Presented by:Jessica Riedmueller

CREATING PRESENTATIONS

LISSA TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP SERIES

In this session we will cover:Using the built-in slide design/layout tools

Adding pictures and other objects

(charts/graphs, tables, media) to slides

Adding effects to text and objects

Transitions and animations

OVERVIEW

The fi rst thing to remember about creating eff ective presentation slides is that PowerPoint has a number of built-in tools to help you

On the DESIGN tab, you can choose from a library of pre-formatted design options. Customize these using the Colors, Fonts, and Effects

buttons Hover over an option to see how it would affect the slide

contents Click on an option to make the change

On the HOME tab, select the Layout button to make a change to the current slide or the New Slide button to choose a layout for the next slide to be created

SLIDE DESIGN/LAYOUT

If you look at this slide in normal view, you will see there is an empty box to the right Press “ESC” to view

This is a pre-formatted content box that allows you to easily add text or objects to your slide

Hover over each of the icons to see what they do, or click on the bullet point to add text

MAKE POWERPOINT DO THE WORK

To the left is a screenshot showing the diff erent sl ide layout options

From here you can choose the most appropriate option for your content

LAYOUT OPTIONS

WAIT, HOW DID I ADD THAT PICTURE?

PICTURES AND OTHER OBJECTS

Using PowerPoint’s pre-formatted content boxes makes adding pictures, graphs, charts, media, and other elements pretty easy

It is best to have pictures saved somewhere before adding them to the PowerPoint. Copy and paste is possible, but may make formatting diffi cult

Once you have a picture, use the picture tools menu to add enhancements like a frame or drop shadow to the picture

The image to the left has a white border and a drop shadow that was added simply by using the Picture Tools menu

In normal view, click on the picture to see what other changes can be made

PICTURE EXAMPLE

Reduced saturation:select Color Saturation from

the Color menu

Pencil Sketch Eff ect:Use the Artistic Eff ects menu

PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS

WHAT ABOUT OTHER OBJECTS?

Charts can be created direct ly in PowerPoint

When you select the chart icon, an Excel fi le wi l l open in another window

To make changes to the chart , select the chart and cl ick the Chart Tools menu for edit ing opt ions

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One of the most effective text effects is the Drop Shadow To create this, click on the S button in the font

menu

You can also highlight important words with color

Making the fi rst letter of a word larger will also

create impact

CALLING ATTENTION TO TEXT

TRANSITIONS AND ANIMATIONS

Transitions are the animations that occur between slide changes The different options are found on the Transitions tab

From this tab, you can change the transition type, the duration of the transition, and the action controlling the slide change (on mouse click or after a specified amount of time)

A rule of thumb is to stick with one or two transition types for a short presentation, and no more than four for a long one

TRANSITIONS

Animations refer to any actions applied to the slide content The different options are found on the Animations tab

From this tab you can choose how you want the slide contents to appear on the slide For instance, this text can Float in And this text can Bounce in

ANIMATIONS

It even works on pictures

As with the transitions, keep the number of diff erent animations to a minimum, otherwise they lose their impact

RECAP AND WRAP-UP

PowerPoint has a lot of cool features to add style to your presentations, BUT the best advice is to keep it simple

Avoid overusing text on slides and space out the bullet points

Pictures can add interest to your slides and make text more powerful. Some useful sites are: Flickr – www.flickr.com Stock.XCHNG (free stock photos) – www.sxc.hu Creative Commons – www.creativecommons.org TinEye Multicolor Search Engine – labs.tineye.com/multicolr

E-mail me with questions: riedjess@my.dom.edu

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