Creating+a+Power+Point

Creating a Power Point Project

First Slide is your Title Slide 1.Type the Book’s name, Author, Illustrator 2.Type your First and Last Name 3.Type your Homeroom 4.Type today’s date

5-7 (or more) Slides with content/information 1.There should be a new slide for each detail for your project 2.Use the Project Page for what to write and what pictures to add 3.Be creative! 4.Have fun! 5.Remember to follow the Project Page’s directions

Insert New Slide 1.Click Insert/New Slide 2.Remember: your project should have at least 6-8 slides!

Changing Slide Design 1.Click Format/Slide Design 2.To Apply to ALL slides: Double-Click on the Design you want to use 3.To Apply to ONE slide: Right-Click on the Design then Apply to Selected Slides Adding a Text Box 1.Click Insert/Text Box 2.OR Click on the text box icon on the drawing toolbar 3.Click and drag with mouse to create a text box 4.Type inside text box

Formatting Text 1.Highlight text to be changed 2.Click on Format/Font 3.Select desired font, size, style, and color 4.OR Right mouse click on the text box border 5.Choose Font 6.Select desired font, size, style, and color and click OK

Moving Frames/Text Boxes 1.Put cursor on edge of frame/text box border 2.Cursor should change to a four-directional arrow 3.Click and drag to new location on slide

Sizing Frames/Text Boxes 1.Put cursor on one of the handles 2.Cursor should change to a two-directional arrow 3.Click and drag to desired size

Spell Check/Grammar Check 1.Click on the ABC icon 2.OR Click Tools/Spelling

Adding ClipArt 1.Click Insert/Picture 2.Select Clip Art 3.OR Click on the ClipArt Icon 4.Select a Category or use Find to search for a picture 5.Click on desired picture 6.Click Insert 7.Size and move picture as needed

Adding Pictures from Another Location 1.Click Insert/Picture 2.Select From File 3.Select the drive and/or folder where the picture is located 4.Click on the picture filename 5.Click Insert 6.Size and move picture as needed

Adding WordArt 1.Click on Insert/Picture/WordArt 2.OR Click on the WordArt Icon on the drawing toolbar 3.Select a WordArt style 4.Click OK 5.Type text 6.Change font and size as needed 7.Click OK 8.Size and place WordArt in appropriate location 9.Right click on WordArt text and choose Format/WordArt to make changes (color)

Slide Transition 1.Click on Slide Show/Slide Transition 2.Click on the Slide Transition you want to use 3.Under Modify transition, choose the speed you want it to go at and if you want to add sound during the transition 4.Under Advance slide, decide how you want the slide to go to the next slide a.Mouse Click means you have to click on the mouse for it to go to the next slide b.Automatically after means you choose how many seconds you want that slide to show before going to the next slide

Animating words 1.Highlight words you want to animate 2.Click on Slide Show/ Custom Animation 3.Click on Add Effect 4.Entrance a.The words will be animated as they come onto the slide b.Click on More Effects to see all your choices c.Click OK 5.Emphasis a.The words will be animated but they are already on the slide b.Click on More Effects to see all your choices c.Click OK 6.Exit a.The words will be animated as they leave the slide b.Click on More Effects to see all your choices c.Click OK 7.Under Modify, choose the speed you want it to go during the transition 8.Under Modify/start, decide how you want the animated words to go to the next animated words a.On Click means you have to CLICK ON THE MOUSE for it to go to the next animated words b.With Previous means the animated words go at the SAME TIME as the animated words before it c.After Previous means the animated words go AFTER the animated words before it