1. Getting Started with
PowerPoint
Start Button
 Programs
 Microsoft Office
 Microsoft Office PowerPoint
PowerPoint will open a blank Presentation
Automatically

2. Saving PowerPoint
Click on the Office
Button
 Save As
 PowerPoint
Presentation
Make sure that you
save the project to
Your Folder on the
Network

3. Menu Options and Changes
You will have several
different menus that you
will need to use
 Design
 Animations
 Slide Show
 Transition
Switch quickly from menu
to menu by clicking the
Menus along the top

4. Use Blank Slides
*Of course you may choose to use a template
design. However, templates can cause
problems when you try to animation pictures
(they may not animate correctly.)
*I strongly suggest using blank slides and
creating your own items (text and images)

5. Remember:
 Create text boxes to write
 Insert Tab – Text
Box
 Formatting is just like
using Word
 Highlight the text first
 Choose formatting
options on Home
Menu

6. Creating New Slides
On the Home
Tab
 Click the
New Slide
Button

7. Slide Layouts
These are predesigned
layouts. Or you may
use a blank slide.
 From the Home Tab
 Click on the Layouts
drop menu and choose
the layout of your
choice to change the
current slide

8. Slide Views
Choose the slide Views
from the View Tab
Normal View
 Slides in order at the left
& the working slide at
the right
Slide Sorter View
 Displays all slides in
order – small thumbnails
Notes Page View
 Use this view to run the
presentation
Slide Show View
 Runs the slide show

9. Add Clip Art or Your Own Picturs
Insert Tab on the Menu Bar
 Clipart
 Find the image of your choice with the search
Picture you have downloaded
Insert TAb on the Menu Bar
 Picture
 From File
 Your Folder

10. Format Clip Art
 Click on image to get editing boxes around
the image
 Now you can resize and/or move

11. Download Images from
Internet
IMPORTANT: To use images from the
internet you MUST first download them to
your folder on the network – Copy and paste
will not work in the long run…
Find the image you want to use
 Right click on the image
 Save Picture As
 Save it to your folder on the network

12. Download Sound or Video
From Internet
 Find video or sound
 Right click on link to video or sound
 Click on Save Target As – Make sure you
click on SAVE TARGET AS
 Save to your folder on the network

13. Using your own songs from CD’s
You may use songs from CD’s – However, the
tracks must be converted to .wav files
 You can bring in your cd and we can convert
it. Your burner software at home will also
convert the tracks to .wav files too

14. Insert Video or Sound
Make sure you have downloaded a sound or
video clip to your folder on the network
 Insert Tab
 Movies or Sound Button (right side)
 Movie from File or Sound from File
 Retrieve the file from your folder on the
network

15. Changing Slide Order
This can be done in either the Slide Sorter or
Normal View
 Left click on hold on the slide to be moved
 Move to new location and release the mouse
click

16. Deleting Slides
In the Slide Sorter or Normal View
 Click the slide to delete so it is highlighted
 Click Edit on the Menu Bar
 Drag to delete slide
Or
 Click the slide to delete so it is highlighted
 Use the Delete button on the keyboard

17. Working with New Slides
Design of the Slide
Design Tab
 Choose Slide Design
Changing the design will effect all slides

18. Formatting Background
Color and Styles of Slides
Design Tab
 Choose Colors
drop menu
 Choose
Background
Styles drop menu

19. Slide Animation
*This is animation of
text within the
individual slides
Animations Tab
 Click Animate
 Choose style from
drop menu
 NOTE: Text must
be highlighted

20. Animation Reminders
 Need to choose an order for animation
 Need to choose “automatic” or “on mouse
click”
 Song – Need to continue the slide show
 Can choose number of slide for song

21. Slide Transition
This provides an animated transition rather than just
switching from slide to slide
Slide Show Tab
 Click Slide Transitions
Menu at the Right
 Choose Slide Transitions
Note:
 Can have all slides transition the same or set each
slide to animate differently

22. Video Clips
Video can be capture at Discovery Education
You will need to set up an account for yourself
Use this access code to do so: A0D7-D214
http://www.discoveryeducation.com

23. Editing Video Clips
 Windows Movie Maker can be used to trim
the front and back ends of the video you
download

24. Sound Clips
 Sound can be downloaded from AP Archives
http://ap.accuweather.com

25. Questions???