Introduction%20to%20PowerPoint%202007

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Introduction to PowerPoint 2007

• For new or beginning  users of PowerPoint 2007.
  This workshop will cover creating a presentation,
  formatting slides, adding visual content, and
  delivering a presentation.

David Wicks Assistant Professor Director of
Instructional Technology Services Seattle
Pacific University dwicks_at_spu.edu
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Creating a presentation
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Quick Tour
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What are the options for viewing a presentation?
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Normal Most used

• Enter content
• Edit content

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Slide Sorter

• Change order
• Apply transitions or effects to multiple slides
• Copy or paste slides from other presentations

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Slide Show

• Show presentation full screen
• Only view where hyperlinks and animations will
  work

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Notes Page Least Used

• See presentation with notes only
• Used to review notes one slideat a time

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How do you change between views?

• Select desired View from View tab
• OR
• Use shortcuts menu

View Menu
Shortcuts
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Adding slides
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Entering Text

• Using the Slides Tab

• Using the Outline Tab

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Formatting slides
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Text tips

• Titles should be 36 40 point
• Body text should be at least 24 point
• Use sans serif font such as Arial

Title (40 points)
Body text (24 points)
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More text tips

• Text slides should be brief
• No more than eight words per line.
• No more than eight lines per slide.
• Fewer words will force an explanation rather than
  reading slide word for word

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Which of the following is the most readable? Why?
Dark background with light text
Light background with light text
Dark background with dark text
Light background with dark text
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Adding web links

• iTunes U video of todays presentation
• http//deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Brows
  e/spu-public.1597016394.01597016400.1597345810?i1
  562161476
• Highlight text
• Click on Insert Hyperlink button
• Enter address
• http//www.spu.edu/depts/its
• Type in web link address
• Press enter address should appear
• When would you use each of these?

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Adding visual content
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Inserting images

• Inserting clip art

• Inserting images from files

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Inserting SmartArt

• Right click on selected bullet points and choose
  Smart Art

• Bullet points converted to image that can be
  edited

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Adding animations or transitions
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Delivering a presentation
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Comments or Questions?

• David Wicks
• Director, Instructional Technology
• Seattle Pacific University
• dwicks_at_spu.edu
• 206.281.2290

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