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Module 2: Create a PowerPoint Presentation

Slide 7

Objective:

Insert, Format, and Modify Text (font, size, color)

Lesson 1: Insert Text

Step 1 – Place Cursor on Placeholder

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Step 2 – Click and type Text and then click anywhere outside the Placeholder.

Repeat the process to add more lines of text. Bullet points are added automatically based on

the theme selected.

Step 3: To Change the bullet points, Access the Home tab of the Ribbon and click the Bullet List

in the Paragraph group. Click the More arrow and select list.

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Lesson 2: Format Text

Step 1 – Click and highlight the text you want to change from the Home tab.

Step 2 – In the Font Group, Click the More arrow next to the Font Size. Select the size you want

to use for your text. If you want to change the font size in the steps you can also use the

Increase / Decrease Font Size Options.

Lesson 3: Modify Text Color

Step 1 – Select and highlight the text you want to change from the Home tab.

Step 2 – Go to the Font group under the Home ribbon.

Step 3 – From the Font Color dropdown, select the color you want to use for your text.

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Module 3: Insert Pictures, Charts, and Tables

Slide 8

Objective:

Insert Charts, Graphics, and Pictures

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Lesson 1: Insert Pictures

The Pictures, Charts, and Tables icons are in the content placeholder in the slide or by

selecting the Insert tab. In this lesson, we will use the Picture icon highlight in this slide

Step 1 – Select the Pictures saved in a folder in the computer or Online Pictures icon in the

content placeholder in the slide.

Step 2 – To insert pictures from Office.com, Type a keyword for which you want to search for

associated pictures into the “Search Office.com” text box.

Step 3 – Scroll through the listing of matching pictures until you find one you want to insert. Then

Click on the picture that you want to insert, and Click the “Insert” button at the bottom of the

window to insert the selected picture into your presentation slide.

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Lesson 2: Insert Charts

The Pictures, Charts, and Tables icons are in the content placeholder in the slide or by

selecting the Insert tab. In this lesson, we will use the Insert tab.

Step 1 – Click Insert Tab at the top left of the page.

Step 2 – Click Chart in the Illustrations group on the left side of the Ribbon.

Step 3 – Select the chart type you want to insert in your presentation and Click OK at the

bottom of the popup window.

Step 4 – Modify the data you want to use in the chart and Click “X”.

Lesson 3: Insert Tables

Step 1 – Select the slide where the table will be inserted. Click Insert tab at the top left of the

page.

Step 2 – Click Table in the Tables group on the left side of the Ribbon.

Step 3 – Select the More arrow and select the dimensions for the table. Once the required

number of rows and columns are highlighted, Click to place an empty table containing the specified

number of rows and columns on the active slide.

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Step 4 – Table Tools tab at the top of the window, with Design and Layout tables underneath it.

To make changes to the appearance of the table, modify the data you want to use in the chart

and Click on Content Placeholder.

Step 5 – Enter Data in Table.

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Module 4: Share a Presentation

Slide 8

Objective:

Save PowerPoint Presentation

Run a Slide Show Presentation

Lesson 1: Save PowerPoint Presentation

Step 1 – Click the File tab at the top left-hand corner of the screen.

Step 2 – Click Save or Save as. Either works for saving a new presentation.

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Step 3 – Click browse and choose a file location on the computer or an external drive.

Step 4 – Name the presentation and Click Save.

Lesson 2: Run a Slide Show Presentation

Step 1 – Click the Slide Show tab at the top of the screen.

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Step 2 – Select where you want the PowerPoint Presentation to begin. Press Esc Key to end the

Presentation.