SlidesDiagrams MS PowerPoint

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Slides/Diagrams M/S PowerPoint

• Open a file / Create a new file
• Insert a new slide and pick a template for it
• Draw picture with toolbar at bottom of
  screen Lines, Rectangles, Ovals, Textboxes
• Cut/Copy and Paste - Move Lines, Circles Cround
• Use Undo or Highlight/Delete to Erase
• Use Control-D to copy a portion of a picture
• Save File to Disk
• Print File or Send File to Others via File
  Transfer

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PowerPoint versus Word

• Word assumes that you are creating a text
  document and is automatically set up for you to
  type in your text.
• PowerPoint assumes that you are creating a slide
  and is automatically set up for you to draw a
  picture.
• You need to create a textbox to type in text.

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Drawing Tools / Tool Bar

• At the bottom of your Powerpoint window, you
  should see a toolbar that begins with a box
  labelled Draw.
• If you dont see that toolbar, it may not be
  enabled. Go to View/Toolbars menu and select
  Drawing.
• Click on a desired shape on this toolbar and then
  click on a location in the slide to place it

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Power Point Drawing
Clip Art
Text Box
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Moving drawn Items arouond

• Move mouse pointer to item
• Click on item and hold left button down
• Drag item by moving mouse
• Release button to leave item in its current
  location

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Deleting / Restoring Drawn Items

• Select item by clicking mouse pointer on it
• Hit Delete Key
• To restore item, Use Undo on Edit Menu

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Grouping/UnGrouping Items

• To group a set of items together into one item
• Scan the cursor over all the items to select them
  
• Click on the Draw box
• Select Group and they will become one item
• To Ungroup an item that has been grouped
• Select the item
• Click on the Draw box
• Select UnGroup to get independent items again

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Rotating or Flipping Items

• To rotate or flip an item on the page
• Select the Item
• Click on Draw box
• Choose Rotate or Flip
• Select the desired operation
• Rotate Left, Right or Free (arbitrary amount)
• Flip Horizontally or Vertically

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Moving Items Front or Back

• To move an item to the front of or to the back of
  another item
• Select the Item
• Click on Draw box
• Choose Order
• Select the desired operation
• Bring Front/Send to Back Put on Top or Bottom
• Bring Forward/Send Backward One Level Up/Down

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Downloading a Graphics Image

• To download a graphics image from a web page
• While the page is open, place Pointer on the
  image and click on the RIGHT button to get a
  menu.
• Select Save Image (filename) on the menu
• You will get a Save window showing a location
  on your local disk
• Select desired folder on your disk in the Save
  window and click the Save button

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Adding a Graphics Image

• Double Click on Image File to Open it with
  Microsoft Photo Editor
• Select Copy under Edit menu
• Go to PowerPoint slide
• Select Paste under Edit menu
• Move graphic around with mouse
• Resize graphic by pulling on the edges

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Adding a Graphics Image(Put a portrait on the
bullseye!)
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Lets Try Power Point Now

• Start working on Lab 2.3 in class
• Save work on your disk and take it with you!
• Finish it for Homework
• Email it to me before next class