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Microsoft Powerpoint Basics
This document provides an overview of the basics of using Microsoft PowerPoint. It describes the main tabs in PowerPoint including File, Home, Insert, Design, Transitions and Animations, Slideshow, Review and View. It explains how to create and save presentations, add slides, insert elements like images and tables, choose slide designs and themes, add transitions and animations, view and manage slideshows, and use spellcheck and other review tools. The document recommends always saving presentations frequently and using themes, transitions, and animations sparingly to avoid distraction. It provides contact information for the Pickerington Public Library reference staff if more help is needed with PowerPoint.
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Microsoft Powerpoint Basics
- 1. Microsoft Powerpoint Basics From theReference Staff at the Pickerington Public Library
- 2. The Basics • Powerpointlayout (The Ribbon) • The File tab • Creating a new presentation • The Home tab • Inserting Elements • Slide Design • Transitions and Animations • Slideshow • Review and View
- 4. The File Tab Allowsyou to open a saved presentation, start a new one, save, save as, print and more • Use the File tab to do all of your housekeeping work • Always save presentations frequently o Microsoft's recover feature doesn't always work properly
- 6. Creating a newpresentation Use the File tab to create a new presentation • When Powerpoint starts up, a blank presentation will be shown o You can use this blank presentation or access other options under the File tab Create new presentation Use a template
- 8. The Home tab Hometab is your main screen • Allows you to o add new slides o change slide layouts o change fonts, font colors, add bold/underlined/italics o insert bullets If you have trouble finding a button or option (like how to bold text), always go back to the Home tab first to see if the option is there
- 10. Inserting Elements Elements caninclude: • Images/clip art • Tables and charts • Video and audio clips • WordArt • Links Elements add to a presentation and keep your slides from being dull
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- 12. Slide Design The SlideDesign tab gives you plenty of options to give your presentation a theme • Themes gives presentations color and styling • Themes also preset each slide's design and layout, along with font options and colors o These can be changed if you don't like the theme's choices • This tab also lets you adjust margins and slide orientation
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- 14. Transitions and Animations •Transitions: how slides appear on the screen • Animations: how text, graphics, etc. appear on each slide • Transitions and animations can give your presentation a polished look, but they can also be a distraction
- 15. The Transitions andAnimations Tabs
- 16. Managing Your Slideshow TheSlideshow tab gives you lots of options on the delivery of your show. • View full slideshow before presenting it o Allows you to catch mistakes/mistimings o Gives you the chance to view the show as an audience member
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- 18. Review and View TheReview and View tabs allow you to do more editing • Spellcheck • Translate • Zoom • Turn on/off Ruler, Guidelines, Gridlines
- 19. Review and ViewTabs
- 20. Need more help?Contact us! • 614.837.4104 ext. 233 • Email us at [email protected] Find more of our online classes on our website! • http://www.pickeringtonlibrary.org/content/computer- resources