Watch this with a 10-15 minute audiotrack at http://vimeo.com/novusprogram/powerpoint2 This lesson builds upon the concepts that were learned in the previous PowerPoint lesson. The topics covered include using PowerPoint tools to enhance the design of presentations. The objective of the lesson is for the user to be comfortable with using PowerPoint themes and changing color schemes and background styles; adding different types of preset PowerPoint slides; adding pictures, movies, and graphs to content slides; adding objects to basic blank slides; and duplicating slides. The lesson teaches concepts through a combination of image-based slides and video tutorials. The Novus project is a combination of video tutorials designed to be used in conjunction with a free business simulation software program. The Novus Business and IT Program contains 36 business and IT training videos, covering basic finance, accounting, marketing, economics, business strategy, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Users will have an opportunity to apply the lessons in the Novus Business Simulator. Over six rounds, the user or teams will have to make decisions on capital purchases, financing, production, financing, and human resources for a microbrewery. This channel has arranged the 36 video lessons into the order in which they are meant to be used with the simulator. To watch this slideshow as a video, please go to our Vimeo page at: https://vimeo.com/novusprogram. To download our free business simulation software, please go to our SourceForge page at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/novus/.

1. Microsoft PowerPoint 2: Slide
Design
Objective: To teach you the tools that PowerPoint provides for changing the
design and purpose of slides.
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2. Themes
• Design is important to every presentation
• Themes
– Background color/image, font face, font color, slide
layout, etc.
Different Themes
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3. Color Schemes
• Consistent colors used
• Made up of 1 to 12
different colors
• Each color assigned to
an item in presentation
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4. Video 1
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5. Background Style
• Use simple or advanced images to make your
background more interesting.
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6. Background Style: Fill
• Fill your background
with:
– Solid color
– Gradient
– Texture
– Picture
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7. Video 2
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8. Adding Pictures
• Adding pictures to your slide can help the
audience understand information.
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9. Adding Movies
• Movies and videos can help to explain difficult
concepts.
New Options Tab
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10. Video 3
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11. Video 4
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12. Microsoft PowerPoint 2: Wrap-Up
• This lesson covered:
– Themes
• Color Schemes
• Background Styles
– New types of slides
– Adding multimedia content to slides
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