The pointer/cursor:
It moves on-screen in the direction you move your
mouse.
When pointed at text, the pointer becomes a cursor, assuming the shape of an I-beam.
When pointed outside of the text area, the pointer becomes an arrow.
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The Task Bar:
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Create a Title Slide
When you open PowerPoint, the program takes you by default to a Title Slide screen.
Follow PowerPoint's on-screen prompts to enter text ("Click to add...").
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Create a New Slide
Click on New Slide from the Home tab.
A list of thumbnails appears, outlining your various slide
content options to choose from.
Click once on the appropriate thumbnail to bring up the
next slide.
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Follow PowerPoint's on-screen prompts to enter text.
Ignore the thumbnails that appear in the center of the screen, unless you plan to add additional content to the
slide. As you begin typing your bullet list, they will disappear automatically.
NOTE: Those thumbnails offer you content options in addition to the default bullet list. You can create a table, chart,
SmartArt graphic, or you can insert a saved picture, clip art, or media clip. (See illustration below for thumbnail
descriptions.)
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Animate the Bulleted List
You can display the bulleted list one bullet point at a time rather than all at
once.
If the bullet list doesn't have a selection box (a box bounded by dashed
lines) around it, click anywhere inside it.
Click on the Animations tab.
Choose Custom Animation from the Animations group.
The Custom Animation window appears to the right of your slide.
Click on the Add Effects tab.
Select Entrance.
Choose More Effects… to see a complete list of effects.
By default, your slide should run a preview the chosen animation as
you click on it once.
Click OK.
To dim previous bulleted points, while still in the Custom Animation task pane:
Click on the down arrow by the animation listing.
Choose Effect Options…
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Create a Chart
Click on Title and Content from the list of layout options displayed.
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You’ll now see a split screen; PowerPoint is on the left and Microsoft Excel has just launched and appears to the right, with
sample chart data displayed. Data for PowerPoint charts is actually entered in Excel. As you enter your own data in place
of the sample data, PowerPoint automatically updates the chart displaying on the PowerPoint side of the split screen.
If you have more columns/rows in your chart than are filled in by sample data, simply click on the lower right corner
where the blue lines meet and drag the mouse down/to the right until you see displayed the correct number of columns
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and rows. You may only drag in one direction at a time (either horizontally to expand the number of columns or vertically
to expand the number of rows). To expand both columns and rows, release the mouse after having dragged it in one
direction and then repeat the process in the other direction.
If your chart has fewer columns/rows than are displayed in the sample datasheet, click on the lower right corner and drag
the mouse up/to the left to eliminate any extraneous columns/rows. Again, you may only drag in one direction at a time.
So if you want to decrease the number of columns and rows, you’ll have to do it in one direction at a time.
To replace sample data with your own data, click on a cell in the worksheet and type over your own data. The sample
data disappears as soon as you begin typing over it.
Sample legend headings will disappear in each cell as you begin typing your own. Don't worry if some of your text
appears cut-off; it should display!
Use the right arrow key to move from cell to cell, or click on the next cell over using the mouse.
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About legends:
You only need to include a legend when you are plotting sets of values for more than one group. A bar chart with
different color bars, for instance, would need a legend to state what series each bar color represents. If you don’t require a
legend and try to delete the sample legend headings, the cells will read Column 1, Column 2, and Column 3. The legend
cannot be deleted here. You’ll be shown how to delete the legend over in PowerPoint.
NOTE: If you choose Percentage, you will need to enter your values in
the datasheet using decimal points in front of the numbers (e.g. for 23%,
enter .23 [not 23]).
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Pressing the arrow keys moves the cursor horizontally cell-by-cell. Pressing the up and down arrow keys moves the
cursor vertically cell-by-cell. (Or you can simply click in each new cell using the mouse.)
Change the chart type (to a line chart, area chart, etc.):
If your chart is not currently selected, click once in the white space above or below the legend to select it. This
launches a Chart Tools contextual tab that doesn’t appear on the normal editing screen. If the chart is already
selected (has a blue bounding box around it), the Chart Tools tab will display.
Make sure the Design tab under Chart Tools is selected and then click on Change Chart Type from the Type
group.
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Select a new chart type and sub-type and click OK.
Relocating or deleting the
legend:
If your chart is not
currently selected, click
once in the white space
above or below the
legend to select it. This
launches a Chart Tools
contextual tab that
doesn’t appear on the
normal editing screen. If
the chart is already
selected (has a blue bounding box around it), the Chart Tools tab will display.
Make sure the Layout tab under Chart Tools is selected and then click on Legend from the Labels group.
Select an alternate location on the slide for the legend, or select None to delete it.
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Apply a contrasting color to the chart’s background:
If a light blue selection box doesn't currently frame
your chart, click in the white space beyond the chart
itself to make the box appear.
Position the mouse pointer tip in a blank area of the
chart until the Chart Area indicator appears beneath
the arrow.
Click once with the RIGHT mouse button. A pop-up
menu should appear.
Select Fill, if it isn’t already, and then choose Solid fill.
Click on the down arrow by the paint bucket next to
where it reads: Color.
Choose a color for your background that contrasts adequately
with your other chart elements.
Click Close when done.
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Add Shapes to Your Slide
Click on the Insert tab and choose Shapes from the Illustrations group.
Click on the desired shape.
To resize:
Position the mouse pointer tip directly over any of the corner handles (the tip changes to a double-headed arrow).
