How to Start PowerPoint

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How to Start PowerPoint?

• Double click on the PowerPoint icon that is in
  the desktop OR go to start-Microsoft
  Office-PowerPoint.
• PowerPoint will start.

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How to Start a New PowerPoint Presentation?

• 1. When PowerPoint starts, a blank slide show
  appears.
• 2. Click on Blank Presentation in the box on
  the right.
• 3. A box of slide layouts appears on the right. 
  Click on the slide layout you want for the first
  slide.

• OR
• 1. Click on FILE at the top of the screen and
  choose NEW
• 2. Click on Blank Presentation in the box on
  the right.
• 3. A box of slide layouts appears on the right. 
  Click on the slide layout you want for the first
  slide.

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How to Open an Old PowerPoint Presentation?

• 1. When PowerPoint starts, a blank slide show
  appears.
• 2. Many options show in the right side under New
  Presentation, click on From existing
  presentation.
• 3. Open the proper folder and find the
  presentation icon of the slide show you want to
  open.  Double click the presentation icon.

• 1. Click on FILE at the top of the screen and
  choose OPEN OR there is a folder icon on the top
  left under the file toolbar.
• 2. Open the proper folder and find the
  presentation icon of the slide show you want to
  open.  Double click the presentation icon.

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How to Choose a Slide Layout?

• 1. After choosing New Presentation or after
  choosing a new slide, click where it says New
  Presentation you will see a list with options,
  choose slide layout.
• 2. Choose the slide layout you want for that
  slide.  Click on the layout.

• 1. Choose FORMAT at the top of the screen.  Click
  on SLIDE LAYOUT.
• 2. A slide layout box appears on the right of the
  screen.
• 3. Choose the slide layout you want for that
  slide.  Click on the layout.

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How to Add a New Slide?

• OR
• 1. Click on the New Slide icon (the card with
  the starburst in the upper right corner of the
  screen).

• 1. Click on INSERT at the top of the screen. 
  Click on NEW SLIDE.
• OR
• Go to the right side right click on the slide
  layout a list will come down, then you choose
  Insert New Slide.

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How to Move From Slide to Slide?

• 1. In single-slide view, find the slide you want
  in the box to the left of the screen. You can you
  use the arrows that facing up to scroll up or the
  arrow that facing down to go down, then click on
  the slide you want to view.
• 2. In the multi-slide view (see below), click on
  the slide you wish to view.

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How to Change to the Multi-Slide View?

• 1. Find the small icons in the lower left of the
  screen.
• 2. Click on the icon with the 4 small squares. 
  The multi-slide view will appear.

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How to Run the Slide Show (from the Beginning)?

• 1. Click on SLIDE SHOW at the top of the screen,
  Click on VIEW SHOW. OR go to view the 3rd choice
  in the top toolbar click on slide show.
• 2. The presentation will run starting with slide
  1.

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How to Run the Slide Show (from the Slide on the
Screen)?

• 1. Find the small icons in the lower left of the
  screen.
• 2. Click on 3rd icon on the bottom left.  
• 3. The presentation will run starting with the
  slide you were viewing.

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How to Add a Background to a Slide?

• 1. Click on FORMAT at the top of the screen.
• 2. Click on BACKGROUND.  The backgrounds box
  appears.
• 3. Click on the small down arrow. 
• 4. Choose the color you want or click on more
  colors or fill effects for more choices.
• 5. Click on APPLY to add background to your
  slide.
• 6. Click on APPLY TO ALL if you want to add the
  background to all your slides.

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How to Add a Design Template (Background) to Your
Slides?

• 1. Click on Design in the toolbar at the top
  right of the screen. OR go to FORMAT choose
  slide design.
• 2. The list of design templates appears on the
  right of the screen.
• 3. Choose the design you want and click on it.
• 4. The design will appear on all of your slides.
• 5. NOTE You can not put a different design on
  each slide.

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How to Add a Picture to a Slide?

• 1. Click on INSERT at the top of the screen. 
• 2. Click on PICTURE.
• 3. Click on CLIP ART to choose pictures from the
  clip art files. You can also SEARCH FOR what you
  want click on GO.
• When you see the picture that you want move the
  mouse to the picture, then you will see an arrow
  facing down click on it and choose Insert.
• 4. Click on FROM FILE to choose a saved picture
  from your files.
• 5. Find the picture you want.  Double click the
  picture.
• 6. The picture will appear on your slide.
• 7. NOTE Pictures can also be copied from other
  places and pasted onto a slide.

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How to Add AutoShapes to a Slide?

• 1. Click on INSERT at the top of the screen. 
• 2. Click on PICTURE.
• 3. Click on AUTOSHAPES to choose shapes from the
  computer files.
• 4. Click on the type of shape you want. A shapes
  list appears.
• 5. Double click on the actual shape you want.
• 6. The AutoShape will appear on your slide.

