This document provides instructions for using various features in Microsoft PowerPoint, including Word Art, templates, and saving and printing presentations. It discusses how to create Word Art and customize text styles. It also explains how to use templates to format slides and how the AutoContent Wizard guides users in choosing presentation templates. Finally, it outlines how to save, find, and print PowerPoint presentations.

1. Microsoft PowerPoint
Class 4
Word Art, Templates,
Saving and Printing
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2. Word Art
We will create a slide and
then we will create
interesting and fun text
with the Word Art option.
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3. Starting Microsoft
PowerPoint
How to start PowerPoint?
1. Click Start
2. Roll mouse to Programs
3. Click Microsoft PowerPoint
OR
1. Click Start
2. Roll mouse to Programs
3. Click Microsoft Office
4. Click Microsoft PowerPoint
OR
Double Click on PowerPoint icon
on desktop
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4. Word Art Toolbar
On the bottom of your screen is the
Word Art Toolbar
(see picture to the right on the handout)
1. Click the blue A at the bottom
2. Click the Orange Word Art at the
bottom of the page (see the picture
on the middle right)
3. Click OK on the bottom of the
pop-up
4. Type Buck Rogers
5. Click OK on the bottom of the
pop-up
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5. Creating WordArt cont.
1. To see what it would look like in
Slide Show mode
2. Click View
3. Click Slideshow
4. See your Results
5. Click anywhere until you get
back to where you started.
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6. Customizing WordArt
On the WordArt Menu you can change
the characteristics of the
WordArt
1. Click Buck Rogers (notice the little
circles around it, this shows it has been
selected)
2. Click the little blue A off the MIDDLE
of the little WordArt toolbar (not the first
blue A)
(see picture on the top right)
3. Click the shape on the middle left
(see picture to the top right)
4. Click the little blue A off the middle of
the little WordArt toolbar and select
another shape.
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7. Playing with WordArt
Try some of the options to see what they do.
1. Roll your mouse arrow over some of the options
on the little WordArt menu to see what they do.
(small yellow pop-ups should give you the title of the
function)
2. Click on some of the options, remember you can
always click Cancel at the bottom or click button
again to turn off the function.
You can stretch your WordArt:
1. Put your mouse arrow on the little circles
surrounding the WordArt (until you see double
tipped arrows <-->)
2. Hold down the left mouse button
3. Drag the WordArt to make it bigger or smaller
4. Click on the WordArt once to select it
5. Press Delete on the Keyboard, do this for any
other WordArt you created. 7

8. Templates
Templates are slides that already
have the all the formatting, font
style, color set up for you.
All you have to do is enter the
text.
This makes it really nice because
most of the setup work is done
for you.
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9. Starting Templates
1. Click Getting Started at the top right of
the screen
2. Click Slide Design
3. Look on the far right side of your
screen
4. Scroll down until you see the picture
at bottom right
5. Roll your mouse arrow slowly over the
designs, little pop-ups will appear telling
you what they are called.
6. Double Click on the Slide Design
called Stream
7. You should have a slide that looks like
the bottom right 9

10. Editing the Template:
Slide #1
1. Click in the top text box where it
says Click to add title
2. Type: Buck Rogers Space
Equipment
3. Click in the second textbox
4. Type: Profits and Losses for the
years 2123-2124
(see picture to right)
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11. Adding a Screen Shot to your
Presentation
I use this feature to pictures of what your
screen looks like for the class. Here is
how to do it:
1. When you want to capture what is on your screen
2. Hold down the left Shift key and tap the Print
Scrn/SysRq key on your key board
3. See picture to the top left to see where the prnt
Scrn/Sysrq key is located
4. Nothing will happen, but you have captured the
screen
5. Now start paint brush by clicking
1. Start
2. Rolling mouse up to Programs
3. Rolling mouse to Accessories
4. Rolling mouse to the right and then down to
Paint
(see screen shot to your left) 11

