powerpoint2007

=Introduction to PowerPoint 2007=

toc Microsoft PowerPoint is perhaps the easiest program of all the Office Suite to use. It’s very simple to create colorful, animated slides in a short period of time. Unfortunately, it is also very easy to abuse the “bells and whistles,” detracting from the most important feature of any presentation: the message.

This course will introduce you to PowerPoint 2007. Upon completing the course, you’ll be able to create a colorful PowerPoint featuring animation, transitions and sounds.

Finding Your Way Around PowerPoint 2007
The Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 interface features four main sections: the ribbon, slide thumbnails, a large preview area, and a notes area.



When you first start PowerPoint 2007, the first slide is created. This slide is based on the title slide template. Single clicking on the text placeholders allows you to add text to the slide.



The default ribbon features nine tabs. They are:
 * **Home:** Features the most commonly used tools, including those for adding slides, changing layouts, and formatting text.
 * **Insert:** This ribbon is used to insert various media into the presentation. You can add movies, images, sounds and organization charts, among numerous others.
 * **Design:** The design ribbon is used to quickly change the appearance of a presentation. Customizable areas include background colors and images, font families, and color schemes.
 * **Animations:** Nearly everything on a PowerPoint slide can be animated. That doesn’t mean everything should be animated.
 * **Slideshow:** This ribbon lets you set how the slide show behaves when it is run. You can record narrations, practice timings, and set the presentation to replay when finished.
 * **Review:** If you want to work with others to create the ultimate PowerPoint presentation, the tools on this ribbon will allow you to collaborate with others.
 * **View:** Used to change how the presentation looks on your screen while it is being edited. The options here have no effect on the slide show.
 * **Add-Ins:** The add-ins area shows you additional tools that can be used for research and education.
 * **Acrobat:** This ribbon is available only on computers with Acrobat installed. Acrobat can convert your PowerPoint presentation into a PDF file.

Adding a New Slide

 * 1) Click on the Home ribbon.
 * 2) Click the New Slide button.
 * 3) From the resulting menu, choose Title and Content.
 * 4) The new slide, complete with placeholder text, is added after your title slide.

Changing a Slide’s Content

 * 1) Click on the title; replace it with your own.
 * 2) Add your first bullet item.
 * 3) Hit the Enter key to add an additional bullet item.



Working With Text

 * 1) From the Home ribbon, locate the text formatting tools. These work just like those in Word.
 * 2) The tools are active only when text is selected.
 * 3) You can press the Tab key to indent (demote) a bulleted item. Pressing Shift + Tab will promote an item’s importance.



Adding Additional Slides
Additional slides are added by clicking the New Slide button found on the Home ribbon.

Changing a Slide’s Layout
It is possible to change a slide’s layout after it is created. To do so:
 * 1) Select the correct slide by scrolling to it or by clicking its thumbnail on the left edge of the screen.
 * 2) Select Home > Layout and change the layout.
 * 3) The slide will rearrange. Content is usually not lost during the change.

Inserting an Image
Most images can be inserted on a PowerPoint slide. One exception is a Photoshop image.
 * 1) Switch to the Insert ribbon.
 * 2) Click the Clip Art button.
 * 3) The Clip Art panel appears on the right edge of the screen.
 * 4) Enter a search term and click the Go button.
 * 5) View the results. Click the image you would like to use.
 * 6) The image appears on the current slide.
 * 7) Move the image by dragging it around the slide. Resize it by dragging the corner handles.





Other Objects
You can also insert the following object types into a PowerPoint slide:


 * **Table:** Used to present text in a row / column format.
 * **Photo Album:** Takes a series of digital photos and creates an album.
 * **Shapes:** Insert a variety of 2-D and 3-D shapes.
 * **SmartArt:** Microsoft has provided a plethora of built-in graphic organizers.
 * **Chart:** Allows you to add a chart to a slide.
 * **Hyperlink:** A link to a web page or file.
 * **Action:** Creates a trigger that causes an action.
 * **Text Box:** Use this button to add a new, blank text box to the slide.
 * **Header & Footer:** If you want to include text at the bottom or top of each slide, use this button.
 * **Word Art:** Take boring text and make it cool with Word Art.
 * **Date & Time:** Inserts an automatically updating date and/or time field.
 * **Slide Number:** Allows you to place the current slide number on the slide.
 * **Symbol:** Active only when in a text box, this button allows you to choose from a number of mathematical or shape symbols.
 * **Object:** If it’s not on the list above, this button may allow you to add it.
 * **Movie:** Take a digital movie and place it on the slide.
 * **Sound:** Adds a sound effect or music to a slide.

Changing a Slide Show’s Design
In PowerPoint 2007, design refers to the overall appearance of the slide show. Changing a slide show’s design changes things like background color, fonts and font colors, bullet styles, shadows and other design elements.

To change the slide design:
 * 1) Switch to the Design ribbon.
 * 2) The middle of the ribbon features the design themes. Click the downward pointing arrow on the lower right corner of the theme area.
 * 3) Choose a design theme using the thumbnails.
 * 4) To change to a different theme, repeat the above steps.





To change a theme’s color scheme:
 * 1) Choose a theme as above.
 * 2) From the Design ribbon, choose the Colors button.
 * 3) Select a color scheme. Note that the slide previews the change.



Animation Domination
Nearly all objects on a PowerPoint slide can be animated. The animation tools are found on the Animations ribbon.

Animating Text

 * 1) Click anywhere inside the text you would like to animate.
 * 2) From the Animations ribbon, select Animate: Fly In.

Note: Other animations are available by choosing Custom Animation…

Animating an Image

 * 1) Select the image by clicking on it. A selected image has handles around it.
 * 2) From the Animations ribbon, select Animate: Custom Animation…
 * 3) The Custom Animation panel appears on the right.
 * 4) Click the Add Effect button.
 * 5) Choose Entrance > More Effects…
 * 6) Select an effect from one of the categories.
 * 7) Click OK to save the effect.

Note: The numbers you see next to the animated objects indicate each object’s order in the animation scheme. You may rearrange the order by dragging the items in the Custom Animation pane.



Adding Transitions
Transitions are special animations that appear between slides. Adding transitions is easy:


 * 1) From the Animations ribbon, click the downward pointing arrow at the lower right corner of the transition samples.
 * 2) Choose a transition.
 * 3) The transition will be previewed.

Adding Sounds to an Animation
You can attach a sound to any animated element.


 * 1) From the Animations ribbon, click the Custom Animation button.
 * 2) The Custom Animation pane appears.
 * 3) From the list of animated items, choose the object to which you would like to attach the sound.
 * 4) Click the downward pointing arrow to pop up the menu for that object.
 * 5) Choose Effect Options…
 * 6) From the Effect tab, choose a sound from the sound pop-up.
 * 7) Click OK.
 * 8) The sound will now play with the animation.





The Show Must Go On!
The Slide Show ribbon is rather simple. It allows you to start the show from the beginning or from the current slide. You can also use this area to rehearse timings; timings allow the show to run on its own, great for unattended displays!



Get a New View on Life, er, PowerPoint
The View ribbon is also very easy to grasp. Here you can switch to the slide sorter (to rearrange slides), view your notes, or add elements to a master slide. You can also use this ribbon to turn on guide lines and rulers.



=Additional Resources= [|Microsoft's Online PowerPoint 2007 Tutorials] [|Florida Gulf Coast University PowerPoint 2007 Lessons] [|PowerPoint 2007 Keyboard Shortcuts]