Power Point How To

Basic Power Point How To

Getting Started:

Selecting a Background Template:

1.  Move your cursor to the right hand over the icon labeled Design. Now click on Design.

2.  To the right a new menu should appear. Be sure to click on Design Templates. Various design templates should appear. Choose one of them by clicking on the template of your choice.

3.  If you choose one that is not to your liking, just click on another template to change the design scheme for your presentation.

4.  Title your presentation on this first slide. You can do this by clicking in the dashed boxes and typing your title.

Choosing a New Slide:

1.  To choose a new slide move your cursor to the right hand over the icon labeled New Slide.

2.  Click on the New Slide icon and various formats for the new slide should appear in a menu to the right hand side of the screen.

3.  Choose the next slides format by clicking on one of the various icons that will allow organization of information in the preferred order.

Adding Pictures and Clip Art:

1.  When choosing a new slide, be sure to choose a slide template that shows a picture as well as an area to organize text.

2.  Once the new slide has been chosen, move your cursor over the gray box on the slide and click on the icon that has a mountain and sun.

3.  Click on the Insert Picture icon. A new menu will appear that will allow a search on the computer for a picture.

4.  Find the picture that needs to be adding to the presentation and double click on that picture.

5.  The picture will be inserted into the area on the slide that had the gray box with icons.

How to Transition for Slide to Slide:

1.  Move the cursor to the right hand side over the icon that reads Design.

2.  A new menu will appear. Click on Animation Schemes.

3.  A list of various transitions will appear. Choose one of the transitions schemes. Preview by clicking on the Play icon at the bottom of the animations schemes menu.

4.  If this is the transition that is liked, click on the Apply to All Slides icon to be sure that this transition will appear on all slides in the presentation.

How to Add Sound from a File:

1.  Once you are on the slide that you want to enter sound, you are ready to enter the sound.

2.  Now click Insert. Scroll down the chooses until you see

Movies and Sounds

3.  Highlight movies and sounds and you will see several chooses appear to its right.

1.  Movie from Clip Organizer

2.  Movie from File

3.  Etc…

4.  Click on Sound from File.

5.  Now you must find where your sound file is located on your disk or where you saved it on your computer.

6.  Once you find your sound file double click on the file. This will insert the sound into your power point slide.

7.  Then you will be given the choice to make the sound play automatically or to allow you to play it upon command. This is your preference.

How to Add Songs or Sounds from a CD:

1.  Once you are on the slide that you want to enter sound, you are ready to enter the sound.

2.  Now click Insert. Scroll down the choices until you see

Movies and Sounds

3.  Highlight movies and sounds and you will see several choices appear to its right.

1.  Movie from Clip Organizer

2.  Movie from File

3.  Etc…

4.  Click on Play CD Audio Track.

5.  Now you must know which CD track you would like to hear.

6.  Once you find your track choose the track and where you would like it to begin and end. This will insert the sound into your power point slide to play the track at the point you would like it to begin and end it at the point you would like it to end. Click OK to insert the music.

7.  Then you will be given the choice to make the sound play automatically or to allow you to play it upon command. This is your preference.