How to Use Microsoft
PowerPoint 2007
What is PowerPoint?
Presentation software that
allows you to create slides,
handouts, notes, and outlines.
Slide shows can include text,
graphics, video, animation,
sound and much more.
What is New in PowerPoint 2007?
New fluent user interface designed to make tasks
easier to create
The ribbon which is a device that presents
commands organized into a set of tabs. Example
below is the Home ribbon.
The Microsoft Office Button where you can do the
following with a document: share it, protect it, print
it, publish it, and send it is at one place.
Replaces the File Tab.
More New Features
Save as PDF - you can now share
your presentation email for editing or
fast printouts at a decreased file size.
Smart Art - make easy and useful
diagrams, categorized charts, flow charts
with many more selections than the old
version of PowerPoint.
On the fly previewing - Preview changes,
animations, and features in real time.
Tab Functions
Home- formatting, editing,
and layout
Insert- shapes, more slides,
tables, text, media clip
Design- themes, background
colors, arrange objects
Animations- movement to
slides or objects
Tab Functions Continued
Slide Show- resolution, preview,
custom
Review- spell check, translate
text
View- to show different views of
your slide
Add-Ins- show slides and record
timings
Adding and Deleting Slides
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Turn Off Advance Slide-On Mouse Click
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Different Ways to View PowerPoint
Allows you to print out
your PowerPoint
presentation in
various ways . This is
great for handouts
that you and your
audience can use to
follow along .
To access the different
slide views, click on the
view ribbon at the top of
the screen. On the left
end of the view ribbon
you will see the different
choices to view your
slide.
Backgrounds, Style, Fonts, Colors
Go to the Design tab at the top of the screen to scroll
through different backgrounds and styles.
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1. Click on themes
and go to the color
tab to change the
color of the theme.
2.You can also
change the font
and add some fun
effects.
3. Allows you to
change Background
Styles and Hide
Background
Graphics.
Inserting Clip Art
Using WordArt
Go to the Insert label on your ribbon and double click on
the WordArt tab. Click on the design you would like and it
should automatically take you to the Drawing Tools
Format tab.
In the Edit WordArt text
dialog box, type you text
and select the desired
font and size.
Using WordArt Continued.
Inserting Sound Files
Two Types: Embedded vs. Linked sound files
Embedded sound file is directly inserted into
PowerPoint
Linked sound file is when a connection is created
between the destination file and a source file.
Destination being Word or PowerPoint document.
When your presentation contains linked files,
you must copy both the linked files and the
presentation if you plan to give the
presentation on another computer or send it
to someone in an e-mail message.
Inserting Sound Files
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Inserting Animations
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Inserting SmartArt
Editing Hyperlinks
1. Select the Design Tab
2. Select the Colors Tab
Editing Hyperlinks Continued
3. Select Create New Theme Colors
4. Edit the Followed Hyperlink
Resources and Websites
PowerPoint 2007s official online home
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/default.aspx
About.coms Review of PowerPoint 2007
http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpoint101/fr/ppt
2007.htm
MSDNs blog on Office 2007
http://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint/archive/2006/07/21/6742
14.aspx