Creating a Powerpoint
Presentation
Spring 2008
ESL 047
Intermediate Computer Literacy
Sherry Tuinstra, Instructor
Six things to consider when
planning your presentation
 Why are you giving the presentation?
 What materials do you want to use with
the presentation?
 Who will be in the audience and how
many people will attend?
 When will the presentation occur?
 How long is my presentation?
 Where is the presentation going to be?
Opening Powerpoint
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Go to the Start menu
Go to Programs
Go to Microsoft Office
Click on Powerpoint 2007
You will open a new blank presentation
 Shortcut: Click on the icon on the bottom toolbar
Setting up the title slide
 The first slide introduces your slide
show
 Click on the first box and type the
title of your presentation
 Click on the second box
 Type the date, your name and our
class number (ESL 047)
Inserting a new slide
 Move your mouse to the upper left hand
corner of your screen and click on “New
Slide” (Make sure you are in the HOME
tab.)
 A new slide will appear in your presentation
 You can also insert a slide in the middle of
your presentation. If you click on slide 3,
then click on “new slide” your new slide will
become slide 4.
Setting up the first photo slide
 Choose a Layout for your presentation.
“Title and Content” is the best one for
photos.
 Click in the top box and type a title for your
first picture.
 Click the icon for “Insert Picture” (It looks
like a mountain.)
 Look in: “Removable Disk” or on the
DESKTOP where you have saved your
photographs.
 Double click on the photo you want.
 The photo will appear on your first slide.
Phuket, Thailand after Tsunami
Deleting a border
 Click on the border
 Right click the mouse
 Choose “cut”
Deleting a Slide
 Click on the slide at the left side of
your screen (normal view)
 Press the “delete” key
Resizing a photograph
 Click in the middle of the photo
 Small circles will appear on the
corners of the photo
 Move your cursor to one of the
corners
 When you get an arrow going 2
directions, click and drag the photo to
the size you want.
Positioning a photo
 Move your cursor to the center of the
photo
 You will get a four-way arrow
 Click in the center of the photo and
drag the photo to the position you
want.
Saving your presentation
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Go to the file menu
Go to “Save As”
Click on “My Documents”
Type a name for your presentation
Click OK
SAVE as you work!
 You will do a lot of work on this
presentation.
 Please save OFTEN.
 Save to My Documents with a title that
fits!
 After you “Save As” and give it a name, you
can just click the “save” icon to keep your
changes and additions.
 Just go to the upper left hand corner of the
screen and click the blue floppy disk icon for
“Save”.
Applying a background
 “Go to Format” on the tool bar
 Click on “Slide Design”
 Choose a design from the right side
of your computer screen
 Scroll down to see more designs
 Shortcut: Click on the icon on the top right side of the
screen
Applying a background to
ONE slide
 Click the “Design” Tab
 Place your cursor arrow over the
design you want to get a preview.
 Left click on the design you like.
 To change only one slide at a time,
RIGHT click on the design. Then LEFT
click on “Apply to Selected Slides”.
Slide Transition
 Click the “Animations” Tab on the
toolbar
 Click on a type of transition
 Click the down arrow to see more
transitions
 Click “Preview” to see how it looks
Custom Animation
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Click Slide Show on the toolbar
Click “Custom Animation”
Click on the text you want to animate
Click “Add Effect”
Choose “entrance”, “emphasis” or “exit”
Choose an effect
Click “Play” to view your effect
Click “Remove” to change your effect
You will be graded on your
presentation:
 Does the presenter speak clearly to the
audience?
 Does the presentation make sense? Is
the slide show easy to understand?
 Does the presenter follow the guidelines
for the assignment?
 Does the presenter know how to set up,
start and run the slide show?
 Is your slide show interesting? Does it
have a nice Design and use Transition
and Animation?