HOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

                               HOW TO USE POWERPOINT             

 

 

          To get started – OPEN POWERPOINT

 

          To change Background

1.    Choose Format at the top of the screen

2.    Choose “Apply Design”

3.    Click on format of choice

4.    Choose “Apply”                  

 

          To Type Text

1.    Choose Insert

Choose Text Box- Using left Mouse Button – click and drag to form textbox      

2.    Type text

 

          To change Font, Size and color of Text

1.    Highlight text

2.    Choose Format

3.    Choose Font

4.    Select font of choice

NOTE: you may change size and font style at this screen

5.    Click Down Arrow located by “color” to select more colors….

6.    Choose color

7.    Choose OK

8.    Click outside of text box to see changes

 

          If you want to use WORD ART

1.    Choose Insert at the top of the screen

2.    Choose Picture

3.    Choose Word Art

4.    Select Word Art Style of choice

5.    Choose OK              

To change color of WORD ART

1.    Click on text (Boxes will appear around it)

2.    Click on Paint Can (down arrow for more colors)

3.    Choose color

4.    Text color will change

 

 

          To Center More than one line of text

1.    Highlight Text

2.    Choose Center alignment icon

3.    Click outside of boxes

 

To Move Text

1.   
 Click on text in boxes               will appear

2.    drag to new location

 

          To start a NEW  SLIDE

1.    Choose Insert

2.    Choose NEW SLIDE

3.    Click on Layout of Choice

 

            To add CLIP ART

1.    Choose Insert

2.    Choose Picture

3.    Choose Clip Art

4.    Type in Search Text [i.e. flag, dog etc.)

5.    Results should be (choose type of media)

6.    Click on Search

 

To Add a Picture from File

1.    Choose Insert

2.    Choose Picture

3.    Choose From File

4.    Drop down arrow next to Look in:

5.    Choose drive of choice

6.    Choose Picture

7.    Choose Insert

 

         

To edit Clip Art or Picture

1.    Click on pictures so boxes appear

2.    While in boxes, drag it to the desired location

3.    Size it by grabbing any box and moving it slowly

4.    Note: the corner boxes will change the picture proportionately

 

          To Delete Picture        

1)    Click on Picture and use Delete Key

 

          Move Picture or Text Front to Back or Back to Front

1. Click on Picture or Text to be moved

2. Right Click mouse

3. Choose ORDER and select an order of choice

         

To animate a slide

1.    Click on object

2.    Choose Slide Show

3.    Choose Custom Animation

4.    Click triangle next to add effect

5.    Choose from list

 

To customize animation

1.     Click on the down triangle to customize event

2.     You may re-order events here

3.     Click the play button to preview effects on this screen

 

To choose slide transition

1. Choose down triangle by Custom Animation

2. Choose slide transition Note: don’t apply sound, don’t choose fast as speed or you won’t be able to see it.

3. If you want each slide timed differently set time then click on another slide.  Don’t choose apply to all slides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To set timings so that the slide show runs on its own

1.    Choose Slide Show

2.    Choose Rehearse Timing

3.    When you are using this remember that you must hit the enter key

4.    This process will allow you run the slide show just as you rehearsed it and it will run automatically

 

To Insert Music

1.       Choose Insert Movies and Sounds

2.       Choose Insert Sounds from File

3.       Choose your song to insert

Note: if you want the effects you already have on the slide to play during the song :

4.       Double click on that effect in the effect list box

5.       Choose timing

6.       Choose with previous

7.       Make sure that the song is first.

 

To view slide show:

1.    Click on Slide Show

2.    Click on View Show