Transcript Normal – most common, used to enter and edit content Slide Sorter

PowerPoint: The Basics
Janiess Sallee
Instructional Technology Services
Seattle Pacific University
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Objectives
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Four ways to view a presentation
Text tips
Slide Master
Color
Animation
Web links
Images
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What are the options for
viewing a presentation?
• Normal – most common, used to enter
and edit content
• Slide Sorter – used to change order,
apply changes to multiple slides at
the same time
• Slide Show – used to present slideshow
full screen
• Notes Page – seldom used, view slide as
how it would look as a page with notes
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Normal view: Most commonly used
• Enter content
• Edit content
• Insert slides
from other
presentations
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Slide Sorter
• Change order
• Apply transitions
or effects to
multiple slides
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Slide Show
• Show presentation full screen
• Only view where hyperlinks and
animations will work
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Notes Page: Least used
• See presentation
with notes only
• Used to review
notes if they will be
handed out
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How do you change between views?
View Menu
• Select appropriate
view from View
menu
OR
• Use shortcuts
under Outline/Slide
tabs.
Shortcuts
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Entering text using the Outline tab
on the Normal View
1. Choose the Normal view
2. Select the Outline tab
3. Click after first slide and begin
typing content for first slide
Note: Content appears both in the Outline and
on Slide Pane. Entering content on the outline
view will assure that all text appears on a
printed outline.
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Promoting and Demoting
• To add a new slide, press Enter
• To add a bullet point (demote),
press the Tab key
• To change from a bullet point to a
new slide, hold down the shift key
and press Tab (promote)
Note: You may be able to add all text for your
presentation without using the mouse.
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Understanding effective use of text
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Text tips: General guidelines
• Titles should be 36 – 40 point
Title (40 points)
• Body text should be at least 24 point
Body text (24 points)
• Use sans serif font such as Arial
She sells seashells
She sells seashells
serif font
sans serif font
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More text tips
• Use slide master to change formats.
• Text slides should be brief:
– No more than eight words per line.
– No more than eight lines per slide.
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Using the Slide Master
The purpose of the Slide Master is
to allow global changes to fonts,
backgrounds, etc.
1. Click on the View menu
2. Go to View > Slide Master
3. Make changes and close
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Which of the following is the
most readable? Why?
Dark background with light text
Light background with light text
Dark background with dark text
Light background with dark text
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What do you think of the following?
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People
Get
Annoyed
When
You
Make everything fly in with lots of effects!
Save animations and transitions to make
important points
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Adding an Animation Scheme
Apply a preset animation when you want
the same effect for all slides
1. Click the Slide tab and select slides
that you want to animate
2. On Slide Show menu click on
Animation Schemes
3. Click on scheme you wish to apply
4. Click “No Animation” to remove one
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Adding a custom animation
or transition
 Very similar to animation scheme
 Animations happen on slides
 Transitions happen between slides
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Adding Web links
As part of a point
1. Highlight text
2. Click on Insert Hyperlink button
3. Enter address
Address itself www.spu.edu/depts/its
1. Type in web link address
2. Press enter – address should appear
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Inserting images
• Inserting clip art
• Inserting images from files
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Summary
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Four ways to view a presentation
Text tips
Slide Master
Color
Animation
Web links
Images
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