Click and hold down the mouse.
Drag the mouse in a diagonal direction to shrink or expand the shape, and let go of the mouse button.
NOTE: Holding down the Shift key while dragging the mouse preserves the shape’s proportions as you resize.
To recolor:
Click anywhere inside the shape.
Click on the Home tab.
A contextual tab called Drawing Tools (Format) appears.
Change the color and/or outline of the shape by selecting Shape Fill and/or Shape Outline.
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You may also click on the Home tab and select Quick Styles from the Drawing group to select from some preset
designs offered by PowerPoint.
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The mouse pointer changes shape to a cursor.
Position the cursor where you want to insert the text box.
Hold down the left mouse button (the pointer changes to a crosshair shape) and drag the crosshair to create a text box.
Type text inside the box.
A Clip Art task pane appears on the right side of the screen.
Enter word or phrase that describes the image you are looking for in the Search for:
window and click on Go.
Scroll through the list of images that match your description and click once on the
thumbnail of the image you wish to insert.
The image will appear on your slide with "handles" around it.
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Relocate/resize/recolor the image as you wish.
To relocate:
Click and hold down the mouse button anywhere inside the image.
Drag it to a different location and let go of the mouse button.
To resize:
Position the mouse pointer tip directly over any of the corner handles (the tip changes
to a double-headed arrow).
Click and hold down the mouse.
Drag the mouse in a diagonal direction to shrink or expand the image, and let go of the
mouse button.
In PowerPoint:
Click on the Insert tab and choose Picture from the Illustrations group.
Find the location of the image on your computer using the Look in: window.
Click on the image thumbnail and click Insert.
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To relocate:
Click and hold down the mouse button anywhere inside the image.
Drag it to a different location and let go of the mouse button.
To resize:
Position the mouse pointer tip directly over any of the corner handles (the tip changes to
a double-headed arrow).
Click and hold down the mouse.
Drag the mouse in a diagonal direction to shrink or expand the image, and let go of the
mouse button.
The Picture Tools tab allows you to crop your image, add a frame, and adjust image contrast, brightness, etc.
Place the mouse pointer tip over the various icons (without clicking) and a description box appears, identifying
what each one does. (Most are self-explanatory.)
Position the mouse pointer tip over any of the handles. The mouse pointer changes to the shape of a crop
tool as it nears a handle, and then assumes the same shape as the handle when positioned directly over it.
Hold down the mouse and drag it. An outline of your image changes as you slide the mouse, so that you can see
what portion is being cropped.
Release the mouse button when finished cropping.
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To turn off the Crop tool, click again on the Crop icon.
NOTE: If you overcrop your image, you can “uncrop” by clicking on the same handle and dragging it outward.
Cropped portions of your image will return to view.
In PowerPoint:
Click on the Insert tab and choose Picture from
the Illustrations group.
Find the location of the image on your computer
using the Look in: window.
Click on the image thumbnail and click Insert.
To resize:
Position the mouse pointer tip directly over any of the corner handles (the tip
changes to a double-headed arrow).
Click and hold down the mouse.
Drag the mouse in a diagonal direction to shrink or expand the image, and let go
of the mouse button.
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Adjust Images Using Picture Tools
The Picture Tools tab appears when an image is selected (has handles around it). Click once on the image if no
handles appear.
The Picture Tools tab allows you to crop your image, add a frame, and adjust image contrast, brightness, etc.
Place the mouse pointer tip over the various icons (without clicking) and a description box appears, identifying
what each one does. (Most are self-explanatory.)
Position the mouse pointer tip over any of the handles. The mouse pointer changes to the shape of a crop
tool as it nears a handle, and then assumes the same shape as the handle when positioned directly over it.
Hold down the mouse and drag it. An outline of your image changes as you slide the mouse, so that you can see
what portion is being cropped.
Release the mouse button when finished cropping.
To turn off the Crop tool, click again on the Crop icon.
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directly to the website containing the video clip. (You’ll probably want to copy the web address using Ctrl-C so you
can paste it into the Address field in PowerPoint’s Hyperlink
Click once directly on an object, or highlight a segment of text, that will serve as the link to the web page
containing the video clip.
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The Slide Sorter displays the slides of your presentation side-by-side in miniature. Depending on the number of
slides in your presentation, some or many of the slides may be out of view. (If so, you’ll notice the vertical scroll bar
on the right, which you can use to navigate through the presentation.)
Position the mouse pointer over the slide you wish to relocate, and then click and hold down the mouse.
As you drag the mouse around the screen, a thin vertical line follows, moving between the slides.
When the thin line is in the location you wish to move the slide to, let go of the mouse button.
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Create Slide Transitions
Click on the Animations tab.
Glide your mouse over each of the transition effects located in the Transition to This Slide group to preview them
on your slide.
Note the vertical scroll bar to the right; there are more effects to preview than are currently in view.
NOTE: To move backwards in your presentation, simply press the Backspace key.
NOTE: You can press Escape on the keyboard at any time to exit the presentation. The slide currently being displayed in
Slide Show view will appear on the editing screen.
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Print Your Presentation
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Click in the Click to add notes pane directly beneath your slides to add notes
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Read the information in the description box and click on the x in the upper right corner of the description box when
done.
Exit PowerPoint
Click on the Microsoft Office button and choose Exit
PowerPoint.
(2/5/2013)
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