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Introduction:
"PowerPoint" refers to Microsoft PowerPoint, a program that allows the user to design a
presentation that consists of multiple slides. These slides may contain images, text, video clips, and
related types of information. PowerPoint is useful for delivering a speech, because the user can
utilize text on the screen to remind him or herself of the information to be conveyed to the audience
or to summarize his/her dialogue into more manageable and "friendly" sizes, as well as to entertain
or explain graphs, charts, and related data
1. Starting MS PowerPoint:
Microsoft PowerPoint can be started by just clicking on Icon
if Icon is displayed on Desktop or Pinned to Taskbar or by
using Start Menu as Explained Below:
4. Window Control Bar : This Tool is located at the top right corner of PowerPoint Window.
It Consists of 3 Buttons which are following:
A. Minimize: This is used to minimize the current PowerPoint Window to Toolbar.
B. Maximize or Restore Button: If the PowerPoint window is not displayed in full size, it can
shown full size by clicking on this button. When you click on Maximize Button, PowerPoint window
become full size, and button image changes to a pair of rectangles. Now if you click on this button
PowerPoint window will restores to its previous size.
C. Close Button: This Button is used to Close the current working PowerPoint window.
5. Help Button: This Button is used to get help from PowerPoint Tutorials.
6. Ribbon: Ribbon is located at top center area of PowerPoint Window. Ribbon is a Collection of
Command Group and each command group consists of related command buttons.
7. Ribbon Tabs: Ribbon Tab is name of the Ribbon Groups as Home, Insert, Design,
Animations, Slide Show, Review, View. It is also located at top center area of PowerPoint Window.
8. Ribbon Group: Under any Ribbon Tab, Ribbon Group is a collection of some Ribbons or
commands.
9. Slide View: There are two types of Slide Views: Slide View and Outline View. This area is
used to select any type of view.
10. Slide: Slide is actual working area in PowerPoint. Presentation is created by means of
certain slides.
11. Placeholders: Placeholders are sub elements of slides, which are used to place text in
slides in computerized format.
12. Slide Notes: This is the area where description or summary of any slide is written in the
form of notes.
13. Sheet Tab Scroll Button: These Scroll Buttons are used to see worksheet tabs which
are not displaying currently. These are used to choose worksheet by using left and right scroll
buttons.
14. Status Bar: It is placed at the bottom side of the PowerPoint window. It displays the No. Of
slides used, and theme information etc.
15. Shortcuts: Some Shortcuts view commands as slide show, slide sorter, normal etc. Are
shown here.
16. Zoom Slider: This is used to Zoom In or Zoom Out the slide view.
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Office Button in Power Point 2007: Fundamentals of Computer
In Power Point 2007, the office button placed on the top left of the interface.
Figure: Shows the location of the Office Button
Ribbon is a collection of Command Group and each command group has a Dialog Box Launcher
at bottom right corner which enables you to access related and extra commands by medium of a
dialog box.
For Example:
Home Tab: The Home tab is the default tab in Microsoft PowerPoint. It has six groups of
related commands; Clipboard, Slides, Font, Paragraph, Drawing and Editing. It helps you
change PowerPoint settings like font size, adding bullets, adjusting styles and many other
common features. It also helps you to return to the home section of the document.
In this option, there are four sub- options where you can
use the action of cut, copy, paste or format painter
command. It works on the selection of text, an image, a
file, or other type of text data.
In Simple Words, this command is used to cut and paste it somewhere else within same or other
document. For this task Click on “HOME”, Group “CLIPBOARD” and ribbon CUT/PASTE is used.
Steps are as following:
Copy & Paste: Microsoft PowerPoint option “COPY” is used to make a copy of selected text in
Presentation and “PASTE” feature is used to place the removed text at the cursor position. In
Simple Words, this command is used to copy selected data and paste it somewhere else within
same or other document.
