European Computer Driving
Licence
Module 6 – Presentation
Chapter 6.5 – Special Effects
Adding Slide Transitions
Z Transitions change the
way a slide opens. You
can make the next slide
open like a blind or a
curtain, for example
Z View the presentation in
Slide Sorter View and
click the first slide
Z View the Slide
Transition pane by
selecting the Slide
Show menu, then Slide
Transition
Z Or if the Task pane is
visible, select Slide
Transition from the
drop-down list of the
Task pane
Z Scroll down the list and
select a transition effect
Z Modify by adding a
sound and changing the
speed
Adding transitions to multiple slides
Z A transition can be applied to all slides
Z Click the Apply to All Slides button in the Slide Transition pane
Z You can apply a transition to more than one slide but not all by
holding down the Ctrl key and clicking non-adjacent slides to select
them
Z Or hold down the Shift key to select a range of slides
Z Click
to view the slide show
Z When you start a Slide show, it will start from the currently selected
slide. To start at the beginning, make sure Slide 1 is selected before
clicking the Slide Show button
Adding special effects to text
Z Add animation effects in Slide Sorter View by using the
Slide Design pane
Z Select the Slide Design pane from the Task pane
Z Select Animation Schemes
Z Select a slide and click an animation effect
Formatting text and images
Z The Drawing toolbar at the bottom of the screen in
Normal View contains the tools needed to draw and
format objects
Z You can use the Drawing toolbar to create a logo for a
presentation
Z You can also use the tools to draw objects on the master
slide
Adding a shadow to text
Z View a slide on screen in
Normal View
Z Either select the existing text,
or create a Text Box by clicking
the Text Box icon on the
drawing toolbar
Z Click on the slide and drag the
mouse button to draw a text
box
Z Click the Shadow Style button
on the Drawing toolbar
Z Click to select one of the
shadow options
Z Type in the text
Adding lines to a slide
Z Select the Line icon on the
Drawing toolbar
Z Whilst holding down the Shift
key, click and hold the mouse
button to drag out a horizontal
line. Release the mouse
Z The Shift key restricts the
number of angles the line can
take
Z If you want to move the line
higher or lower, move the
mouse pointer over the line
until it becomes two doubleheaded arrows, then click and
drag
Changing the colour of the line
Z Click the line to select it
Z Click the down-arrow on the Line Color icon
Z Select a different colour
Modifying the line width and style
Modifying the line width:
Z Select the line and click the
Line Style icon
Modifying the line style:
Z Select the line and click the
Dash Style icon
Z Select a line style
Z Select a line thickness
Adding a free-drawn line
Z Click the Autoshapes icon the Drawing toolbar
Z Select Lines then Scribble
Z Click and drag to draw a freehand line
Adding an arrow
Z Click the Arrow button on the Drawing toolbar
Z Drag out an arrow line
Z Right click the arrow and select Format Autoshape
Z Make changes to the beginning and end style of the
arrow by using the Format Autoshape window
Rotating or Flipping an object
Z Select an object on a slide
Z Click the down-arrow on the
Draw icon on the Drawing
toolbar
Z Select Rotate or Flip
Z Have a play with the different
rotate and flip options!
Selecting and grouping drawn objects
Z You can select more than one
object by clicking the first
object, holding down the Shift
key, then clicking other objects
Z Grouping objects is useful if
you want all the separate
objects to be treated as one
object
Z If you move one of the objects,
all the others will be moved too
Z Right click one of the selected
objects and click Grouping
then Group
Z The objects are now grouped
and can be moved together as
one object
To Ungroup:
Z Right click one of the objects
Z Select Grouping then Ungroup
Sending objects to the front or back
Z When you have two objects overlapping, PowerPoint will
automatically place the most recent object on top
Z The order of overlapping objects can be changed eg.
one can be sent to the back or brought forward
Z Right click on one of the overlapping objects
Z Select Order then Send to Back or Bring to Front
Adding shapes to a slide
Z Click and drag the mouse to draw
Z As well as lines, you can
the shape
add a range of shapes
such as boxes and circles
to a slide
Z You can modify these
shapes in exactly the same Z You can use the Oval tool to draw
way as modifying lines
ovals and circles
Z To add a rectangle, click
Z To draw a perfect circle or square,
the Rectangle button on
keep your finger on the Shift key as
the Drawing toolbar
you drag out the shape
Changing the fill colour and line
colour
Changing the Fill Colour:
Z Select the shape and click the down-arrow on the Fill
Color icon
Z Select a colour
Changing the Border colour:
Z Select the shape and click the down-arrow on the Line
Color icon
Z Select a line colour
Applying a shadow to a shape,
Z This is done in the exactly the same way as for a line
Z Select the object and click the Shadow Style icon
Z Select a shadow option
Moving, copying or deleting a line or
shape
Move or copy a shape or line:
Z Select the object.
Z Select Edit then Copy or Cut
Z On the destination slide (either within the presentation or
in a different, open presentation) select Edit then Paste
Delete a shape or line:
Z Drawn objects can be deleted on a normal slide or the
master slide
Z Click the object. Press the Delete key
Aligning a shape
Z To align a drawn object on a slide, click the object and
then click the Draw button on the Drawing toolbar
Z Click Align or Distribute and then make sure Relative to
Slide is selected
Z On the Formatting toolbar, click the appropriate
alignment tool
Adding and modifying a text box
Z Click the Text Box icon on the Drawing toolbar
Z Click and drag the mouse to drag out a text box
Z Type in the text
Repositioning and resizing
Z Make sure the Text Box is selected
Z Drag a resizing handle outwards to enlarge the Text
Box, and inwards to make it smaller
Changing the text colour, and
adding a border
Changing the text colour:
Z Select the Text Box so that it has a fuzzy border
Z Click the down-arrow on the Font Color icon
and
select a colour
Adding a border:
Z Click the Line Style icon
and select a line
Z Click the down-arrow on the Line Color icon
select a line colour
and
Adding Superscript and
Subscript text
Z Select the text
Z Select Format then Font from the menu
Z Click Superscript or Subscript. Click OK
This word at the end of this sentence is in superscript
This word at the end of this sentence is in subscript