Presented by Jill Polglaze This Month’s Topic: As you come in, please turn on your laptop, log in and open PowerPoint – we will be hands on learning . Beginning PowerPoint

Topics for today Where things are – Formatting Palette and ribbon Adding a Slide Adding a Picture Slide Layout Adding a Transition Viewing your PowerPoint

Where things are – Formatting Palette and ribbon

Adding a Slide

Adding a Picture

Slide Layout

Adding a Transition

Viewing your PowerPoint

Formatting Palette Use to edit things Changes depending on what you have selected Use View Menu on top if palette does not come up

Use to edit things

Changes depending on what you have selected

Use View Menu on top if palette does not come up

Ribbon Located above slide Clicking on topic opens options Use arrow on right to scroll through options Click to select what you want, or click on topic again to close it

Located above slide

Clicking on topic opens options

Use arrow on right to scroll through options

Click to select what you want, or click on topic again to close it

Adding a picture Insert -> Picture Navigate to where your picture is (flash drive, documents folder) Select it to add to slide To add Clip Art – Insert ->Clip Art Select picture

Insert -> Picture

Navigate to where your picture is (flash drive, documents folder)

Select it to add to slide

To add Clip Art – Insert ->Clip Art

Select picture

Slide Layout Preset layout for slide Can change it Click on Slide Layouts on ribbon to see options

Preset layout for slide

Can change it

Click on Slide Layouts on ribbon to see options

Adding a Transition Click on Transitions on ribbon Look through options. To preview, click on Transition in ribbon. Once selected, click on Options on left to determine speed of transition, if want sound. etc.

Click on Transitions on ribbon

Look through options.

To preview, click on Transition in ribbon.

Once selected, click on Options on left to determine speed of transition, if want sound. etc.

Viewing your PowerPoint Top menu bar Slide Show -> View Slide Show Will show full screen Mouse click should advance to next slide, or arrow buttons Escape button will exit slide show

Top menu bar

Slide Show -> View Slide Show

Will show full screen

Mouse click should advance to next slide, or arrow buttons

Escape button will exit slide show