PowerPoint
Guidelines

Fancy Stuff

Transitions (how one slide switches to another)

  • "Slide Show," "Slide Transition"
  • or in 'slide sorter view'
    • highlight the slides you want
    • the left box at the top (should say something like 'no transition')

Effects (how different elements appear in a slide)

  • Click on an element (a text box, title, or picture)
  • "Slide Show," "Preset animation"
  • or in 'slide sorter view'
    • highlight the slides you want
    • the right box at the top (should say something like 'no effect')

Other Fancy stuff (from the "Insert" menu)

  • Picture
    • Clip art: Select picture. Use 'find' to help narrow your search
    • From File: a picture saved on your disk of h: drive (such as one you've saved from the internet)
  • Auto Shapes: Click and drag. Double click to adjust color etc.
  • Organizational Chart
  • Word Art: fancy writing. Pick a style, click OK. Enter your text and adjust the font/size. Edit colors, rotate the words, etc using the Word Art toolbar. Click and drag to adjust size. Double click to change font and text.
  • Microsoft Word table: make a table.
  • Text box - add more writing
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