Transcript Getting Started with..

Getting Started with
MS PowerPoint
Instructor: Vicki Weidler
Assistant: Joaquin Obieta
Overview
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Explore the PowerPoint interface
Create a presentation
Work with different viewing options
Add and modify slides
Add content including text, shapes, & graphics
Change color schemes and backgrounds
Add slide effects
Use the slide master
Save and print presentations, handouts, & speaker
notes
• Review design and presentation tips
File Formats
Presentation
.ppt
PowerPoint presentation
Windows Metafile
.wmf
Slide as a graphic
GIF,JPEG,PNG
.gif; .jpg; .png
Slide as a graphic for use
on Web pages
Outline/RTF
.rtf
Presentation outline as an
outline document
Design Template
.pot
Presentation as a template
PowerPoint Show
.pps
Always open as a slide
show
Web Page
.htm; .html
Web page as a folder with
an .htm file and all
supporting files
Web Archive
.mht; .mhtml
Web page as a single file
including all supporting
files
Design & Presentation Tips
• Use light objects on dark backgrounds or…
• Preferably, dark objects on light backgrounds
• If the room remains dark for your whole
presentation, you may lose your audience so
insert a light-background slide occasionally or
pause to turn the lights on
• Use a “black slide” when needed to refocus
attention on you and your message
• Avoid decorative text
Design & Presentation Tips
• Use sans-serif fonts (i.e. Helvetica, Arial) for
more technical presentations or to lend
authority to your titles
• Use serif fonts for a more personal,
humanistic character
• Avoid mixing too many typefaces; if you do,
choose tow that visually contrast (i.e. Arial
Black and Footlight MT Light)
• Bigger type is easier to read (36 pt minimum
for text and 24 pt minimum for graphics)
• Leave “white space”
Design & Presentation Tips
• Mixed upper and lower case is always easier
to read then all capital letters
• Combine normal, bold, italic, bold italic within
a single typeface
• Plain text conveys simple information; bold or
italic convey emphasis
• Avoid underlining which clutters up a page and
could look like a hyperlink
• If you use slide transitions, use the same one
throughout the presentation unless you are
using for emphasis
Design & Presentation Tips
• Don’t overdo custom animations; it will
distract your audience from the message you
are delivering
• PowerPoint can help organize and focus your
presentation, but it can also limit your talk if
you “overdesign” it
Summary
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Explore the PowerPoint interface
Create a presentation
Work with different viewing options
Add and modify slides
Add content including text, shapes, and graphics
Change color schemes and backgrounds
Add slide effects
Use the slide master
Save and print presentations, handouts, and speaker
notes
• Review design and presentation tips
Conclusion
• Resources
• Questions & Answers
• Evaluations
• Thank You!!!