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Title: PowerPoint Made Easy


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PowerPoint Made Easy!
  • Sann Lavalleeslavallee_at_nhctc.edu

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Why Use PowerPoint???
  • Fun
  • Easy
  • Visual
  • A picture is worth a thousand words!

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First Things First!
  • Content is King!
  • Less is more
  • Clear, concise, structured
  • Avoid un-necessary repetition
  • Proofread carefully

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Getting Started
  • AutoContent Wizard
  • Templates
  • From Scratch

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Different Views
  • Normal
  • Add notes if you are nervous
  • Slide Sorter
  • Quick way to Select All
  • Slide Show
  • Starts from current slide

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Basics
  • How to get Help!
  • Adding, moving, deleting slides
  • Formatting text
  • Formatting bullets
  • Printing

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Adding Fancy Stuff
  • Charts
  • Colors and schemes
  • Backgrounds
  • Clipart
  • Sounds and movies
  • Hyperlinks

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Changing Your Mind
  • Modifying layouts
  • Changing backgrounds
  • Changing slide order
  • Hiding slides

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REALLY Fancy Stuff
  • Transitions
  • Effects
  • Animations
  • Timings
  • Word Art
  • Recordings

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Professional Techniques
  • Use bullets, not sentences
  • Avoid busy slides
  • Spell and grammar check
  • Use simple, easy to read fonts and backgrounds

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Professional Techniques cont
  • Use high contrast colors
  • Leave room for heads
  • Test equipment, if possible
  • Have a backup plan!

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Where to get more!
  • Design Gallery Live
  • http//dgl.microsoft.com/
  • Template Gallery Live
  • http//officeupdate.microsoft.com/templategallery/
  • Microsoft Assistance Center
  • http//office.microsoft.com/Assistance/default.asp
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