PowerPoint: PowerPoint: Working with SlidesWorking with Slides

Lecture 7-2Lecture 7-2CMPSC 100 Spring 2004CMPSC 100 Spring 2004

Penn State UniversityPenn State UniversityDoug HoganDoug Hogan

OutlineOutline

Working with placeholders on Working with placeholders on slides: Text slides – changing the slides: Text slides – changing the title and text areastitle and text areas

Different slide templatesDifferent slide templates Working with placeholders: the Working with placeholders: the

drawing toolbardrawing toolbar

PlaceholdersPlaceholders

In the standard ‘title and text’ slides, In the standard ‘title and text’ slides, there are a few things:there are a few things: the blank slide backgroundthe blank slide background a a placeholderplaceholder for the title for the title a a placeholderplaceholder for the text for the text

The placeholders have borders The placeholders have borders around whatever’s insidearound whatever’s inside

Altering PlaceholdersAltering Placeholders

To To movemove, , position the mouse anywhere in the border to position the mouse anywhere in the border to

get a 4-headed arrowget a 4-headed arrow with this arrow, click and drag to reposition the with this arrow, click and drag to reposition the

placeholderplaceholder To To resizeresize,,

click on any of the 9 circles in the border to get click on any of the 9 circles in the border to get a 2-header arrowa 2-header arrow

with this arrow, click and drag to resize the with this arrow, click and drag to resize the placeholderplaceholder

Altering Placeholders: DEMOAltering Placeholders: DEMO To To movemove, ,

position the mouse anywhere in the position the mouse anywhere in the border to get a 4-headed arrowborder to get a 4-headed arrow

with this arrow, click and drag to with this arrow, click and drag to reposition the placeholderreposition the placeholder

To To resizeresize,, click on any of the 9 circles in the click on any of the 9 circles in the

border to get a 2-header arrowborder to get a 2-header arrow with this arrow, click and drag to resize with this arrow, click and drag to resize

the placeholderthe placeholder

Other Slide TypesOther Slide Types

Slide LayoutSlide Layout on the right on the right DemoDemo

Discussion about slide Discussion about slide designdesign

Be conscious of how you set up Be conscious of how you set up slides. Think about readability. slides. Think about readability. Comments?Comments? Keeping default layout generally Keeping default layout generally

recommendedrecommended Limit the amount of text on a slide Limit the amount of text on a slide Bullets good, big paragraphs badBullets good, big paragraphs bad

Drawing ToolbarDrawing Toolbar

At the bottom of the screen in Normal At the bottom of the screen in Normal viewview

If it’s not there, If it’s not there, View > Toolbars > DrawingView > Toolbars > Drawing

Draw button: for choosing settings and advanced options

Selection arrow:For toggling selection mode

Buttons for creating drawing objects

Buttons for specifying properties of selected objects (or the defaults for the next objects you draw)

Drawing objectsDrawing objects

AutoShapesAutoShapes LinesLines ArrowsArrows RectanglesRectangles OvalsOvals

Text BoxesText Boxes WordArtWordArt Org ChartsOrg Charts Clip ArtClip Art PicturesPictures

Drawing objects: DEMODrawing objects: DEMO

AutoShapesAutoShapes LinesLines ArrowsArrows RectanglesRectangles OvalsOvals

Text BoxesText Boxes WordArtWordArt Org ChartsOrg Charts Clip ArtClip Art PicturesPictures

Properties of Drawing Properties of Drawing ObjectsObjects

Fill ColorFill Color Line ColorLine Color Text ColorText Color

Line ThicknessLine Thickness Line StyleLine Style Arrow StyleArrow Style

Shadow StyleShadow Style 3D Style3D Style

Text Box ExampleText Box Example

Example(text is 24 point Tahoma, set in formatting toolbar)

Fill colorFill color Line colorLine color Text colorText color Line size: 6 pt.Line size: 6 pt. Line style: dashedLine style: dashed

Demo: Create text box like Demo: Create text box like exampleexample

Hello

Demo: create arrowsDemo: create arrows

Demo: multiple drawing Demo: multiple drawing objectsobjects

Selecting drawing objectsSelecting drawing objects

Click the arrow to the right of the Click the arrow to the right of the DrawDraw button button

2 ways:2 ways: Click and drag to draw selection boxClick and drag to draw selection box Use Use CtrlCtrl or or ShiftShift while clicking to while clicking to

choose individual objectschoose individual objects

Demo: select multiple objects Demo: select multiple objects on earlier slide, formaton earlier slide, format

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DrawDraw Button: Grouping Button: Grouping

Select multiple objects, then choose Select multiple objects, then choose GroupGroup to have them be treated as to have them be treated as one one

Select a grouped object, then click Select a grouped object, then click UngroupUngroup to revert to multiple to revert to multiple objectsobjectsrectangle

rectangle

DrawDraw button: Layering button: Layering

The The OrderOrder submenu lets you submenu lets you set which objects set which objects are on top of or are on top of or behind each otherbehind each other

By right-clicking By right-clicking objects, you can objects, you can also access the also access the OrderOrder submenu submenu

Draw Draw button:button: The GridThe Grid There’s an invisible grid on There’s an invisible grid on

PowerPoint slides.PowerPoint slides. As you try resizing and moving As you try resizing and moving

objects, you’re constrained by this objects, you’re constrained by this grid.grid.

Draw >Draw > Grid and Guides…Grid and Guides… allows allows you to turn off snapping objects to you to turn off snapping objects to the grid or make it visible. the grid or make it visible.

Draw Draw button: Rotationsbutton: Rotations

Rotate or FlipRotate or Flip submenu submenu Free RotateFree Rotate

Click this button Click this button corners become green corners become green Click and drag to rotate around a cornerClick and drag to rotate around a corner

Rotate Left, Rotate RightRotate Left, Rotate Right demodemo

Flip Horizontal, Flip VerticalFlip Horizontal, Flip Vertical demodemo

Other NotesOther Notes

Resizing and moving: same as text Resizing and moving: same as text placeholdersplaceholders

Hold down Hold down ShiftShift while resizing to while resizing to constrain proportionsconstrain proportions

Hold down Hold down CtrlCtrl while moving to copy while moving to copy DemoDemo

Screen ShotsScreen Shots

Full Screen: Full Screen: PrintScreenPrintScreen

Active Window: Active Window: Alt+PrintScreenAlt+PrintScreen

Paste in any Paste in any applicationapplication

Demo – editing Demo – editing

Questions?Questions?