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Introduction to POWERPOINT 2007
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Microsoft Office PowerPoint
"PowerPoint" refers to Microsoft PowerPoint, a program that allows the user to design a presentation that consists of
multiple slides. These slides may contain images, text, video clips, and related types of information. PowerPoint is
useful for delivering a speech, because the user can utilize text on the screen to remind him or herself of the
information to be conveyed to the audience or to summarize his/her dialogue into more manageable and "friendly"
sizes, as well as to entertain or explain graphs, charts, and related data.
Create a New Presentation
Using the AutoContent Wizard
1. If necessary, chose File > New to display the New Presentation pane
2. On the New Presentation pane, click on the AutoContent Wizard link
You will be walked through a series of questions about the presentation you are making, including a category for the
type of information being presented and the method of delivery. The Wizard then applies a background and text as
well as an outline of text you may use as a guide. This is the preferred method for creating a presentation in the least
of amount of time.
Using a Design Template
1. If necessary, choose File > New to display the New Presentation pane
2. On the New Presentation pane, click on the From Design Template link
3. The Slide Design pane will display on the right side of the screen with a variety of different templates to choose
from
4. Select the design of your choice from the Slide Design pane
5. Click OK to begin working with the first slide in the Normal View
Using a Blank Presentation
1. If necessary, chose File > New to display the New Presentation pane
2. On the New Presentation pane, click on the Blank Presentation link
This will open a new presentation with no template. You will provide the content, background, color scheme, text
format, etc. This method gives you the most freedom, but also requires the most amount of time to complete.
Adding a new slide
Once you have opened a new presentation, the next step is to add and format the content. PowerPoint provides a
selection of pre-defined slide layouts based on different types of content that you can use to quickly add content to
the slides. For each of the 27 Slide Layouts provided, PowerPoint combines the four types of placeholders in
different combinations
Enter Text Using the Outline Tab
Working in the Outline Tab allows you to type and edit text for the presentation in a more word processing-like
environment than the Slide pane. The Outline tab displays in the pane on the left side of the screen when you are
working in the Normal view.
Information in the Outline tab is arranged by levels. The Title of each slide appears as the first, left-most level next
to a numbered icon of the slide. Bulleted text is indented one to four levels to the right of the title. The Outline tab
has an Outlining toolbar that displays to the left of the pane.
Adding Clip Art to a Slide
Effective visuals emphasize the key content points in a presentation. PowerPoint provides a selection of
professionally designed pictures, or clip art, that you can use in your presentations. These clip art images include
many different themes such as animals, people, buildings, food, holidays, business, and more.