PowerPoint:mac 2004 A Way to Present Information Visually

Ann Delesha and Lisa Simonet

Opening PowerPoint

• Locate PowerPoint Icon on the Desktop

• Double-click mouse to open

• Or select PowerPoint Icon on the dock.

You will then see the “Project Gallery”

Click “Open” to proceed.

PowerPoint:mac 2004

• You will automatically go a blank page also referred to as the title slide.

• It will look like this:

The “Slide Viewer”

• Click- “Click to add title” and you will see a cursor. Type: My Project

• Click- “Click to add subtitle” again you will see a cursor. Type: Your Name

It should look like this…

• You are ready to move on. • Let’s learn about the “Outline View”.

The “Outline View”

• As you type you will begin to see on the left-hand side what you are typing.

• You will also see what you have typed.

• It will look similar to this

The “Notes Panes”

• To enhance your presentation, you can type notes to assist you while presenting.

• Click- “Click to add notes” and you will get a cursor. Begin typing.

Reviewing The Parts of PowerPoint

This is the “Outline View”

See Page 7

This is the “Notes Pane”- See Page 8

This is the “Slide Viewer”

See Page 5

The Formatting Palette

• You will need to use the formatting palette- in the event if it is not on.

• Click the icon with the A on it, it is below the Window and Help selections on the toolbar.

• The box will be highlighted grey when on.

How to Add a Design

• On the Formatting Palette,select Change Slides.

• Click on a design that will work for your presentation.

• This will also format the font and layout for each slide.

Adding a New Slide

• Using the Formatting Palette, you will be able to insert a new slide, click on what slide fits yours needs.

• Follow instructions on slide.

Adding Clip Art

• Select either of these two slides, they allow you to insert clip art.

• Double click to add clip art.

Adding Clip Art

• The Clip Art Gallery will open.

• Choose a picture.

• Click “Insert”

After You Add Several Slides

• After adding several slides try this:– Insert a chart or a flow chart, by selecting

either of these two slide layouts:

• Or proceed by creating pizzazz by adding “Slide Transitions” See the next page!

Adding Transitions

• Transitions are an effect to move you from slide to slide.

• Click on Slide Show on the Menu Bar and then select Slide Transitions.

Slide Transitions

• First, Click “No Transition”

• A drop down menu will appear.

• Choose a transition.

Click to

Let’s View Your Work!

How to Move About Your Presentation

• To move from slide to slide. Click the mouse once to advance to the next slide.

• To stop your show press the “esc” button.

• Congratulations, you have successfully made a PowerPoint.