For this task Click on “HOME”, Group
“CLIPBOARD” and ribbon COPY/PASTE is 3
used. Steps are as following:
4. Click on the Copy Command and Icon as shown in figure now Selected text will be copied.
Format Painter
This option is used to quickly apply
the same formatting, you can use
the formatting like Font style and
size, color, border style, background
and font color. Format painter lets
you define the right format once and
apply the same to a series of objects
in the rest of the presentation or any
other file.
4. Click On the Format Command , Now Format Painter text will be placed on next selected
words as shown in the second figure.
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4. Slides Microsoft Power Point : Home
When you open a new power point presentation file, you
are presented with a large selection of slides templates
that you can choose from to set that tone for your
presentation.
New Slides: Using this option to add the slides in the presentation. This menu allows the
user can click each of the slides to view and edit them individually.
Layout: Using this option will allow you to change a slides layout template by clicking on
format slide Layout to display the slide layout task pane. This is only way to change your
presentation’s slide. It only change the layout of selected slide of the presentation.
Reset: Using this option to reset the position, size, formatting of the slide placeholder to their
default setting. Actually, it allows you to reset the template or theme in your presentation file as
a reference and resets your placeholders to their default setting.
Delete: You can delete some unwanted slides due to the requirements in power point
presentation. This option helps you to remove or delete the selected slide from the file.
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Add Section: In order to add section, click on the
Section button. A drop down menu will appear click Add 2
Section option. In the section drop down menu we can
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add sections to our slides with suitable names according to
our slides. Rename the section’s name, remove it, collapse
Example:
Go to Section option in the slide pane.
Click on add section option from the drop down list. A new
section will created with name “untitled section”. We can
reset the name , right click on the name and choose
Rename Section and give the suitable name to the section. As shown bellow:
When we click on the Rename Section option, a Rename Section dialog box will appear ,
here give the Section Name and then click on the Rename button.
We set the name of the section as CITC, As shown bellow:
Remove Section:
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Add multiple Sections:
If you want to add more than one sections in the same
presentation then directly go to the slide from the
thumbnail where you want to add section. Select the slide
and click on the Section Tab again and give the name of
that particular slide. As shown bellow:
Collapse All :
If your presentation has many slides it makes it difficult to understand. Power Point
2010 and 2013 allows us to collapse the power point outline so that only the slide titles
are shown. Collapsing the slides does not delete the slides but it hides the slides under
the respective sections.
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Expand All: Microsoft Power Point : Home
Expanding a presentation restores the collapsed slides so the we can again work on the
slides. To expand the presentation, go to the Section Pane and then click on Expand All
option or press Alt+Shift+9.
Creating Title Slide: This command is used to create a Title Slide of Presentation
project. As we know PowerPoint is used to create presentations on different topics which may
be displayed on projector also. So Every project has a Title. In this command we prepare title
slide. Steps are Following:
Step 1: When you start PowerPoint then only one slide is shown which is always is Title Slide
means in this slide you may give information of you project Title. Suppose we are preparing
presentation on Topic “ CITC”. Then Title of project will be “CITC” and Sub Title will be “CITC
Computer Institute”. Now first slide will be Title Slide which consists of two placeholders for
adding Title and second for adding subtitle.
Step 2: By clicking in any placeholder, in Placeholder 1 for Title, Add Title as “CITC” and in
Placeholder 2 for Subtitle, Add Subtitle as “CITC Computer Institute”.
Step 3: After Adding Title and Subtitle, Title Slide is ready as shown in figure.
Adding New Slides: After Preparing Title Slide, now we have to create other project
slides, for which we have to add new slides to this project. It can be done with command New
Slide in PowerPoint. Steps are following:
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Deleting Slides: This slide is used to delete any slide in the project. For this command
Ribbon Tab Home, Group Slides and Command Delete is used. Steps are following:
Step 1: Select the slide to which you want to delete and click on ribbon Tab Home, Group
Slides and command Delete as shown in figure.
Step 2: When you click on Delete command, then selected slide of slides will be deleted.
Saving File or Slides: This command is used to save a PowerPoint File. There are
two methods of Saving in PowerPoint which are explained as following:
A) Saving a New Worksheet: It tells about the procedure of saving PowerPoint File First
time. Steps are following:
Step 3: Then a dialog box named Save as will be displayed. In which you will have to write File
Name you want to give.
