PowerPoint
Workshop
Presented by Dianne Fulton
March 13, 2008
ROE 51 Staff Development Center
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Basic Rules for PowerPoint presentations
http://cms.westport.k12.ct.us/cmslmc/resources/p
owerpointtips.ppt
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Step One: Find PowerPoint on your
computer.
Go to: Start
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Then Programs
Then Microsoft Office
Then Microsoft Office PowerPoint
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Step Two: Decide on a plan
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Think about your audience
Think about the information that you want to
present
Create a plan or list on paper
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Pick a Design for the background of your
presentation
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Click on “Design”
Choose one that fits your presentation
If you cannot find one that you like go to the
bottom of the templates and click on “Design
Templates on Microsoft Office Online”
This will take you to a website where there are
many designs to choose from
You can download these for free
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Design Layouts
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http://office.microsoft.com/enus/templates/CT101172621033.aspx?Origin=EC010172871033&CTT=6&av=ZPP
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in the title
 Put in other information- don’t
forget to take credit for your
efforts. Put your name and
date…
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Pick a “Text Layout” These will be
on the right hand “Slide Layout”
section.
You can also find this under
“Format” at the top of the page.
Pick the “Text Layout” that fits
your needs.
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There are text layouts for print
information
There are layouts for charts and
graphs
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Add “New Slides”
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Go to “Insert” and click on “New Slide”, or go to
“New Slide” on the top bar.
I always start with about five slides, and add
about five at a time.
Put in the Title at the top of every slide by
copying and pasting.
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Add Clipart
Go to the top bar
Click “Insert”
Go to “Picture”- choose “Clip Art”
Your “Clip Art” should appear on the right.
Type in the category and find a clipart.
Drag the clipart to the slide- you can adjust
this once it is on the slide.
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Add an Animated picture.
Copy animated pictures off of the web, or get
it from clip art sites.
Paste it into your PowerPoint.
It will not move unless you are showing the
full screen.
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Add a Picture from files
 Click on “Insert”
 Click on “Picture” then from File
 Find the File on your computer
 Click on the picture
 You will need to resize it by
moving in the corners
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It is a good idea to “Save” your work often.
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Click on the “Save” icon or go to File and
Save As. Choose a name to save your
presentation
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Adding a “live” link
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You can put in a website Url. You can go to this
link during your presentation.
http://www.sci.edu
PowerPoint 2003 and later will have this link be
automatic, if using an earlier version on
PowerPoint, you might have to click the “link”
button in the toolbar to make a live link.
Live links will only work in the Presentation
Mode- not in setup.
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Ordering Your bullets
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Click on “Slide Show” on the top bar
Click on “Custom Animation”
Right hand screen will show up
Click on “Add Effect”
Click on “Entrance”
Click on one of the effects.
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Practice effects of Custom Animation
Each bullet can be different
This just takes practice and trying out
different patterns.
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To show the PowerPoint Presentation
Click on the first slide
Then click on the full screen (on the bottom
left)
You can also go to the top bar, click on Slide
Show and click the full screen – “View Show”
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Much, Much, More….
Make an object grow…
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Make an object move across the page.
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Use Microsoft Help
See PowerPoint Quick Reference Sheets
See PowerPoint Links for more on-line help
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PowerPoint Links
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http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm Very
complete list on how to do a task.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/PPTTutorial.mspx download the
Microsoft tutorial to view how to use PowerPoint.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR061832731033.aspx?stt=1
another good Microsoft training for PowerPoint
http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/powerpoint_tip.html PowerPoint tips
Free background templates for PowerPoint
http://office.microsoft.com/enus/templates/CT101172621033.aspx?Origin=EC010172871033&CTT=6
&av=ZPP from Microsoft
http://www.soniacoleman.com/templates.htm
Background tips:
http://cms.westport.k12.ct.us/cmslmc/resources/powerpointtips.ppt
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Sites for audio and graphic files:
http://flickr.com/creativecommons lots of
pictures for free!
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/about.shtml
more pictures!
http://freeplaymusic.com/
http://pics4learning.com/