Melissa White

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Animating and Jazzing Up PowerPoint 2007

• Melissa White
• REMC 13
• mwhite_at_inghamisd.org
• 517-244-1471
• Updated for Power Point 2007 by
• Jan Harding
• Chippewa Valley Schools
• 586-723-4051
• Used with permission of the author

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Inserting Backgrounds from Digital Pictures
In the Design tab, choose the Background group.
Click on the arrow next to Background Styles, and
choose the picture or texture fill button. Under
Insert from choose file, and select the picture
you want to use.
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Finding Additional Backgrounds from the Internet

• http//www.bellsnwhistles.com
• has many backgrounds and they are all free!
  Backgrounds with a jpeg file are the best.
• This site lists free background sites
  http//desktopPublishing.com/backg-free.html
• Presenters University http//presentersuniversity.
  com
• Free birthday templates
• http//www.presentationhelper.co.uk/birthday_powe
  rpoint_template.htm

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Slide Transitions

• Click on the Animations tab and go to the group
  that says, Transition to This Slide.
• Choose a transition. You can apply a transition
  between each slide. You can also apply the same
  transition to all slides at the same time.
• This is where you choose how to advance by mouse
  click or automatically with a timing inserted.
  (if you loop your show you need to choose the
  automatic timing and choose a timing.
• Choose a sound if you want sounds between slides.

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How to use Custom Animation

• Under the Animations tab, go to the Animations
  group and choose the Custom Animation command.
• Select the text and animation. You can change the
  order of graphics and text at this screen.
• You can select timings
• It has a nice preview option so you an adjust it
  as you are working. Just click the Play button on
  the bottom of the animation window.

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Running the Show

• Under Slide Show tab select Set Up group and the
  Set Up Slide Show command.
• Select how you would like to run your show.
• You can loop it continuously
• You can choose to manually run the show or set
  timings for each slide. You choose timings under
  Slide Transition.

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Notes Page

• Under the View tab select notes page
• Each slide will then have a notes section that
  only you will see. Type any notes that you want
  to help you with your presentation.
• You can also select speaker notes under view and
  type notes to yourself

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The View Tab

• In the Color/Grayscale group, you can select
  Black and White to get a gray scale effect for
  printing or viewing your slides in black and
  white.
• You can create templates for future slide shows
  using the slide master in the Presentation. They
  allow you to select the font and graphics that
  you would like to have on every slide. It keeps
  your slides uniform.
• Selecting rulers and guide will allow you to
  center text and graphics using the ruler.

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How to use Word Art
Cool effects

• Click on the tipped A in the Insert tab in the
  Text group.
• Click on the A that represents the kind of word
  art style you would like to use.
• Notice that you can change color, fill, outline,
  effects, etc.
• If you click on your word art, you can use the
  rotate semicircle at the top to rotate your
  words.
• All the formatting tools in the home tab are
  available for your word art. For example, in the
  Home Tab, Paragraph Group, your highlighted word
  art text can change direction using the Text
  Direction command.

New Word Art Options!
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How to place a box around your text

• Create a text box first in the Insert tab using
  the Text Box command in the text group
• In the Home tab in the Drawing group, select
  Quick Styles command. Notice the gallery of
  choices for adding color and outlines to your
  text box.
• For a more traditional box, choose the Shape
  Outline command in the Drawing group. You can
  select the weight and style of the line you would
  like to have in your text box.

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How to Insert Shapes

• From the Insert tab choose the Shapes command
• To change the shape, color or size, double click
  on the shape and the Format Tab will appear at
  the top.
• All the drawing tool options are available to
  your shape.

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Adding Shadowing to an Object

• Select an object by clicking on it with the
  mouse. The Drawing Tools tab will appear above
  the Format Tab.
• In the WordArt Styles group, select the Text
  Effects command. You can get really fancy and
  choose 3D effects.
• You can also choose different colors for the
  shadows. Click Shadow Options in the Text Effects
  menu.

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This is an Shape with text typed on top of it.
Simply insert a shape, and insert a text box on
the shape to type on it.
Congratulations! You are all doing a great job
and hopefully having fun too.
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How to use the Pointer and Pen

• When you begin your slide show (click the Slide
  Show tab for options), if you right click on your
  mouse you will bring up a toolbar with a number
  of options.
• You can select a pen and even change the color of
  the pen
• You can write on the screen and it is not
  permanent
• You can choose to blacken your screen and then
  write also.
• You can choose go to go to another slide.
• You can choose meeting notes to write down
  something to remember later.

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How to insert sound

• Select the Insert tab, Media Clips group. Choose
  a saved sound file or one from the clip organizer
  if the sound files have been installed
• You can play a CD throughout your presentation.
• You can also include your own narration if you
  have a sound card and microphone. Use the Record
  Sound command.

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Playing a CD Throughout a Presentation

• Select the Play CD Audio Track option from the
  Sound command on the Media Clips group (again,
  use the Insert tab.
• Select the Tracks for which you want
• to Start and End
• Click OK

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Inserting a sound will open up the Sound Tools
tab on the Ribbon, which will supply you with
options for timing sound volume, etc.
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Free Music Files on the Web

• http//www.wavsource.com
• http//www.musicloops.com/
• http//wavcentral.com
• http//www.dailywav.com/
• http//www.soundrangers.com/

Edison Mary had a little lamb
Stephen Hawking
Taking Tutorials
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Making a Sound Play Throughout the Slideshow

• Insert Sound from file under the Insert Tab
• With the Sound icon still selected, select Custom
  Animation from the Animations Tab, Animations
  group
• Select the drop down arrow next to your sound
  file name
• Choose Effect Options and make your choices
• Click on OK to close this window.

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Making a Graphic a Sound Button

• Select the object so the handlebars are showing
• Choose the Insert Tab, and go to the Links group.
  Select the Action command.
• Then select Play Sound.
• Find sound on other sound from a file and click
  OK
• When you go to a full screen and click on the
  object it will play the sound

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How To Insert Video

• Use the Insert tab and the Media Clips group
• On the Movie command, choose the drop down menu.
  There you can select Movies from Clip Organizer
  to select animations to place in your Power
  Point.
• Or select Movie from File. You can then use
• Videos from CDs
• Videos downloaded from web
• Homemade videos on your hard drive

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Videos on the Web

• Altavista Video Search
• http//www.altavista.com
• Quicktime Education
• http//www.ali.apple.com/
• Imagine the Universe
• http//imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/features/movies
  /archive.html
• SFU Media Index
• http//www.sfu.ca/media-lab/vidindex2.html
• NASA Multimedia Library
• http//www.nasa.gov/multimedia/highlights/index.h
  tml
• CNN
• http//www.cnn.com

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Acceptable Video Formats

• Quicktime (or MoviePlayer) movies
• Quicktime VR movies
• MPEG videos
• Audio Video Interleave (AVI) files
• Note All inserted movies are linked to your
  presentation. If you show your presentation on a
  different computer, remember to also copy the
  movie file when you copy the presentation. If you
  dont you will just have a picture of the poster
  frame of the movie.

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A Great PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial on the Internet

• Go to PowerPoint in the Classroom for a wonderful
  tutorial at
• http//www.actden.com/pp2007/index.htm