PowerPoint

**__Getting Started __****: ** **Auto Content Wizard **-Gives you a head start on a presentation with a fill-in-the-blank type of form. Choose from pre-made presentation on a variety of subjects. **Template **-Allows you to start your presentation with a pre-made background for each slide. **Blank Presentation **-Start your own presentation with a white background. To set the background color click on Format and Background. Click on Format and Apply Design to choose a template background.
 * PowerPoint Basics Helper **

**__Creating a slide __**: **Choose an Auto Layout **
 * · Choose a layout for your slide ||   ||
 * · If you need to go back and add something else later, you can click on Insert and the item that you with to add. ||   ||

**Adding Text **-
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the text box to begin typing. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the top toolbar or Format and Font to make changes. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Adding Graphics **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the graphics box if you selected an auto layout ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">If you wish to add a graphic box to an existing slide, click on Insert and picture. Double click on the picture to select it. Once on the slide, you can click on it and drag it into position or click on the corners to size it. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Inserting a Chart- **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on Insert and Chart. Enter your data in the table. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">To change the orientation of your chart, click on Data and Series in Rows or Series in Columns. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">To change the type of graph, click on Chart and Chart Type. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Chart and Chart Options allows you to label the X and Y-axis. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Chart and 3-D view changes how the shadowing on the chart appears. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">View and Datasheets allows you to go back and make changes to your data. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Inserting a Table or Spreadsheet- **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the table button on the top tool bar. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Choose the size of your table ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click to type in each cell ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">If you want a more polished look, click on Table and Table Auto Format. There are many templates to use as a starting point. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">If you wish to enter a formula into a cell in a spreadsheet, click on Table and Formula. Remember all formulas must begin with an equal sign. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Table and Merge combines selected cells and puts them together to make one larger cell. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Table and Split separates the selected cell into parts. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Inserting Shapes- **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on Auto Shapes at the bottom tool bar. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Choose the shape you wish to include. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click beside the Paint Bucket to change the fill color and click on the paintbrush to change the line color. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the A to begin typing in that shape and click on the arrow beside to change the color. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the 3-Dcube picture to change how the shape appears on the screen. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Inserting Word Art- **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the 3-D letter A at the bottom tool bar. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Select a style for you text. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Type in your text and click OK. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Size your text by clicking on the corners and dragging. ||   ||

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Putting on the finishing touches __** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Adding Animation Effects- ** · ||   ||  ·  ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Open the slide to which you with to add effects. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the first element that you wish to appear on your slide. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the animated star at the top of the tool bar. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Choose an effect for your element. Click preview to see how it works.
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Do the same with each element on the slide. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">To preview your slide, click on Slide Show and Animation Preview.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Choosing a Transition- **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on Slide Show and Slide Transition. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Choose a transition, speed, and when you want it to appear or move to the next slide. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click apply to set the transition for that one slide, click apply to all to choose that transition for all of the slides. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Adding Action Buttons- **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on Slide Show and Action Buttons. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Action Buttons all you to create a link to another slide, the Internet, sound clip, or video. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Check your Spelling- **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the Check ABC button on the top tool bar to check spelling on all of your slides. ||   ||

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Presenting Your Show __**

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Speaker Notes- **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on View and Speaker Notes to write notes for yourself to review as you give your presentation. You will need to print these notes out, as you will not be able to see them when you give your presentation. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Rehearsing Timings **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on Slide Show and Rehearse Timings to pull up your screen and see a stopwatch. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Set up the Show **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">-
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on Slide Show and Set up Show to enter your preferences for how your show will advance. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">You can change the color of the pen and how you want it to appear. ||   ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Viewing Your Show- **
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Click on Slide Show and View Show to view your show. ||   ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">If you wish to exit the show before it is over hit your escape button on the keyboard. ||   ||