The document discusses various features for modifying presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. It describes how to enter and format text, convert text to SmartArt graphics, insert and modify shapes, align and group objects, add slide headers and footers, and check spelling. Text can be formatted using options on the Format tab or Mini toolbar. Shapes can be customized using controls for fill, outline, and effects. Objects can be precisely positioned using alignment and grouping features, and headers/footers add consistent slide information.

1. Microsoft Office 2007- Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Modifying A Presentation

2. Enter text in the Outline tab Format text Convert text to SmartArt Insert and modify shapes Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Objectives

3. Objectives Edit and duplicate shapes Align and group objects Add slide headers and footers Check spelling in a presentation Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

4. Entering Text in the Outline Tab The Outline tab is a great place to enter type when you want to focus on text and not the layout The Outline tab is organized with slide titles as headings and bulleted text as indented lines Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

5. Entering Text in the Outline Tab Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition 1 st level bullets Slide titles Outline tab 2 nd level bullet

6. Entering Text in the Outline Tab When you create a new slide in the Outline tab, a new slide appears Flashing cursor indicates you can enter slide title Press [Enter], then [Tab] to start a new bullet Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

7. Entering Text in the Outline Tab Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Flashing cursor New slide

8. Entering Text in the Outline Tab To rearrange the order of slides, simply drag a slide title to a new location in the Outline tab A horizontal indicator line appears to show the new location of the slide Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

9. Formatting Text Once text is entered, you can format it with fonts, colors and sizes Formatting text allows you to make specific points stand out and grab the audience’s attention To format text Select a text box or Highlight a word or phrase Use buttons on the Mini toolbar to format selected text Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

10. Formatting Text Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Highlighted text Mini toolbar

11. Formatting Text You can also remove bullets from a bulleted list by selecting the text, then clicking the Bullets button on the Paragraph tab Use the Paragraph tab to change the alignment of text Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Alignment buttons Bullets buttons

12. Formatting Text You can replace fonts in a presentation Use the Replace command Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Enter text to replace Enter new text

13. Converting Text to SmartArt When formatting your text alone simply does not work, you can use SmartArt You can convert existing text into a SmartArt graphic or start from scratch Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

14. Converting Text to SmartArt When formatting your text alone simply does not work, you can use SmartArt A SmartArt graphic is a professional-quality diagram that visually illustrates text Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

15. Converting Text to SmartArt You can convert existing text into a SmartArt graphic or start from scratch To convert existing text, select text box, then click Convert to SmartArt button in Paragraph group Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

16. Converting Text to SmartArt SmartArt graphics are grouped by category Click More SmartArt Graphics to see additional categories Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition More SmartArt Graphics button Convert to SmartArt button

17. Converting Text to SmartArt Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Click text placeholders to enter text Basic Venn SmartArt graphic

18. Converting Text to SmartArt SmartArt graphics can be modified using the SmartArt Tools contextual tab A SmartArt Style is a pre-set combination of simple and 3-D formatting options that follows the presentation theme Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

19. Converting Text to SmartArt Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Layouts group SmartArt Styles group

20. Inserting and Modifying Shapes In PowerPoint you can insert many different types of shapes including lines, geometric figures, arrows, stars, callouts, and banners Click the Shapes button in the Illustrations group on the Insert tab Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

21. Inserting and Modifying Shapes Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Shapes button

22. Inserting and Modifying Shapes You can create single shapes or combine several shapes together to make a more complex figure Use the Shape Fill, Shape Outline and Shape Effects on the Drawing group to modify a shape Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

23. Inserting and Modifying Shapes To resize a shape, drag a resizing handle or use the Width and Height commands in the Size group on the Ribbon Click Format tab on Ribbon to see Size group Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Shape Height Shape Width

24. Inserting and Modifying Shapes You can also apply a Quick Style A Quick Style is a set of formatting options, including line style, fill color, and effect Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