1. File Name Area: Clear the Presentation1 text and write name of file you want to give.
2. Storage Area: This is storage area in computer as Desktop, My Computer, C Drive, D Drive
etc. Where you can store the project or Presentation as per your choice, just by clicking on it.
By default any presentation or file is saved in Documents folder.
Step 3: Click on Office Button, A menu will be displayed in which click on Save as.
Font Style/Face: Using this command to change the font style of slide’s text part.
For this task Click on
“HOME”, Group “FONT”
and ribbon FONT
STYLE is used. Steps
are as following:
Step 1: Open a
P o w e r P o i n t
Presentation File .
3.Choose HOME
Ribbon Tab as shown in
Figure.
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Font Size: Using this command to Microsoft Power Point : Home
change the selected font size.
4. Click On the FONT SIZE , Now selected Font Size will be placed on the selected words as
shown in the second figure.
Increase & Decrease Font Size: You can use this command to increase or decrease
the selected font size.
For this task Click on “HOME”, Group “FONT”
and ribbon INCREASE FONT SIZE is used.
Steps are as following:
4. Click On the CLEAR ALL FORMATTING, Now selected option Clear All Formatting will be
placed on the selected words as shown in the second figure.
4. Click On the CLEAR ALL FORMATTING, Now selected option Clear All Formatting will be
placed on the selected words as shown in the second figure.
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Applying Character Spacing: ThisMicrosoft
Command is Power
used to sePoint : Home
t character spacing of
selected text. Character Spacing using is to adjust the spacing between character. Actually
character spacing affects the amount of space that power point puts between the characters
within a line.
For this command Ribbon Tab
Home, Group Font and
Command Character Spacing
is used. Steps are following:
Character Spacing
Step 1: Select the text in which
Very Tight
you want to set character
spacing Click on Ribbon Tab
Tight
Home, Group Font and Character Spacing options
Command Character Spacing as
Normal
shown in Figure and Sub Menu
will be displayed as shown in Loose
figure.
Very
Loose
In this menu six Commands will
be shown as Very Tight,
Normal, Loose, Very Loose
and More Spacing. Now
Choose anyone option and result
will be as following.
Change case: Using this command to change the case of selected text in a document.
You can change all the selected text uppercase, lower, sentence case, toggle case or you can
also use the option capitalize each word which is mostly prefer to make headlines or tiles.
For this task Click on “HOME”,
Group “FONT” and ribbon
CHANGE CASE is used. Steps
are as following:
Change Case
Step 1: Open a PowerPoint Change Case option
Presentation File .
TOGGLE cASE
2. Select text “Hi Friends, how
are you” as shown in figure.
6. Paragraph
Bullets and numbering are the top main sections of the Paragraph
option. Along with bullets and numbering, you can also use the
different alignment for align you paragraph: you can align your
document text by align left, center, right and by justifying it.
Line Spacing
With the help of line spacing you can change the way text appears on a slide of slides. Actually,
this option is used to make the text more readable. This option will also help you to adjust the
alignment and indentation of lines of text you have in your presentation.
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Line Spacing options
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Normal or 1
Without Spacing Content
After Applying Line Spacing
For this task Click on “HOME”, Group “PARAGRAPH” and ribbon “LINE SPACING” is used.
Steps are as following:
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1. Type text in which you want to add line spacing.
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2. Select the text you typed as shown in the above figure.
4. Click on the LINE SPACING, line spacing is based on options mentioned by it, as shown in
the above figure you can see. You can choose one of the option you want. Now selected option
from line spacing will be placed on the selected words as shown in the second figure.
Columns: By using column option you can arrange your text in power point. Multi-columns
layouts will generally fit a little more text on the page and shorter lines of text are also easier to
read.
Align Text: This option will shows you that how the text will aligned within the text box in
presentation. Actually it align the text in top, bottom or middle of the text box/shape.
