powerpointers

Introduction

 * Workshop Virtual Handout: uatim.wikispaces.com/powerpointers
 * PowerPoint Basics Handout: http://snipurl.com/5nep7
 * Advanced/Interactive PowerPoint: http://snipurl.com/5nek5
 * PowerPoint Tutorials/Resources: [|delicious.com/uatim/ppt]

1) PowerPoint Basics

 * Images
 * Designs
 * Sounds
 * Movies
 * Transitions
 * Animations

2) PowerPoint Intermediate & Advanced Uses

 * Action Buttons/Settings
 * Embedding/Hyperlinking Files
 * Automatic Slide Shows
 * Photo Album
 * Saving for the Web & for those without PowerPoint

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 * 3) PowerPoint Extras (from Microsoft Office Tips & Tricks Workshop) **
 * Use Grids to Align Objects
 * Pull down the View Menu => Select Grids and Guidelines => Place Checks in the Snap Objects to Grid and the Display Grid on Screen Boxes => Click OK
 * Preview Show: [|www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1566565,00.asp]
 * Align Objects: [|www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1568932,00.asp]
 * Pictures as Backgrounds
 * Pull Down the Format Menu => Select Background => Click the drop down arrow under Background Fill => Select Fill Effects => Click the Picture Tab => Click Select Picture Locate the desired Picture=>  Click OK  => Click either Apply to All or Apply
 * The Photo Album Feature
 * Pull Down the Insert Menu è Select Picture è Then New Photo Album è Locate the pictures desired for the album (Select more than one by holding down the CTRL key as you click.) è Select the Album Layout è Check Captions box if desired è Click Create

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 * Playing a Song throughout the Presentation
 * Insert your desired song. è Click on Slide Show, and then select Custom Animation. è Locate your song in the Custom Animation Menu. è Click the drop down menu, and then select effect options. è Select Stop Playing After X number of slides. è Click OK.

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 * Copying & Pasting
 * Using Ctrl-Drag to Copy è You can quickly make a copy of any object by holding down the CTRL key while you drag on the object. You will then "drag off" a new copy.
 * Copying to Another Slide è If you copy an object, and then move to another slide, when you paste, the object will be in the same location on the new slide.

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 * Keyboard Shortcuts: [|office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HP051955191033.aspx]
 * Creating Movie Style Credits: http://www.microsoft.com/education/crawlingcredits.mspx
 * Saving PowerPoint Slides as Images:
 * Click on File è Save As
 * In the Save as Type Box, select JPEG Interchange Format
 * Click Save
 * You will be asked if you want to export every slide or the current slide, choose the option that you desire.
 * After it tells you where it saved the pictures, click OK.
 * Locate the folder that has the same name as your PowerPoint, and you will see that each slide has been saved as a JPEG image.
 * This is great for handouts, websites, and [|Photo Story 3].

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 * Using the Slide Master: [|www.microsoft.com/education/useslidemaster.mspx]
 * Print with Lines
 * Pull down the File menu and choose Print.
 * Under print what, click on the drop-down arrow to choose Handouts.
 * Choose 3 Handouts per page, and the lines will appear.
 * Click on Grayscale or Pure Black & White to print to a black and white printer.

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 * Create a Summary Slide
 * Open the completed presentation to which you want to add a summary slide.
 * For this workshop, we will download the back to school template for demonstration.
 * On the View menu, click Slide Sorter.
 * In slide sorter view, select the slides with the titles you want to use. To select multiple slides, hold down CTRL and click the slides you want. (Be sure to select the slides that will best summarize your presentation.)
 * On the Slide Sorter toolbar, click Summary Slide. A new slide, titled "Summary Slide," with bulleted titles from the selected slides, appears in front of the first selected slide.
 * Double-click the new slide to edit it. You can change the title, edit existing bullets, or add new ones.
 * PowerPoint Templates for Teachers:
 * PowerPoint Teacher Templates: [|www.vickiblackwell.com/ppttemplates.html]
 * PowerPoint Collections by Subject: [|www.jc-schools.net/ppt.html]

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 * PowerTalk: Free Plug-in for PowerPoint
 * Overview & Instructions: [|www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/addin/powertalk.html]
 * Download Site: [|http://fullmeasure.co.uk/powertalk]