This document provides an introduction and overview of key PowerPoint features, including: - How to find and open PowerPoint as part of the Microsoft Office suite. - The main interface areas like the slide plane, thumbnail slides, and notes pane. - How to add and navigate between slides. - Options for adding text, pictures, designs, transitions and printing slides. - Interactive features like slide notes, schemes, and slide show modes.

1. Introduction to PowerPoint Arlington Public Library Shirlington Branch David Bishop, Instructor

2. Introduction

3. What is PowerPoint? A program which creates presentations. Part of the Microsoft Office suite.

4. How to Find PowerPoint The PowerPoint icon Located on the computer desktop Located on Start menu

5. Working In The Slide Area The slide plane The slides tab The notes pane

6. Adding New Slides Right click on the thumbnail to create a new slide.

7. Typing Text Into The Slide Area Once you begin typing, you will see default bullets. You can right click on the slide area and change the bullets. You can also change the formatting by selecting Format on the tool bar, or by using the formatting toolbar.

8. Slide Navigation Once you have created several slides, click on a slide thumbnail and it will appear in the slide plane. You can go back and forth between slides by clicking on the slide thumbnails.

9. Create Notes For The Presentation You can create notes in the notes pane to supplement you presentation. The notes pane is located on the bottom the slide area.

10. Picking a Design and Layout Right click on thumbnail slides and select Design. Do the same with Layout. You can also use the Design command on the toolbar to pick a design.

11. Working Within the Layout The Layout consists of a title placeholder, text placeholder and content placeholder

12. Inserting Pictures and Graphics Click the insert icon. Or select Insert from toolbar. Then select Picture.

13. Slide Transition You can change the way the slides “transition.” You can speed it up or slow it down. You can create interesting effects as well. Select Slide Show on the toolbar or right click on a thumbnail slide.

14. Slide Show Schemes Slideshow schemes make your presentation interactive. Click on the Slide Design tab. It consists of color schemes and animation schemes. You can also find these commands on the Slide Show command.

15. Printing Options Print slides or handouts Go to File and select Print Preview. Select either “print slides” or “print handouts.” Select “landscape” or “portrait.” Select options to choose black and white or color.

16. Quick Review of PowerPoint Toolbars (time permitting) Command toolbar Formatting toolbar

17. Create Your Own PP Presentation