12. Adding a screen shot to your
Presentation cont.
1. Click on Edit (at the top of screen)
2. Click on Paste
3. Your screen shot will be pasted in your paint brush window.
4. Click the maximize button on the top right hand corner (it is
located next to the red X.
5. You can use the other features on the paintbrush toolbar to
draw lines and circles.
6. Now you can click the crop button (see picture middle left) to
draw a square around the part of the picture you want.
7. Click Edit
8. Click Copy
9. Go back to your presentation – by clicking on Microsoft
Powerpoint on the bottom of your screen
10. Click Edit and then Paste
11. Here you can drag the screen shot to where you want it and
resize it. (see first handout for directions)
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13. Using AutoContent Wizard
AutoContent Wizard - takes you step by
step by first choosing the type of
presentation, then
you choose the template you want and
then edit your template.
We will go through the process of using
the AutoContent Wizard
1. Click Slide Design on the top right
corner
2. Click New Presentation (on the far
right on your screen)
3. (see picture to the right)
4. Click From the AutoContent Wizard on
the top right (see the screen on the
far right)
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14. Using the AutoContent
Wizard: starting
1. Read the text on the window
(notice the left side in black, we will go
through each of these steps to get to
the finish)
2. Click Next (on the bottom)
3. Click All on the pop-up
4. Look at all the presentations
(scroll down by clicking on the bottom
arrow)
(see picture to bottom right)
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15. Using the AutoContent
Wizard: Choosing type
We’ll use Recommending a Strategy
1. Click Recommending a Strategy (on the
right side in the white area)
2. Notice the steps on the left side shows
where we are: (there is a green square by
Presentation type)
3. Click Next> (on the bottom)
(see picture to right)
4. Click the On-screen presentation
(should be a green dot in the circle to the
left)
(notice what you can do, see the other
styles…web presentation, black and white
overheads..etc.)
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5. Click Next at the bottom of pop-up

16. Using the AutoContent
Wizard: Presentation Options
Now we are going to give our
presentation a title.
1. Click in the textbox to place the
cursor there.
2. Type in Buck Rogers Space
Equipment in the textbox
(see picture top right)
3. Click Next > on the bottom on the
pop-up
(see picture to the bottom right)
4. Click Finish at the bottom of the pop-
up
You have finished the wizard
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17. Using AutoContent Wizard:
Finish
Here is your result!
You can edit this presentation
1. Click slide two on the left side (on
the little square in front of vision)
2. Click in the lower text box
3. Highlight State the vision and long
term direction
4. Press the delete
5. Type: To explore strange new worlds
and seek out civilizations and sell
space equipment to every person
and alien we meet.
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18. Changing Your Presentation
Design
1. Click Format
2. Click Slide Design
3. Look on the far right side of
your screen
4. Scroll down the design menu
Double click on the design of
your choice.
5. See your results! If you don’t
like that design, find another one
and double click on it!
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19. Saving Your Presentation
Let’s save your newly created
presentation.
1. Click File
2. Click Save As...
3. Notice the top of the window
4. Notice that My Documents is the main
folder
This is where you’ll find your presentation
5. Click the textbox on the bottom (to the
right of File name:) (see picture)
6. Type: Buck Rogers Presentation
(This is the name of your file)
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20. Finding Your Presentation
Closing your presentation
1. Click File
2. Click Close
Click File and Click Close on the paint brush
screen, Click NO on the do you want to
save your changes.
Opening your presentation
1. Click File
2. Look at the bottom of the File menu
3. See picture to right
4. Click on Buck Rogers Presentation
This is the quick way
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21. Printing Your Presentation
You can print the presentation where you
can have one slide per piece of paper or
multiple slides per piece of paper.
To print your presentation
1. Click File
2. Click Print
3. Click the drop down arrow
on the bottom (see picture)
You can pick Handouts where two, three,
six slides on a page.
Notes Pages and Outline View
4. Copies: (on middle right of window)
Change number of copies
We won’t be printing but I’ll have
examples of what you can do.
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22. Questions?
We have learned a lot in these
past 4 weeks.
I have enjoyed teaching you.
Look forward to seeing you
again.
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