Some Basics of PowerPoint

Adding a Background to your slide:

Click on the “Design” ribbon

Choose one of the

backgrounds shown

or… …create your own design by clicking on

Background Styles and/or Colors, don’t

be afraid to explore

If you want different

backgrounds for each slide,

then “right click” on the background

you want and choose,

“Apply to Selected Slides”

Some Basics of PowerPoint

For Best Clip Art Selection: First Open Internet Explorer and Keep Minimized

Adding Clip Art:

Some Tips…

Click on the “Insert” ribbon and choose “Clip Art”

Type in the item

you are looking for

Click on the item to

insert onto the slide

When searching for clip art make sure

“Everywhere” is checked under “All collections”

For a

refined

search,

check

the

media

file

types

you

are

looking

for

To resize your clip art, without

distorting the image, hold

down the Shift key and at the

same time left click hold from

a corner of the image and drag

to the desired size

Some Basics of PowerPoint

Adding Text:

Format Text:

Click on “Insert” ribbon and choose “Text

Box”

Click on the area of the

slide that you want to add

text; a text box will appear

Click on “Home” ribbon for text formatting options

Font Size Font

Color

Alignment Different

Shapes

Text Box

Fill Options,

Outlining

Options and

Effects

Options When formatting

your text,

remember to have

the text box

selected and the

text highlighted

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Adding Borders (Outlines) and Fill to Text Boxes, Photos and Shapes:

Once you insert either Clip

Art or a Photo, the Format

Ribbon will automatically be

selected, with the Picture

Tools menu showing

Click on the drop down menu near “Picture Border”, here you can choose the color

outline you want along with the style of outline and weight. Make sure your picture

is selected so the program knows where you want the outline style applied to.

Explore the other effects found in the Picture Tools

To Fill your clip art

image or text box,

click on the “Home”

ribbon and select

“Shape Fill”, here you

can choose a color

and/or effect. Make

sure your clip art,

picture or text box is

selected; as you hover

over different options

you will see the image

change

Note:

You can also add

or change the

border/outline

here, located under

the shape fill option

Some Basics of PowerPoint

Adding WordArt:

Choose the “Insert” ribbon

and Click on “WordArt”;

you will then have to

select the style of

WordArt. Click on one and

a text box will be placed

onto your slide, waiting

for text to be entered.

Type in your text.

Make sure your text is selected

and highlighted, explore all the

effects offered to customize your

WordArt. You can transform the

type, add a shadow, reflection,

glow, or bevel. You can also

change the text color and

outline. You will get a preview of

the different effects when you

hover over the options, (see how

it will change your text)

Some Basics of PowerPoint

Adding Transitions between your slides:

A Note on Transitions: A general rule is to not include more

than two different transition styles throughout your slide

show. A different transition between each slide becomes

distracting to your overall presentation.

Choose the

“Animations

” ribbon

Select the slide

you want to add

the transition to

Choose the

Transition

Style

Choose the

Transition

Speed

If you would like this

transition to happen

between all your

slides click on

“Apply To All”

Decide if you

want your

slide to

advance by

you clicking

the mouse or

automatically

If you want

your slide to

advance

automatically,

then type in

the amount

of time it will

change after

here

Some Basics of PowerPoint

Adding Custom Animation:

Choose the “Animations” ribbon, and click on

“Custom Animation”; a menu window will open along the right side of the screen

Make sure the item you want to add animation

to is selected

Click on “Add Effect” and Choose the type of Effect you want

to apply. (To see all the options click on “More Effects”

Make sure the “Preview

Effect” box is checked in

the lower left hand corner,

now if you click on an

effect you will see what it

will look like when applied

to your image or text.

Once you have made your

choice, click “OK”

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Adding Custom Animation: (Continued)

Now Modify your chosen Custom Animation:

Choose how

you want the

animation to

start

If you have a

Property or

Direction,

Choose the

style

Choose the

Speed of the

animation

You can also

make these

choices by

opening the

drop down

menu next to

the animation

Open the Drop

Down Menu

and Choose

“Timing”

This Box will

Open

To Adjust the Timing between

Custom Animations:

If you want to

create a delay

before the

custom

animation

begins, select

the time here,

you can also

adjust the

Start and

Speed

When done

click “OK”