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Page 1 of 1 Using PowerPoint for Graphics Nikki Massaro Kauffman, [email protected] Lesson #1: Find more images via Microsoft Online & Flickr. Exercise #1a: Use Expand your ClipArt gallery with Microsoft Online. 1. On the Ribbon, click the Insert tab. 2. Find the Illustrations group and click the Clip Art button. The Clip Art panel appears. 3. In the Search for field, try one of the following and click Go: a. Student b. Read c. Library 4. Now try clicking on the Clip art on Microsoft Online link. You will be taken to a Website. 5. On the Microsoft Office Clip Art Online Website, enter the same search term into the Clip Art field and click Search. 6. Place checkmarks next to files you wish to download to your Clip Art gallery. 7. When you are finished making selections, find the Selection Basket section on the left and click the Download # Items link. You will be taken to a download page. 8. Follow the download instructions on the page. The Clip Art will be added to your Clip Art gallery. (Macs may have additional tweaking.) Exercise #1b: How was the selection from Microsoft Online different from your initial search of your local ClipArt gallery? Do you plan on using Microsoft Online in the future? Lesson #2: Create objects the way that artists do, by breaking them down into simple shapes. Exercise #2a: Use Shapes tool to create footprints. 1. On the Ribbon, click the Insert tab. 2. Find the Illustrations group and click the Shapes button. A dropdown menu of shapes will appear. 3. Under Basic Shapes, select the Oval. TIP: Go to the Discovery Day session on Using Flickr Quicker or go to https://wikispaces.psu.edu/display/training/Using+Creative+Commons+Image s+from+Flickr to learn about another site you can use for images.
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Lesson#1:FindmoreimagesviaMicrosoftOnline&Flickr.
Exercise#1a:UseExpandyourClipArtgallerywithMicrosoftOnline.1. OntheRibbon,clicktheInserttab.2. FindtheIllustrationsgroupandclicktheClipArtbutton.TheClipArt
panelappears.3. IntheSearchforfield,tryoneofthefollowingandclick
Go:a. Studentb. Readc. Library
4. NowtryclickingontheClipartonMicrosoftOnlinelink.YouwillbetakentoaWebsite.
5. OntheMicrosoftOfficeClipArtOnlineWebsite,enterthesamesearchtermintotheClipArtfieldandclickSearch.
6. PlacecheckmarksnexttofilesyouwishtodownloadtoyourClipArtgallery.7. Whenyouarefinishedmakingselections,findtheSelectionBasketsection
ontheleftandclicktheDownload#Itemslink.Youwillbetakentoadownloadpage.
8. Followthedownloadinstructionsonthepage.TheClipArtwillbeaddedtoyourClipArtgallery.(Macsmayhaveadditionaltweaking.)
Exercise#1b:HowwastheselectionfromMicrosoftOnlinedifferentfromyourinitialsearchofyourlocalClipArtgallery?DoyouplanonusingMicrosoftOnlineinthefuture?
Lesson#2:Createobjectsthewaythatartistsdo,bybreakingthemdownintosimpleshapes.
Exercise#2a:UseShapestooltocreatefootprints.
1. OntheRibbon,clicktheInserttab.2. FindtheIllustrationsgroupandclicktheShapesbutton.Adropdownmenu
ofshapeswillappear.3. UnderBasicShapes,selecttheOval.
TIP:GototheDiscoveryDaysessiononUsingFlickrQuickerorgotohttps://wikispaces.psu.edu/display/training/Using+Creative+Commons+Images+from+Flickrtolearnaboutanothersiteyoucanuseforimages.
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4. UsetheOvaltodrawafoot.WhenyoufinishyouwillseeaseriesofwhitedotsandsquaressurroundingtheOvalaswellasasinglegreendotaboveit.
5. Shape,resize,and/orpositionyourOvalasnecessary:a. UsethewhitedotsonthecornersofyourOvaltoresizeit.b. Usethewhitesquarestoadjustitsproportions.c. Usethegreendottorotateit.
6. ClicktheShapesbuttonagain.7. UnderBasicShapes,selecttheChord.Whenyoufinishyouwillseethesame
whitedotsandsquaresandthesamegreendot.However,youwillalsoseetwoyellowdiamonds.
8. Shape,resize,and/orpositionyourChordasyoudidwithyourOval.
9. UsetheyellowdiamondstoaltertheanglesofyourChord.
10. MovetheOvalandChordtogether,makingthenecessaryadjustmentsuntiltheylooklikeasinglefootprint.
11. SelectboththeOvalandChord,right‐click.Acontextsensitivemenuwillappear.
12. ChooseGrouptogrouptheitemstogetherasasingleobject.13. ClickCTRL+CtocopythisitemandthenCTRL+Vtopaste.Asecond
footprintwillappear.14. Selectboth,right‐clickandselectGroupfromthecontext‐sensitivemenuto
createasinglegraphic.
Exercise#2b:Whatshapeswereusedtoconstructthegraphicontheright?Exercise#2c:UsetheShapesbuttontomakeagraphicofyourown.
Lesson#3:Combineseveralimagesorshapes;makeacollage!
Exercise#3a:Makeanimageforapresentationcalled“EmailSafety:AvoidingEmotionalInjuryintheWorkplace”.
1. SearchMicrosoftOnlineforthephotospicturedontherightandplacecheckmarksnexttothem.
2. AddtheseimagestoyourClipArtgallery.3. Insertthehardhatfirst.4. SelectthePictureandthePictureToolsFormattabwill
appearontheRibbon.5. ClickontheFormattab.
TIP:Thisgraphiccanbecopied,rotated,resized,and/orcombinedwithothergraphicstocreatetheartyouseehere.
