PowerPoint

Tutorial

Step #1
Getting started:
Open PowerPoint
Select Blank Presentation

Step #2
Choose layout for first slide:

In the new slide menu, select an

AutoLayout

We will start our

presentation with
a title slide.

Step #3
Insert title:

Place cursor in the title box and type

your name

For your
assignment, your
first slide will
contain your
name only.

Step #4
Move title box:
Place pointer

on the edge of the

title box, and drag it to the middle of
the page

Step #5
Format font:

Place cursor in the title box and

highlight your name.

Step #5 cont.
Format font:

On the toolbar choose format and

select font.

Step #5 cont.
Format font:

A font box will open. Choose the font

style, size, color, etc. you want and

click OK.

Step #6
Format background:

Place your cursor anywhere on your

slide, right click your mouse and

choose background.

Step #6 cont.
Format background:

A toolbox will open, and you can

choose the color of your background.

Click apply to all when finished.

Step #7
Insert next slide:

On toolbar, click on insert. Choose new

slide.

Step #8
Choose layout for new slide:

A new slide will appear. Click on the

slide layout you want to use for this

slide.
We will use
the title and
text layout.

Step #9
Insert title:

Place cursor in the title box, and type

the title for your second slide.

For this
assignment, this
slide will serve as
the preview for
your main points.

Step #10
Format title:

To format your title, click on format on

the toolbar and choose font. You can

also choose the justification from the
toolbar.

Step #11
Insert text:

Place your cursor in the text box. Hit

backspace on your keyboard to delete

the bullet point, and type your main
points (hit enter after each one).
We will
create our
own
stationary
bullet
points

Step #12
Move textbox over:

Resize the textbox (to make room for

your bullet points) by holding your

cursor over the edge of the textbox
until it turns into a two-sided arrow
and then drag the text box to right just
a little.
We will put our
bullet points along
the left edge of the
page, under the
title

Step #13
Create own bullet points:

On the toolbar, choose insert and text

box.

Step #13 cont.

Create own bullet points:

Draw a textbox out beside your first

main point.

Step #13 cont.

Create own bullet points:

On the toolbar, choose insert and

select symbol.

Step #13 cont.

Create own bullet points:

A symbol box will open. Choose the

symbol you want to use for your bullet

points and click insert. Click close. A
symbol will then appear in the textbox
you drew.

Step #13 cont.

Create own bullet points:

You can change the size and color of

your bullet point by highlighting it,

clicking on format on the toolbar,
selecting font, and then making your
selections in the toolbox that opens.

Step #13 cont.

Create own bullet points:

Move your bullet point around (by

clicking on it and then dragging) to line

it up with your first main point.

Step #13 cont.

Create own bullet points:

Click on your bullet point (you have to

be on the text box portion of it). Right

click and choose copy.

Step #13 cont.

Create own bullet points:

Place your cursor anywhere on your

slide, and right click. Choose paste. A

bullet point will appear. Right click
again and choose paste. You should
have three bullet points now.

Step #13 cont.

Create own bullet points:

Use the arrow keys on your key board

to move the bullet points around. Line

them up with your text.

Step #14
Animate your main points:

If you want your main points to come in

one at a time, highlight your text. Right

click and choose custom animation.

Step #14 cont.

Animate your main points:

A custom animation box appears on

the right of your screen. Click on Add

Effect and choose how you want your
text to come in.
Custom
Animation Box

Step #14 cont.

Animate your main points:

Make sure in the Start drop-down box

you have chosen On Click.

Note: We have set up
your presentation so
that your bullet points
will stay stationary, but
your text will come in
one line at a time
when you click your
mouse.

Step #15
Find picture:

On the internet, go to www.google.com.

Click on images and type in the type of

picture that you want to use in your
presentation (ex. lions). Click on
Search.

Step #15 cont.

Find picture:

When you find the picture you want to

use, right click and choose save picture

as. Save the picture to your computer
or a disk.

Step #16
Insert picture:

Now you want to insert the picture you

found into your slide. On the toolbar,

choose insert, select picture, and from
file.

Step #16 cont.