25. Inserting and Modifying Shapes Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Quick Styles button

26. Editing and Duplicating Shapes With PowerPoint, you can edit adjust various aspects of shapes to help change the look of them You use the adjustment handle —a small yellow diamond—to change the appearance of an object Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

27. Editing and Duplicating Shapes The adjustment handle appears next to the most prominent feature of the object Drag handle to change appearance of shape Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Adjustment handle

28. Editing and Duplicating Shapes The rotate handle is used to rotate an object in the direction and the amount that you drag the handle Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Rotate handle

29. Editing and Duplicating Shapes As you drag a handle, a semitransparent copy shows the updated image before you release the handle Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Semitransparent copy

30. Editing and Duplicating Shapes You can also edit shapes by copy and pasting them, adding text to them, and moving them PowerPoint aligns objects to a hidden grid on the slide as you manipulate them Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

31. Aligning and Grouping Objects You can position objects accurately on the slide using Align commands in the Arrange group You can align objects relative to each other by snapping them to a grid of evenly spaced vertical and horizontal lines Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

32. Aligning and Grouping Objects Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Select the objects to be aligned Align options Arrange button

33. Aligning and Grouping Objects Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Result of aligning objects by their left edges

34. Aligning and Grouping Objects You can group objects to secure their relative position to each other Grouping objects makes it easy to edit and move them Click the Arrange button, then click Group Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

35. Aligning and Grouping Objects Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Result of grouping objects

36. Aligning and Grouping Objects To distribute objects is to evenly space them horizontally or vertically relative to each other or the slide The Distribute commands are beneath the Align commands Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

37. Aligning and Grouping Objects Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Result of vertically distributing objects Space between objects is equal

38. Adding Slide Headers and Footers Headers and footers are information that you can add to each slide, such as a company name or the date To insert headers and/or footers, click the Insert tab, then click Header & Footer Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

39. Adding Slide Headers and Footers Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Click options to determine how you want header and footer information to appear

40. Adding Slide Headers and Footers The placement of the footer text objects on the slide is dependent upon the presentation theme Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Typical footer in left corner of slide

41. Adding Slide Headers and Footers To apply headers and footers to notes and handouts, click the Notes and Handouts tab in the Header and Footer dialog box Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

42. Checking Spelling in a Presentation To check spelling in a presentation, click the Review tab, then click Spelling The Spelling dialog box appears and identifies the first misspelled word The misspelled word may be a proper name that the electronic dictionary does not recognize Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

43. Checking Spelling in a Presentation Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Spelling dialog box This word is not in the dictionary

44. Checking Spelling in a Presentation Click Change or Change All to correct a misspelled word Use the correctly spelled suggested word For proper names you can click Ignore All The spellchecker will not question any more occurrences of the word Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

45. Checking Spelling in a Presentation You should always proofread your work even after you spell check it The spellchecker will not correct words that are spelled correctly but used incorrectly The spellchecker does not check the text in inserted pictures or objects Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

46. Summary You can format text by changing its color, font, font size, or alignment You can add or remove bullets from text Use the Mini toolbar to format text or options on the Format tab Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

47. Summary Use the Find and Replace commands to replace text in a presentation You can convert text to SmartArt graphics which add emphasis to the points you want to make Click the text, then click Convert to SmartArt in the Paragraph group Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

48. Summary SmartArt graphics are grouped by category and are easily modified using the SmartArt Tools tab on the Ribbon You can create your own shapes using the Shapes button in the Illustrations group Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

49. Summary Use the Shape Fill, Shape Outline and Shape Effects on the Drawing group to modify a shape You can also apply a Quick Style to a shape You can rotate objects and adjust them using the Rotate handle and the adjustment handle Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

50. Summary You can duplicate shapes by copy and pasting them Objects can be aligned and grouped to ensure precise placement on the slide Headers and footers are added to slides to provide information on each slide (such as the date) Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

51. Summary Finally, be sure to spell check and proofread your presentation when you are finished creating it Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition