HOW TO MAKE YOUR
OWN POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
WHAT TO DO FIRST
Double click on the PowerPoint icon.
You will see a page that looks like this:
THEN...
On the right side of your screen, you will see a
list of text and content layouts. Choose the
layout you want for your first slide.
Click on a few of them to see what choices you
have.
Let’s begin with the title slide.
Click inside the box and type your text.
TO CHANGE FONT COLOR
ON A SLIDE...
Highlight the text you want to change.
Click on “Format” on the top tool bar.
Click “Font.”
In the “Color” bar, choose the new color.
HOW TO CHANGE COLORS OF
SLIDES
Click “Format” on tool bar.
Click “Background”.
Click the dropdown box. Click on “More
Colors” to see a greater variety.
Click on the color you desire.
When finished click “Apply” for just that
slide or click “Apply to All” for the entire
show.
Options:
Choose your slide design.
Go to “Format” and click “Slide Design.”
All of the Design Templates will appear on the
right of your screen.
You may want to check them all before you
make your final decision.
Note: You may want to do this when you have
finished all of your slides. This is optional.
One way to do easy
animation...
Click “Format.”
Click “Slide Design.”
At the top of the right side, you will see a
list of three choices, pick “Animation
Schemes.”
Go down and check all of the choices.
You can apply the animation to just the
slide you are on or to all of the slides.
TO ADD ANIMATION...
There are two ways to add animation:
 Click on “Slide Show.”
Click on “Custom Animation.”
Choose the type of animation you want.
You will want to try them all to determine
the one that best suits the text.
TO CHECK YOUR
ANIMATION...
Click “Slide Show.”
Click “Animation Preview.”
Make necessary changes.
To add animation sound…
The Marine Hymn
Space Music
Elephant Walk
You can hide the sound icons by right
clicking & clicking “Edit Sound Object.”
Here’s how to add sound…
Click on “Insert.”
Click on “Movies and Sound.”
Click on “Sound from Clip Organizer.”
You can search for certain sounds.
You can search for additional sounds
online by clicking on the “Clip art on
Office Online.”
More info on inserting
sounds…
You will be asked to decide how you want
the sound to come on.
You can also work with sounds under
“Slide Show” and “Custom Animation.”
If you want a sound to play throughout a
presentation, this is called “looping” and
can be done in “Custom Animation.”
An easy way to loop a
sound…
Right click the sound you want to loop.
On the shortcut menu, click “Edit Sound
Object.”
Select the “Loop until stopped” check box.
Be sure to use “Help” option anytime you
get confused. Microsoft has a great search
option, complete with tutorials.
TO ADD GRAPHICS...
Choose one of the
slide layouts that
allows the use of a
graphic. (Go to
“Insert” and click
on “New Slide.”
After you have chosen a slide
design…
CONTINUE BY...
Clicking on new slide.
Choosing the slide layout.
Clicking in the boxes and typing your text.
IF YOU ARE INSERTING A
PICTURE FROM THE
WEB...
You can save the picture on a disk and
insert it using the “Insert” feature on the
top tool bar.
You can cut and paste the picture directly
from the site if rights allow.
FOR EXAMPLE…
I found this picture under
Microsoft Office 97 Web
Clip Art.
I saved it to a disk.
I clicked “Insert” on the
top tool bar.
I clicked “Picture.”
I clicked “From file.”
I looked in the “A” drive.
I clicked “Insert.”
Here…
I found the picture.
I right-clicked on the picture.
I clicked on “copy.”
On this slide, I right-clicked where I
wanted the picture.
I clicked on “paste.”
Free graphics from
http://www.cybergifs.com/dogsaddin/i
ndexr2.html
TO ADD A CHART
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 Choose one of the slide
layouts that allows the use
of a chart.
 Double click on the side you
wish to add the chart.
 Enter data.
 While data screen is in view,
click “Chart” under that click
“Chart Options” or “Chart
Type.” This will let you edit
and change chart type.
TO ADD MUSIC OR
SOUNDS:
Save a music clip to your desktop or to a
disk.
Select the slide you want to add the
music.
Click “insert” on the top tool bar.
Click “movies and sounds”.
Click sound from file.
Look in the place you saved your sound.
NEXT ...
Highlight the file, click ok.
Click “Slide Show” on top tool bar.
Click “Custom Animation”.
Click “Play Settings”.
Put check in box “Play using animation
order”
Choose the option you want.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Sound effect
Music
Movies
To Create Hyperlinks...
Minimize your PowerPoint screen first.
Go out to the web and find the sites to
which you want to link.
Copy and paste the URL onto your slide.
Highlight the URL.
Click on “Insert” and click on “Hyperlink.”
Type in the URL in the top line.
Click ok. To check your link, you will have
to run the slide show.
TO SET THE SLIDE
TRANSITION...
A slide transition sets the way your slides will
move from one slide to another.
Click “Slide Transition.”
You will see a list of choices on the right of your
screen.
Be sure to put in the number of seconds if you
want it to automatically advance.
You can change the slide transition for each
slide or apply the transition so all slides move
from one to another the same way.
Ways To View & Edit
POWERPOINT Slides...
Click “View” or the “Icons” at bottom left hand
side of each slide.
Slide - one at a time
Outline - written text in outline form
Slide Sorter - you can view all slides at one time
and move slides around
Notes Page - You can write notes as to what
you might say
Slide Show - you can see how it all works
together
Helpful Hints:
Choose dark backgrounds for the presentations
you plan to project to an audience.
Use effects (sounds, animations) sparingly -“screeching brakes” and a few others can really
get on your nerves as well as your teachers.
Limit text to 6 - 8 lines per slide.
Limit fonts to 32 - 28 point -- don’t go smaller
as it’s too hard to read.
MORE HINTS...
You just have to play around with the
program to find the effect you really want.
Anything can be changed if you don’t like
it.
Work on getting your text down and how
you want to present it first. Then add the
extras.
Even More Hints….
Limit your students to a few pictures & sounds
because they may run out of space.
If saving pictures save as “JPEG”, “GIF”, or
“BITMAP”.
When printing - check out your options first.
Not all music and sounds will work with
PowerPoint - wav files work the best.
WEB RESOURCES:
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CLIP ART:
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http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/graphic
s.htm
www.smartdraw.com
www.freegraphics.com
http://members.tripod.com/~blackat9/
http://www.setel.com/~dedwards1/graphic1.htm
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louvie 
re/help.html
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WAV /Midi
FILES:http://www.brainybetty.com/search.
htm?cx=004507782884557082097%3Aic
wortp22tm&q=love+is+in+the+air+midi
+file&cof=FORID%3A10#957
http://www.mightymidi.com/songs2.html
www.wavlist.com
www.soundamerica.com
www.wavcentral.com
http://www.maiermedia.com/sounds/
http://thefreesite.com/Free_Sounds/Free_WA
Vs/
WEB RESOURCES:
 Midi/Wav Files:
 http://www.brainybetty.com/soundsforpowerpoint.htm
 http://www.mightymidi.com/songs2.html
 www.wavlist.com
 www.soundamerica.com
 www.wavcentral.com
 http://www.maiermedia.com/sounds/
 http://thefreesite.com/Free_Sounds/Free_WAVs/
Get Out Your Outline...
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