Working with Content - IV

Enter Text
To enter text:

• Select the slide where you want the text
• Click in a Textbox to add text

To add a text box:

• Select the slide where you want to place the text box
• On the Insert tab, click Text Box
• Click on the slide and drag the cursor to expand the text box
• Type in the text

Select Text
To select the text:

• Highlight the text

Copy and Paste
To copy and paste data:

• Select the item(s) that you wish to copy
• On the Clipboard Group of the Home Tab, click Copy
• Select the item(s) where you would like to copy the data
• On the Clipboard Group of the Home Tab, click Paste

Cut and Paste
To cut and paste data:

• Select the item(s) that you wish to copy
• On the Clipboard Group of the Home Tab, click Cut
• Select the items(s) where you would like to copy the data
• On the Clipboard Group of the Home Tab, click Paste

Undo and Redo
To undo or redo your most recent actions:

• On the Quick Access Toolbar
• Click Undo or Redo

Spell Check
To check the spelling in a presentation:

• Click the Review tab
• Click the Spelling button

Creating a Presentation - III

« Customize PowerPoint Presentation Working with Content » New Presentation You can start a new presentation from a blank slide, a template, existing presentations, or a Word outline.  To create a new presentation from a blank slide: Click the Microsoft Office Button Click New Click Blank Presentation To create a new presentation from a template: Click the Microsoft Office Button Click New Click Installed Templates or Browse through Microsoft Office Online Templates Click the template you choose To create a new presentation from an existing presentation: Click the Microsoft Office Button Click New Click New from Existing Browse to and click the presentation To create a new presentation from a Word outline: Click the slide where you would like the outline to begin Click New Slide on the Home tab Click Slides from Outline Browse and click the Word Document that contains the outline Save a Presentation When you save a presentation, you have two choices: Save or Save As. To save a document: Click the Microsoft Office Button Click Save You may need to use the Save As feature when you need to save a presentation under a different name or to save it for earlier versions of PowerPoint.  Remember that older versions of PowerPoint will not be able to open PowerPoint 2007 presentation unless you save it as a PowerPoint 97-2003 Format. To use the Save Asfeature: Click the Microsoft Office Button Click Save As Type in the name for the Presentation In the Save as Type box, choose Excel 97-2003 Presentation Add Slides There are several choices when you want to add a new slide to the presentation: Office Themes, Duplicate Selected Slide, or Reuse Slides. To create a new slide from Office Themes: Select the slide immediately BEFORE where you want the new slide Click the New Slide button on the Home tab Click the slide choice that fits your material To create a slide as a duplicate of a slide in the presentation: Select the slide to duplicate Click the New Slide button on the Home tab Click Duplicate Selected Slides To create a new slide from another presentation: Select the slide immediately BEFORE where you want the new slide Click the New Slide button on the Home tab Click Reuse Slides Click Browse Click Browse File Locate the slide show and click on the slide to import Themes Themes are design templates that can be applied to an entire presentation that allows for consistency throughout the presentation.  To add a theme to a presentation: Click the Design tab Choose one of the displayed Themes or click the Galleries button To apply new colors to a theme: Click the Colors drop down arrow Choose a color set or click Create New Theme Colors To change the background style of a theme Click the Background Styles button on the Design tab

Customizing PowerPoint - II

PowerPoint 2007 offers a wide range of customizable options that allow you to make PowerPoint work the best for you.  To access these customizable options:

• Click the Office Button
• Click PowerPoint Options include picture of OB menu.   

Getting Started - I

Getting started with PowerPoint 2007 you will notice that there are many similar features to previous versions.  You will also notice that there are many new features that you’ll be able to utilize.  There are three features that you should remember as you work within PowerPoint 2007:  the Microsoft Office Button, the Quick Access Toolbar, and the Ribbon.  The function of these features will be more fully explored below.