Some pointers for improving Powerpoints ... part of a course delivered in a workshop.

1. Improve Your Powerpoints

2. Useful Shortcuts
Ctrl+M New Slide
‘F5’ Start Show
Ctrl+O Open an existing presentation
Ctrl+N Open a new presentation
Ctrl+Z Undo last move
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+V Paste

3. More Useful Shortcuts
Alt Reveal letters for following options:
Alt+F Access File Menu
Alt+H Access Home Menu
Alt+N Access Insert Menu
Alt+G Access Design Menu
Alt+K Access Transitions Menu
Alt+A Access Animations Menu
Alt+S Access Slide Show Menu
Alt+R Access Review Menu
Alt+WAccess View Menu
Esc Return to editing mode

4. Save Options
Powerpoint Presentation -
Standard/default
Powerpoint 97-2003 – if you are
sending to someone with older
version of Powerpoint, or if using on
PC that has only older version.
PDF – an easily printable version of
your Powerpoint, useful if sending to
someone to show them the content of
your Powerpoint.

5. More Save Options
Powerpoint Show – the show starts immediately, no
sign of the Powerpoint layout – students can’t see your
slides on left panel. Handy for sending to people if
you’d rather the presentation wasn’t changed. If you
need to change it yourself go back to presentation
mode and when finished making changes save it, and
then save it as new show. Thus you could have different
versions based on one Powerpoint.

6. Save Options
Windows Media Video – convert your
Powerpoint into a mini-video, so that it
plays on its own – might be useful for
open night/revision, something you
might leave for sub teacher?

7. Save Options
JPEG: Saves your presentation as
a series of images. Useful if e.g.
you wanted to send someone one
or more of your slides, but not the
whole presentation.

8. Inserting Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPbylymgQEs (on URL)
Powerpoint Video (on relevant text)
(On image)

9. Inserting Sound

10. Inserting Images
Soft Edge Rotated
Metal Frame Oval