Introduction to PowerPointComputer Applications

Informative Sales Persuasive

Types of Presentations

Slide format Clipart Animation Transitions Video Multimedia presentations

Features of a PowerPoint

Normal View◦ Default◦ Enter and edit text

Slide Sorter View◦ Slides as thumbnails◦ Shows the flow of the

presentation◦ Move, copy, and delete

slides Slide Show View

◦ On-screen presentation◦ Escape key to end show

View Options

Page Down or Up key Scroll up or down using scroll arrows, bars,

or boxes Next Slide/Previous Slide button Click slide thumbnail on the slides tab

Navigating through Slides

Click left mouse button to advance Page Up or Page Down keys Click the forward or back navigation buttons

at the bottom of slide Enter key or backspace key

Running a Slide Show

Slides ◦ Default◦ Prints ALL slides on individual pages

Notes pages Handouts

◦ 1,2,3,4,6,or 9 slides per page Outlines Grayscale, Color, or Pure Black and White

Printing Options

Visually enhances presentations No more than 3 on each slide Not for backgrounds Supports slide content

Clip Art

Control the way slides move on and off the screen

Can add to all slides or specific ones Speed can be changed Sounds can be added Can preview

Slide Transitions

Visual or sound effects Related to text and objects Classified by how subtle or exciting Can be applied to selected slides or all

slides

Animations

7x7 Rule◦ No more than 7 lines per page◦ No more than 7 words per line◦ Bulleted format (No paragraphs)

Effective Presentations

Presentations should generally consist of:◦ Title Slide◦ Objectives: what you want your audience to

learn◦ Body: content of your message◦ Summary: shortened version of message

Organize

Use short phrases rather than sentences

Highlight the main ideas

Do not include entire script in presentation

Fonts

Should be 18-48◦ Usually 18-24+ for

text & 32+ for headers

No more than 3 fonts per presentation

FONT SIZECan you read this well? (11pt)

How about this? (16pt)

And now? (24pt)

And now? (36pt)

Use Bullets

Good Choices◦ Dark on light◦ Light on dark

Poor Choices◦ Light on light◦ Dark on dark◦ Avoid red text

Colors

Blue on Light Yellow

White on Blue

Yellow on White

Red on Green