Insert picture:

When you insert your picture, it will

mess up your layout, so you need to

immediately go to the toolbar, select
edit, and select undo slide layout. This
will fix the problem.

Step #17
Format picture:

You can move your picture around by

clicking and dragging. You can resize

your picture by clicking on a corner
and dragging the corner out.
It is a good idea to tell
your audience where
you got the picture
from in small font
under the picture.

Step #18
Insert line under title:

If you want to insert a line under your

title, on the toolbar, choose insert,

select picture, and then select
AutoShape.

Step #18 cont.

Insert line under title:

An AutoShape box will appear. Choose

the line you want. Draw the line under

the title.

Step #18 cont.

Insert line under title:

To format the line, double click on the

line. A toolbox will open and you can

change the color, style, weight, etc.

If you want a line at the

bottom of the page also,
you can right click on the
line, choose copy, and
then choose paste. Drag
the new line to the
bottom of the slide.

Step #19
Insert next slide:
You do not want to have to do all these

formatting steps for every slide, so for

your next slide, go to the toolbar,
choose insert, and choose duplicate
slide.
You now have two
of the exact same
slides.

Step #20
Change title & text on new slide:
Click in the title box on your new slide

(3rd slide), highlight the old title, and

type a new title over it. Do the same
thing for the text.

Step #21
Change the picture:
Click on the picture, and hit delete on

your key board. Insert a new picture

(insert, picture, from file). Dont forget
to go to insert, undo slide layout to fix
your slide. You can then move and
resize the picture.

Step #22
Additional slides:
Insert as many duplicate slides as

needed. Follow above steps to change.

1

Step #23
Add a graph to any slide:
You may want to insert a chart to help

explain the information in your

presentation (especially statistics). To
add a chart: on your toolbar, choose
insert and select chart

Step #23 cont.

Add a graph to any slide:
When you insert a chart, a sample data
sheet and corresponding bar chart will
appear on your slide. PowerPoint has
included some sample data in the first
four columns. The bars in the chart are
the graphical representation of the
numbers in the data sheet.

Step #23 cont.

Add a graph to any slide:
To create you own chart, you can replace
the data in the sample data sheet with
your own data. Click in the row on the
data sheet you want to change, type your
number, and hit enter. PowerPoint will
automatically change the chart as well.
You can also change the chart
titles by simply typing over
what PowerPoint has used as
sample titles.

Step #23 cont.

Add a graph to any slide:
After you have changed all the data you
want to change, click anywhere on your
slide, and the data sheet will disappear. If
you need to make additional changes,
double click on the chart, and the data
sheet will reappear.

Step #23 cont.

Add a graph to any slide:
If inserting the chart messed up your slide
format, on the toolbar, go to edit, and
select undo slide layout. This will fix your
slide.

Step #23 cont.

Add a graph to any slide:
To delete rows on your chart, double click
on the chart so the data sheet will appear.
Right click on the column (or row) in the
data sheet you want to delete, and choose
delete.

Step #23 cont.

Add a graph to any slide:
If you want to add bars to your chart,
double click on the chart so the data sheet
will appear. In the first empty columns and
rows in the data sheet, type in the new
data you want to appear on your chart.

Step #23 cont.

Add a graph to any slide:
The bar chart is the default chart in
PowerPoint. If you think your data would
be better displayed in a different type of
chart, you can change it. Double click on
your chart so the data sheet appears.
Right click on your chart
and choose chart type.

Step #23 cont.

Add a graph to any slide:
A chart box will open, find the type of

chart you want to display your data,

and click ok.

Step #23 cont.

Add a graph to any slide:
You can also resize and move your

chart the same as you did for text and

pictures earlier in this tutorial.

Step #24
Review slides:
Review slides for spelling, grammar,

etc. errors. Practice using your

PowerPoint as you practice your
presentation.

Step #25
Start PowerPoint presentation:
To start your presentation. Go to your

toolbar, select slide show and choose

view show.

Step #26
Switch to next slide:
To switch from slide to slide, click your

mouse; hit the space bar on your key

board; or use the down arrow key on
your keyboard.