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Click on the Insert tab at the top of the screen. In the Illustrations category, choose the type of illustration you wish to insert. Any images retrieved from the internet can be inserted using the Picture” function. You will need to locate where you saved the pictures. With the Clip artfunction, you can locate clip art from Microsoft Office online. With the Smart artfunction, you can insert a variety of graphics to illustrate lists, processes, relationships…etc. You can also use Microsoft Excel to create a chart, and then copy/paste it into PowerPoint. To insert shaped text boxes and word clouds Click on the Insert tab at the top of the screen. In the Illustrations category, choose the “Shapes” function. You can add text to any shape. o Select a shape and add it to your Power Point presentation. o Right click on the shape and select “Edit Text”. o You can change the font, size, and color of the text (and text box). To insert word art or standard text boxes Click on the Insert tab at the top of the screen. In the Text category, select the type of text you wish to insert (Word Art or Text Boxes). Actions and Hyperlinks o You can add these types of links to TEXT or IMAGES. o Action: use this to link to files or other Power Point slides. o Hyperlink: use this to link to web URLs. Highlight the TEXT you wish to link or SELECT an illustration. o Click on the Insert tab at the top of the screen. o In the Link category, select “Hyperlink” or “Action” to add a hyperlink or action to the selected text/illustration. Generating Interactive Posters using Power Point 2007 The instructions below detail how to use the features of Power Point to create an interactive poster.

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Page 1: Generating Interactive Posters using Power Point 2007 · Generating Interactive Posters using Power Point 2007 The instructions below detail how to use the features of Power Point

Click on the Insert tab at the top of the screen.

In the Illustrations category, choose the type of illustration you wish to

insert.

Any images retrieved from the internet can be inserted using the

“Picture” function. You will need to locate where you saved the pictures.

With the “Clip art” function, you can locate clip art from Microsoft Office

online.

With the “Smart art” function, you can insert a variety of graphics to

illustrate lists, processes, relationships…etc.

You can also use

Microsoft Excel to

create a chart, and

then copy/paste it

into PowerPoint.

To insert shaped text boxes and word clouds Click on the Insert tab at the top of the screen.

In the Illustrations category, choose the “Shapes” function.

You can add text to any shape.

o Select a shape and add it to your Power Point presentation.

o Right click on the shape and select “Edit Text”.

o You can change the font, size, and color of the text (and text box).

To insert word art or standard text boxes Click on the Insert tab at the top of the screen. In the Text category, select the type of text you wish to insert

(Word Art or Text Boxes).

Actions and Hyperlinks

o You can add these types of links to TEXT or IMAGES.

o Action: use this to link to files or other Power Point slides.

o Hyperlink: use this to link to web URLs.

Highlight the TEXT you wish to link or SELECT an illustration.

o Click on the Insert tab at the top of the screen.

o In the Link category, select “Hyperlink” or “Action” to add a

hyperlink or action to the selected text/illustration.

Generating Interactive Posters using Power Point 2007 The instructions below detail how to use the features

of Power Point to create an interactive poster.

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Other Suggestions/Ideas:

1. Click on the Design tab to change the slide orientation, theme, color scheme, or font.

a. You can locate additional themes by clicking on the office button at the top, left-hand corner of the

screen.

i. Select NEW TEMPLATES.

ii. On the ‘Microsoft Online Menu’, choose “Design Slides” or “Content Slides” to see a variety of themes

by category. You can also type in a keyword in the search bar to find specific themes.

2. Click on the Animations tab to control the order in which text/images appear on the slide, to add transitions between

slides, and to add sound when slides transition.

a. You can change the preferences so the slides transition after x-seconds instead of when you click the mouse.

3. To create animated text, visit http://textanim.com/, or Google “animated text” and select a website.

4. To convert/download videos from You Tube or other internet sources, use http://zamzar.com.

a. When converting videos, choose the “wmv” format.

b. When converting sound files, choose “mp3” as the format.

i. Any video from You Tube can be converted into a sound file by selecting “mp3” when converting with

Zamzar.

Click on the Insert tab at the top of the screen.

In the Media Clips category, select the type of media you wish to insert.

Choose ‘Movie’ to insert a VIDEO OR ANIMATED CLIP ART.

o Select “movie from file” locate and insert the file.

Choose ‘Sound’ to insert music or podcasts. o Select “sound from file” locate and insert the file.

Once the video is

converted and

emailed to you,

you have 24

hours to

download it.