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MS POWER POINT

Slide Layout and Style

Start up PowerPoint, and you'll want to start with a blank template. The first slide will be your title slide. You can pick any layout you want. Just click in the boxes to add text. To add a new slide, go to Insert -> New Slide. Again you will be asked to select a layout. Pick anything you want.  If you ever want to change the layout of your slide, go to Format -> Slide Layout. You can now select a new slide layout.  In addition to layout, you can set the style of your slides. Go to Format -> Apply Design Template or Format -> Slide Layout (it depends on what version of PowerPoint you're using). By clicking on the different styles in the left list, you should see a preview of the style on the right. Select whatever style you like. You can always change it later. Office PowerPoint 2003: Try Format -> Slide Design to change the style of your slides.

Inserting a Picture

From within PowerPoint: To insert an image from the files that PowerPoint already has, go to Insert -> Picture. You can then select "Clip Art", which is provided by Microsoft. Other options for graphics and images inside of PowerPoint are also on the Insert menu. Some examples are REMOVED Art, Autoshapes, Organization Chart, and REMOVED Table. From the Internet: Many images, graphs, and charts on the Internet are available for use. First they must be saved onto your computer. For Windows, you do that by left-clicking on the image, selecting "Save Picture As", and then putting the picture onto one of your disks. For Macs, you hold down the apple button, click, and then choose the "Download Image to Disk" option. Once the graphic is on your computer, go to Insert -> Picture -> From File and then select the image. Other: You can also use images from a scanner or digital camera. This varies according to the products, but you will go to Insert -> Picture -> From Scanner or Digital Camera on the menus within PowerPoint. You can also use charts or graphs created using Excel in your presentation. This is done by selecting Insert -> Chart or Insert -> Table, and then selecting which file contains the desired chart or graph.  Once you insert your image into your slide, you can resize it and move it around. To resize an image, click on it. This should make little boxes appear around the parameter of the image. By clicking and dragging on the squares, you can change the size and shape of your image. By clicking and dragging on the inside of the image, you can drag it around the slide.

Drawing in PowerPoint

You can draw in PowerPoint the same that you can draw in Microsoft REMOVED. To make the drawing toolbar show up, go to View -> Toolbars, and select Drawing. The drawing toolbar allows you select some basic shapes (rectangle, oval, line) to make it easier to create drawings. You can even do free-form shapes, but drawing with a mouse can be rather difficult. If you want to include text in your drawing, you should use the special textbox (the button with an A) to add text. The best way to learn how to draw in PowerPoint is to try it out!

TASK

Save your presentation as Lab4.ppt and then turn in via T-square. Your PowerPoint presentation should include:

• Data from your research of a computing-related topic [15 points]

• Design and layout of slides (theme, flow, appearance, readability) [10 points]

• A slide with a visual created with the drawing toolbar [15 points]

• A slide with animated text [15 points]

• A slide incorporating a picture, graph, chart, etc. from a source besides PowerPoint (ex. Internet, Excel, Photoshop, Digital Camera, Scanner) [15 points]

• A slide with animated picture(s) [15 points]

• A slide transition [10 points]

• 7-10 slides TOTAL, turned in with correct file name [5 points]