Microsoft office PowerPoint 2007 training manual
Microsoft office PowerPoint 2007 training manual PDF
PowerPoint is a presentation software package. With PowerPoint, you can easily create slide shows. Trainers and other presenters use slide shows to illustrate their presentations. This lesson introduces you to the PowerPoint window. You use the window to interact with the software. To begin, open PowerPoint 2007. The window appears and your screen looks similar to the one shown here.
Note: Your screen will probably not look exactly like the screen shown. In PowerPoint 2007, how a window displays depends on the size of the window, the size of your monitor, and the resolution to which your monitor is set. Resolution determines how much information your computer monitor can display. If you use a low resolution, less information fits on your screen, but the size of your text and images are larger. If you use a high resolution, more information fits on your screen, but the size of the text and images are smaller. Also, settings in PowerPoint 2007, Windows Vista, and Windows XP allow you to change the color and style of your windows.
The Microsoft Office Button
In the upper-left corner is the Microsoft Office button. When you click the button, a menu appears. You can use the menu to create a new file, open an existing file, save a file, and perform many other tasks.
The Quick Access Toolbar
Next to the Microsoft Office button is the Quick Access toolbar. The Quick Access toolbar provides you with access to commands you frequently use. By default, Save, Undo, and Redo appear on the Quick Access toolbar. You use Save to save your file, Undo to rollback an action you have taken, and Redo to reapply an action you have rolled back.
The Title Bar
The Title bar is located at the top in the center of the PowerPoint window. The Title bar displays the name of the presentation on which you are currently working. By default, PowerPoint names presentations sequentially, starting with Presentation1. When you save your file, you can change the name of your presentation.
The Ribbon
You use commands to tell PowerPoint what to do. In PowerPoint 2007, you use the Ribbon to issue commands. The Ribbon is located near the top of the PowerPoint window, below the Quick Access toolbar. At the top of the Ribbon are several tabs; clicking a tab displays several related command groups. Within each group are related command buttons. You click buttons to issue commands or to access menus and dialog boxes. You may also find a dialog box launcher in the bottom-right corner of a group. When you click the dialog box launcher, a dialog box makes additional commands available.
Rulers
Rulers are vertical and horizontal guides. You use them to determine where you want to place an object. If the rulers do not display in your PowerPoint window:
- Click the View tab.
- Click Ruler in the Show/Hide group. The rulers appear.
Slides, Placeholders, and Notes
Slides appear in the center of the window. You create your presentation on slides. Placeholders hold the objects in your slide. You can use placeholders to hold text, clip art, charts, and more. You can use the notes area to creates notes to yourself. You can refer to these notes as you give your presentation.
Status Bar, Tabs, View Buttons, and More
The Status bar generally appears at the bottom of the window. The Status bar displays the number of the slide that is currently displayed, the total number of slides, and the name of the design template in use or the name of the background. The Outline tab displays the text contained in your presentation. The Slides tab displays a thumbnail of all your slides. You click the thumbnail to view the slide in the Slide pane. The View buttons appear near the bottom of the screen. You use the View buttons to change between Normal view, Slider Sorter view, and the Slide Show view.
Normal View 7
Normal view splits your screen into three major sections: the Outline and Slides tabs, the Slide pane, and the Notes area. The Outline and Slides tabs are on the left side of your window. They enable you to shift between two different ways of viewing your slides. The Slides tab shows thumbnails of your slides. The Outline tab shows the text on your slides. The Slide pane is located in the center of your window. The Slide pane shows a large view of the slide on which you are currently working. The Notes area appears below the Slide pane. You can type notes to yourself on the Notes area.
Slide Sorter View
Slide Sorter view shows thumbnails of all your slides. In Slide Sorter view, you can easily add, delete, or change their order of your slides.
Slide Show
Use the Slide Show view when you want to view your slides, as they will look in your final presentation. When in Slide Show view:
Esc Returns you to the view you were using previously
Leftclicking Moves you to the next slide or animation effect. When you reach the last slide, you automatically return to your previous view.
Rightclicking Opens a pop-up menu. You can use this menu to navigate the slides, add speaker notes, select a pointer, and mark your presentation
Zoom allows you to zoom in and zoom out on the window. Zooming in makes the window larger so you focus in on an object. Zooming out makes the window smaller so you can see the entire window. You can click and drag the vertical and horizontal splitter bars to change the size of your panes. You use the Minimize button to remove a window from view. While a window is minimized, its title appears on the taskbar. You click the Maximize button to cause a window to fill the screen. After you maximize a window, clicking the Restore button returns the window to its former smaller size. You click the Close button to exit the window and close the program.
Lesson 2: Creating Your First PowerPoint Presentation
You create your PowerPoint presentation on slides. You use layouts to organize the content on each slide. PowerPoint has several slide layouts from which to choose. Themes are sets of colors, fonts, and special effects. Backgrounds add a colored background to your slides. You can add themes and backgrounds to your slides. After you complete your slides, you can run your presentation.
Create a Title Slide
When you start PowerPoint, PowerPoint displays the title slide in the Slide pane. You can type the title of your presentation and a subtitle on this slide.
To enter text:
- Click and type the title of your presentation in the "Click to add title" area.
- Click and type a subtitle in the "Click to add subtitle" area.
If you do not wish to use the title slide, click the Delete Slide button in the Slides group on the Home tab.
EXERCISE 1 Create a Title Slide
- Open PowerPoint. You are presented with a title slide.
- Enter the information shown here. Type College Scholarships and Financial Aid in the Click to Add Title text box. Type Paying for Collegein the Click to Add Subtitle text box.
Create New Slides
After completing your title slide, you can create additional slides. To create a new slide:
- Choose the Home tab.
- Click the New Slide button in the Slides group. The Office Theme dialog box appears and displays several layout templates.
- Click the layout you want. The layout appears in the Slide pane of the PowerPoint window.
- To add text, click inside the placeholder and type.
- To add an additional slide to your presentation, do one of the following:
Right-click the slide layout. A menu appears. Click Layout and then click the layout you want. Choose the Home tab, click the New Slide button , and then choose the slide layout you want.
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Lesson 3: Animations, Transitions, Spell Check, Outline Tab, Slides Tab, Sorter View, and Printing
Animations control how objects move onto, off of, and around your slides. Transitions control how your presentation moves from one slide to the next. This lesson teaches you how to create animations and transitions. It also teaches how to spell-check your document, how to use the Outline and Slides tabs, how to use Sorter view, and how to print.
Add Animations
You can animate the objects on your PowerPoint slides. PowerPoint provides four types of animations: Entrance, Emphasis, Exit, and Motion Paths. An Entrance animation determines the manner in which an object appears on a slide; for example, an object can move onto a slide. An Emphasis animation does something to draw attention to an object; for example, the object can become larger. An Exit animation determines the manner in which an object leaves a slide; for example, an object can move off a slide. A Motion Paths animation determines how an object moves around a slide; for example, an object can move from left to right.
After you add an animation, you can use the Custom Animation pane to modify it by choosing an effect. Choosing an effect enables you to define what starts the animation, its properties (such the direction from which an object moves onto the slide), and control the speed of the animation. In addition, you can have an animation start when you click the mouse, start along with the previous animation, or start at a specified time after the previous animation. If the Auto Preview box is checked on the Custom Animation pane, PowerPoint provides you with preview of your animation after you create it and each time you modify it. You can also use the Play button on the Custom Animation pane to preview an animation.