Powerpoint Presentation

  

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Presentations

A presentation is a collection of data and information that is to be delivered to a specific audience.  A PowerPoint presentation is a collection of electronic slides that can have text, pictures, graphics, tables, sound and video.  This collection can run automatically or can be controlled by a presenter.

Ribbon
èRibbon cintains the following tabs and groups:-

Home:  Clipboard, Slides, Font, Paragraph, Drawing, and Editing
Insert: Tables, Illustrations, Links, Text, and Media Clips
Design: Page Setup, Themes, Background
Animations: Preview, Animations, Transition to this Slide
Slide Show:  Start Slide Show, Set Up, Monitors
Review:  Proofing, Comments, Protect
View: Presentation Views, Show/Hide, Zoom, Window, Macros

Navigation
Navigation through the slides can be accomplished through the Slide Navigation menu on the left side of the screen.  Also, an outline appears from materials that have been entered in the presentation.  To access the outline, click the outline tab.

Slide Views
Presentations can be viewed in a variety of manners.  On the View tab, the Presentation Views group allows you to view the slides as Normal, Slide Sorter, Notes Page, Slide Show, Slide Master, Handout Master, and Notes Master.

Creating a new presentation

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click New
• Click Blank Presentation

Save a Presentation

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click Save
• Type the name of the presentations and click on ok.

 

 

Add Slides

• Select the slide immediately BEFORE where you want the new slide
• Click the New Slide button on the Home tab
• Select the style

Themes
Themes are design templates that can be applied to an entire presentation that allows for consistency throughout the presentation.  To add a theme to a presentation:

• Click the Design tab
• Choose one of the displayed Themes or click the Galleries button

To apply new colors to a theme:

• Click the Colors drop down arrow
• Choose a color set or click Create New Theme Colors

To change the background style of a theme

• Click the Background Styles button on the Design tab

 

Slide Transitions
Transitions are effects that are in place when you switch from one slide to the next.  To add slide transitions:

• Select the slide that you want to transition
• Click the Animations tab
• Choose the appropriate animation or click the Transition dialog box

 

• Modify the transition speed by clicking the arrow next to Transition Speed

To apply the transition to all slides:

• Click the Apply to All button on the Animations tab

To select how to advance a slide:

• Choose to Advance on Mouse Click, or
• Automatically after a set number of seconds

Slide Animation
Slide animation effects are predefined special effects that you can add to objects on a slide.   To apply an animation effect:

• Select the object
• Click the Animations tab on the Ribbon
• Click Custom Animation from animation group
• Click Add Effect
• Choose the appropriate effect

Animation Preview
To preview the animation on a slide:

• Click the Preview button on the Animations tab

Slide Show Options
The Slide Show tab of the ribbon contains many options for the slide show.  These options include:

• Preview the slide show from the beginning
• Preview the slide show from the current slide
• Set up Slide Show