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6. UnderPictureStyles,chooseRotated,White.Theimagewillberotatedwithathickwhiteborder.(Iftheborderseemstoothick,undo,maketheimagelarger,andtryagain.)
7. [email protected]. SelectthePictureandchooseFormatPictureStylesSoftEdgeOval
[email protected]. Dragthesymbolontopofthehardhat(resizingandrotatingifnecessary)
andGroupthetwotogether.Youwillhaveanewemailsafetygraphic.
Exercise#3b:LookatyourLibrariesDiscoveryDayscheduleandselectapresentationtitle.Whataresomeexamplesofimagescouldyoucombinetorepresentthatsession?
Lesson#4:Whenyouhaveanabstractidea,addWordArttothemix!
Exercise#4a:CombineimagesandWordArttocreateagraphicforapresentationonleadership.
1. SearchlocalClipArtgalleryand/orMicrosoftOnlineforseveralimagesthatrepresentleadershiptoyouandinsertthem.(Withoutthecontextofthepresentationorthisassignment,wouldsomeoneknowyouweretryingtorepresentleadership?)
2. OntheRibbon,clicktheInserttab.3. FindtheTextgroupandclickWordArt.AdropdownmenuofWordArtstyles
willappear.4. SelectastyleforyourWordArt.YourWordArtwillbeplacedontheslide.5. ClicktheWordArt,andchangethetextto“Leadership”.Noticethatthe
DrawingToolsandFormattabnowappearontheRibbon.Formatisalreadyselectedforyou.
6. UsetheWordArtStylesgroupasnecessary:a. ClicktheQuickStylesdropdownmenutopickadifferentstyle.b. ClicktheTextFillbutton(lookslikeaplainletterA)tochangethefill
colorofyourWordart.
TIP:ForquickandeasyformattingofpicturesandClipArt,youcanusetheFormattab’sPictureStyles.YoucanusePictureShape(totheright)tochangetheshape,and/orPictureBordertoaddaborderaswell.ThePictureEffectsbuttonhasquickspecialeffectsthatwillbediscussedinthenextsection.
Ifyouwouldlikedetailedformattingoptions,clicktheFormatShapebutton(lowerright‐handcornerofPictureStylesgroup)toopentheFormatShapedialog.
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c. ClicktheTextOutlinebutton(lookslikeanAdrawnbyapencil)tochangetheoutlineofthewordart.
7. ClicktheTextEffectsbutton(lookslikeaglowingA)toaddspecialeffectslikeShadow,Reflection,Glow,Bevel,3DRotation,andTransform.
8. Rotate,resize,andarrangetheWordArtandimagesasyouwish,makingthenecessaryadjustments:
a. Tomoveanobjectinfrontofoneormoreobjects,chooseFormatArrangeBringtoFront,andchooseBringForwardorBringtoFront.
b. Tomoveanobjectbehindoneormoreobjects,chooseFormatArrangeSendtoBack,andchooseSendBackwardorSendtoBack.
c. Tolineupseveralobjectsevenly,selecttheobjects,chooseFormatAlign(lookslikeseveralrectanglesandaleftarrow),andthenselectoneofthesixtypesofalignment(AlignLeft,AlignCenter,AlignRight,AlignTop,AlignMiddle,AlignBottom).
d. Tospaceseveralobjectsevenlyapart,selecttheobjects,chooseFormatAlign(lookslikeseveralrectanglesandaleftarrow),andthenselecteitherDistributeHorizontallyorDistributeVertically.
9. Selectalloftheobjects,right‐click,andselectGroupfromthecontext‐sensitivemenutocreateasinglegraphic.
Exercise#4b:Takeaname(i.e.yours,afriend’s,arelative’s,afavoriteteam’s,etc.),andillustrateitaswedidinExercise#4a.
Lesson#5:YoucansavePowerPointslidesaspictures.
Exercise#5a:Saveeveryslideasanimage.1. ClicktheOfficeButton(multicoloredWindowssymbolintheupperleft
corner)andchooseSaveAsOtherFormats…2. IntheSaveAsdialogbox,dothefollowing:
a. Selectadestinationforyourimages.
TIP:WhenselectingapieceofWordArt,theFormattab’sShapeEffectsbuttonincludessomeofthesamespecialeffectsastheTextEffects(Shadow,Reflection,Glow,Bevel,and3DRotation)button,butworksontheWordArttextboxinsteadoftheactualtext.
WhenselectingClipArtoranimage,thisbuttoniscalledPictureEffects.
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b. UnderFileName,giveyourcollectionofimagesaname.c. UnderSaveastype,clickthedropdownmenuandselectoneofthe
followingimagetypes:GIF,JPEG,PNG,TIFF,orBMP.3. ClickSave.Whenyounavigatetothedestinationyouselected,youwillfinda
folderwiththefilenameyouselected.Itwillcontainanimageofeachslide.Exercise#5b:Saveasingleimage.
1. Makesureyouhavegroupedand/orselectedallobjectsthatcomprisetheimage.
2. Selecttheimageandrightclick.Acontext‐sensitivemenuwillappear.3. ChooseSaveasPicture…4. IntheSaveAsdialogbox,dothefollowing:
a. Selectadestinationforyourimages.b. UnderFileName,giveyourimagea
name.c. UnderSaveastype,clickthedropdown
menuandselectanimagetype.5. ClickSave.Whenyounavigatetothedestination
youselected,youwillfindasingleimage.Ifthisdidnotwork,youmayhavetogobackandmakesureyouhavegrouped/selectedeveryobjectintheimageandsaveagain.
TIP:BysavingaPowerPointimageorslideasapicture,youcanuseitanywhere:
• Designanofficiallogo.• Exportgraphicsforhandouts.• CreateimagesforWebsites.