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Converting to Smart Art: This CommandMicrosoft is used to convert
Power text into
Pointthe form
Art. For this Command Ribbon Tab Home, Group paragraph and Command Convert to
of Smart
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Smart Art Graphics is used. Steps are following:
More Options/Styles
Step 1: Select the text in which you want to apply Smart Art Graphics and click on Ribbon Tab
Home, Group paragraph and Command Convert to Smart Art Graphics.
A Menu will be displayed as shown in figure. In this Menu many types of Smart Art Graphics
Designs will be displayed.
Step 2: In Style List Click on any one style which you want to Apply to text and result will be
shown as shown in the above picture.
7. Drawing Groups
Shapes:
Using Drawing group is to creating and editing drawing shapes. You can also see the arrow at
the right lower corner of the drawing option that opens the popup window contain the other
formatting of shapes. In Power Point 2013 the Shapes tab is replaced by its shapes .Although
there is same number of shapes as in Power Point 2010 and 2007. As shown bellow:
It allows to arrange things on a slides. Actually you can use this option to arrange the objects as
per your requirements and the way you want. You can arrange the object such as shapes,
images by aligning, ordering, grouping, and rotating them in various ways.
For this command Ribbon Tab Home,
Group Drawing and Command
Arrange is used. Steps are following:
Step 3: Now Options will be selected according to the previous position of the selected object
means if the selected object is placed front side, then option may be chosen as send back or vice
versa. Select any option.
Grouping Objects : This command is used to make a group of more than one selected
objects and for this command Ribbon Tab Home, Group Drawing and Command Arrange is
used. Steps are following:
Step 1: Suppose we have drawn three
different objects one rectangle and
one Circle. Now Select these two
objects.
Quick Styles: Using this option to choose a visual styles for the shape or line in a document. It
a combination of different formatting options you can use.
Step 1: Select the text in which you want to apply Quick Styles options and click on Ribbon Tab
Home, Group Drawing and Command Quick Styles.
A Menu will be displayed as shown in figure. In this Menu many types of Quick Style Designs will
be displayed.
Step 2: In Quick Styles List Click on any one style which you want to Apply to text and result will
be shown as shown in the above picture.
Applied Color
Shape Outline Ribbon : This command is used to change outline of shape means
changing color of border. For this Command Ribbon Tab Home, Group Drawing and
Command Shape Outline is used. Steps are following:
Step 1: Draw any type of
Diagram as Circle shown
in figure.
8. Editing Group
You can use this group to finding and replacing data as well as selecting text. Find & Replace:
In Power Point Presentation these two options are helps you to quickly find the particular text
you have and kindly replace it with other text you want to.
Find Option: If you
are creating a long
presentation for a
particular concept. This
option can help you to
find a particular word or Founded Word
phrase in your
P o w e r P o i n t
presentation file.
Step 2: Do the following steps as numbered: 1. Click on the option FIND this will opens up the
popup window at you where you can type the word to find.
Replace Option: This feature of Power Point presentation, replaces the order of
characters in a string with another set of character. Basically, it replaces characters specified by
location in a given text string with another text string.
For this task Click on
“HOME”, Group
“EDITING” and ribbon
“REPLACE” is used.Steps
are as following:
Step 1: Open a
PowerPoint Presentation
File .
2. After type the word you want to Replace, simply click on Replace button at the right side of
popup window.3.Clicking process will highlight word and with quickly replace the word that you
want previously.
Select Option: This option will select the document if you want, a drop down shows you
options blow, under drop down, you can see the following tools to make your data or document
more easy to work.
Select all will select all of
your content you have in
your presentation or select
specific text or item in a
table by using the mouse
or keyboard, you can also
select the same by
pressing shortcut (ctrl+A)
this will select the entire
text with object present in
your document.
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For this task Click on
“HOME”, Group Microsoft Power Point : Home
“EDITING” and ribbon
“SELECT” is used. Steps
are as following:
Step 1: Open a
PowerPoint Presentation
File .
2. Click on select option and then on select all this will select all the document you have in your
single slide of presentation as shown in the figure.
3.Clicking process will highlight the present content, images or objects you provides to your
slide.