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You can also import information from spreadsheets, databases, and word-processing files. The PowerPoint window contains many elements that are similar to other Microsoft Office programs. Title bar indicates the software, the name of the presentation that is open, minimize, maximize, and close buttons.
Outline tab is used to organize and develop the content of your presentation. Titles and sub-titles: After first opening PowerPoint to start a new presentation using the Blank Presentation Template, the user can select a title and sub-title for the presentation, using one of a variety of fonts and colors. Text: Users can enter the content as bullets on the slide along with a title for the slide.
They can also select the font style, size, and content to support their message. Pictures: Users can search for and insert their own photographs. Remember to re-size the photo to fit the slide. After locating the desired supporting media, incorporate it into the slide.
Transitions: Transitions move the presentation gracefully from one slide to the next or build the side dynamically. There are many standard transitions available, or users can program their own special effects to animate the movement of the sides. PowerPoint Slide : PowerPoint allows users to create slides and add animation, transitions, and video and audio clips. Formatting choices, including layout, font selection, transitions and use of space and color, are important components of a presentation.
PowerPoint incorporates elements of written, oral, and visual communication. By focusing on decisions regarding blank space or color, contrast, and font, you can design a presentation that is not only aesthetically appealing, but also enhances and underscores key content and objectives. The following tips will help you and your audience get the most from your presentation. Templates: You may either select an existing template or design your own. The blank template allows you to modify colors, themes, and the style of different elements to best suit your needs.
Normal view — Blank Presentation template: The blank presentation template provides placeholders for title and sub-title on the first slide, and additional placeholders for the title on each blank slide. This allows you to distinguish your main points from sub-points. Follow basic design rules:.
Colors: Choose colors so that text is clearly legible. In addition, consider how the colors will look in the space where the slideshow will be presented. For example:. Picking Colors : In a presentation, there can be different colors and fonts, but all of the text must be easy to read for the audience. Organization : On a slide, information can be organized using bullet points or lists. Creating a Contrast : A speaker can create contrast in a presentation changing the font, color, or size.
Graphics: Insert needed visuals such as WordArt, shapes, or images. Make sure to re-size the images to best fit the slide. Here is how to re-size images:. Video and Audio: You can search and select video in different media formats. You can also record your own audio to add to a slide. When choosing video or audio to add to your presentation, make sure that it is of a high quality. This enhances the authority of the presenter as well as improves audience receptivity.
Effects and transitions: PowerPoint comes with a preset collection of transitions. You can choose different types of transitions to move between slides.
Newer versions of PowerPoint even have some 3D transitions. In addition, there are many free transition templates available from Microsoft and open sources. Effects between slides: Effects should have a point and support the overall concept of the presentation. Avoid slow moving or fancy effects such as crawl in, swivel, and spiral.
To avoid this from happening, keep effects and transitions consistent. When you do this, there are different choices available for how slides and notes are positioned. Your presentation will then be exported to a Word document for formatting.
Share: You can also share your PowerPoint presentation by email, through web access. PowerPoint presentation software is your assistant and should help you by supporting your presentation, not taking over the show. PowerPoint presentation software is your assistant and should help you, not take over the show. Nothing can substitute for a carefully prepared message, whether that message is a standard linear message or a relational interactive message.
The delivery of the message is guided by the best practices that you have been using throughout your speeches; however, there are some special considerations when working with PowerPoint. You may control the movement from one slide to the next as you speak, or you may preprogram the amount of time that each slide appears on the screen and speak only for that amount of time.
On the File tab of the Ribbon, select New , and then choose a theme. PowerPoint shows you a preview of the theme, with four color variations to choose from on the right side. Click Create , or pick a color variation and then click Create. Read more: Use or create themes in PowerPoint. On the Home tab, click the bottom half of New Slide , and pick a slide layout. Read more: Add, rearrange, and delete slides. In the File name box, type a name for your presentation, and then choose Save.
Tip: Save your work as you go. Read more: Save your presentation file. To change the color of your text, choose Text Fill , and then choose a color. To change the outline color of your text, choose Text Outline , and then choose a color. To apply a shadow, reflection, glow, bevel, 3-D rotation, a transform, choose Text Effects , and then choose the effect you want.
Change the fonts. Change the color of text on a slide. Add bullets or numbers to text. Format text as superscript or subscript. To insert a picture that is saved on your local drive or an internal server, choose Pictures , browse for the picture, and then choose Insert. To insert a picture from the web, choose Online Pictures , and use the search box to find a picture. On the Insert tab, select Shapes , and then select a shape from the menu that appears.
Select the Format or Shape Format tab on the ribbon.
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