Creating
a PowerPoint Presentation
From
the basics to the fancier options
Introduction
If you follow these
instructions and use the proper methods, you will be able to successfully
create a fun and educational PowerPoint. Don’t be afraid to “play around” with
PowerPoint; you can’t break it. Feel free to ask questions of other students
and your teacher.
Materials
Instructions
The Basics:
1.
On a PC, click on Start in the bottom
left corner. From there, click on Programs
-> Microsoft Office -> Microsoft Office Powerpoint.
Open a new presentation.
2.
Click New Slide (upper right corner)
to add new slides at any time. When you click New Slide you are given the choice to select a different slide
outline; click to choose the one you want. If you are going to use the same
font & layout in each slide, you can click Duplicate too. It copies the slide exactly as it is.
3.
Click in the text boxes to type. You can change fonts & colors too.
4.
Click the Design button (upper right)
and select the slide design you prefer.
5.
By clicking Animation Schemes, you
are able to put transitions between slides. You can pick a different transition
for each slide or have the same one for all slides. Note: Once you click
on an animation it stays on that slide until you choose another or No Animation. You must click Apply to All Slides or click on each
slide and choose a transition individually.
6.
Go to the Slide Show drop down menu from
the menu bar and select Custom Animation.
Select add effect; entrance; and one of the animations listed. By doing this
will allow your items on a bulleted list to ‘fly in’ on a mouse click. Note:
In order to do this your bullets must all be in one single text box.
7.
Select File from the menu bar and
then Save to
save your presentation.
Additional Items:
8. *Timing: If you want the slideshow to go from slide to
slide without having to click (works well for Sybil’s English 110 PPT MusicVideo Project), you need to click on Slide Transition & unclick On Mouse Click and, instead, fill out Automatically After with the amount of
seconds that slide will show. If you are setting the PPT to a song, you may
want to listen to the song and see where you would want to change slides. (One
slide can show for 3 seconds and the next could show for 5 seconds, for ex.)
9. *Inserting an Image: Make sure you are on the slide
you’d like to place an image. Click on Insert
-> Picture -> From File (if you have it saved on your
USB or on the computer’s desktop). You can use Clipart too. To put an image in
as a Background, click on SlideShow -> Background
-> Fill Effects (under the arrow)
-> Picture -> Select Picture. Note: PPT works
well with .jpeg and .gif image files.
10. *Inserting Sound: Make sure you have copied the
song/sound from a CD or iTunes, etc onto the
computer’s desktop, or, even better, onto your USB. Then go to the slide where
you’d like the sound to start, click on Insert
-> Movies & Sounds -> Sound from File. Note: PPT only
accepts .mp3 or .wav sound files. Try using www.media-convert.com to convert
your other files.
Conclusion
With all of these
instructions remember you can always explore the other choices and options. There are no specific directions in using
PowerPoint. Make your presentation fun and unique!
*Pertains to Sybil’s
English 110 classes & students.
A very helpful website (is
linked from my teaching blog too): http://its.ndsu.edu/training_resources/sponge_site/create_a_slide_show_or_music_video_in_powerpoint/