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How to Add Word Art to a Slide?

• 1. Click on INSERT at the top of the screen. 
• 2. Click on PICTURE.
• 3. Click on WORD ART.  The list of Word Art
  choices appears.
• 4. Double click on the type of Word Art you want.
  
• 5. Type in the words you want to put on your
  slide and click OK.
• 6. The words you typed will appear on your slide.

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How to Add Text to a Slide?

• 1. Click on INSERT at the top of the screen.
• 2. Click on TEXT BOX.
• 3. On your slide you must draw the text box.
• a) Put the cursor where you want the words to
  start.
• b) Hold the mouse button and drag the mouse down
  and to the right. 
• c) When the box is on the right shape, let go of
  the mouse.
• d) NOTE The computer shows only one line in the
  box, as you type it gets longer.
• 4. Choose the font, text size, color, etc.
  whatever you want.
• 5. Type in the text you want.

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How to Add Sounds to a Slide?

• 1. Click on INSERT at the top of the screen.
• 2. Click on MOVIES AND SOUNDS.
• 3. Click on SOUNDS FROM CLIP ORGANIZER to choose
  from the computer sound list.
• 4. Click on SOUNDS FROM FILE to choose saved
  sounds from your files.
• 5. Find the sound you want to use.  Double click
  on the sound icon.
• 6. The computer asks if you want the sound to
  play automatically.  Click YES if you do.  Click
  NO if you want the sound to play only with a
  mouse click.
• 7. The sound will appear on your slide.  (You
  will see a sound icon.)

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How to Add Movies to a Slide?

• 1. Click on INSERT at the top of the screen.
• 2. Click on MOVIES AND SOUNDS.
• 3. Click on MOVIES FROM GALLARY to choose from
  the computer movie list.
• 4. Click on MOVIES FROM FILE to choose saved
  movies from your files.
• 5. Find the movie you want to use.  Double click
  on the movie icon.
• 6. The computer asks if you want the movie to
  play automatically.  Click YES if you do.  Click
  NO if you want the movie to play only with a
  mouse click.
• 7. The movie will appear on your slide.  (You
  will see a the first frame of the movie.)

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How to Resize and Object on a Slide?

• 1. Point the mouse to the object and click one
  time.
• 2. Handles will appear around the object.
• 3. Use the handles to resize the object (larger
  or smaller).

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How to Animate Objects on a Slide?

• 1. Right click the object to animate.  Click on
  CUSTOM ANIMATION.
• 2. The animation screen will appear to the right
  of your slide.
• 3. Click on the ADD EFFECTS tab.
• 4. Select the type of effect you want (Entrance,
  Emphasis, Exit, or Motion Path).
•       Entrance how an object comes onto a
  slide.
•       Emphasis makes an object move slightly
  so readers notice it.
•       Exit how an object goes off a slide.
•       Motion Paths how an object moves from
  one place to another on a slide.
• 5. Choose the animation effect you want.
• 6. Click on the PLAY button at the bottom to see
  the animation work.
• 7. NOTE  You may choose more than one effect for
  any object.

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How to Add Sounds and Movies to the Animation
Order?

• 1. When you insert a sound or movie, the computer
  asks if you want the sound or movie to play
  automatically.  Answer YES.
• 2. Right click on the sound or movie object.
• 3. The animation screen appears to the right of
  the slide.
• 4. Find the sound name or movie name on the
  animation screen.  Click on the small arrow
  beside the name.
• 5. Click on EFFECT OPTIONS.  The Play Sound or
  Play Movie box appears.
• 6. Choose the effect options you want from the
  list. 
• 7. NOTE  Hide While Not Playing hides the
  sound icon or movie box on your slide.  The movie
  box appears only when the movie is playing.
• 8. Click on the TIMING tab at the top of the Play
  Sound or Play Movie box.
• 9. Choose the timing options you want.  (See the
  Timing instructions above.)
• 10. Click OK to keep your choices.

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How to Find Other Directions?

• 1. PowerPoint can do many more things.
• 2. To find other directions, point to HELP at the
  top of the screen left click on the mouse
  button.  Click on Table of Contents OR Search
  for whatever you need help with.  The on-screen
  instruction book appears.
• 3. You can
• a) Just read the instructions (but there are a
  lot of pages).  Click on the CONTENTS tab at the
  top of the screen.
• b) Look up a topic.  Click the INDEX tab at the
  top of the screen and click on the topic you want
  to read.  You may now read about that topic.
• c) Search for information on what you want to
  know. Click the INDEX tab at the top of the
  screen and type in the subject you want help
  with.  Then click DISPLAY.
• 4. To close the HELP box, click on the X symbol
  in the top right corner of the instruction box. 
  The instructions disappear.
• NOTE You can also get help from the Office
  Assistant (the little paper clip guy).  Click on
  the question mark in the tool bar to make him
  appear.  Click on his box and follow the
  directions.

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