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@spu.edu
CREATING A PRESENTATION
Office Button
Quick Access Quick Tour
Tab
s
Ribbon

Group Command

Mini Toolbar
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 slide
at a time

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 How do you change between views?

• Select desired View

from View tab
OR
• Use shortcuts menu

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Adding slides
 Entering Text

Using the Slides Tab Using the Outline Tab

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FORMATTING SLIDES
 Text tips
• Titles should be 36 – 40 point

Title (40 points)

• Body text should be at least 24 point
Body text (24 points)

• Use sans serif font such as Arial

She sells seashells She sells seashells

serif font sans serif font

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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 today’s presentation
• http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Bro
wse/spu-
public.1597016394.01597016400.1597345810?
i=1562161476
1. Highlight text
2. Click on Insert Hyperlink button
3. Enter address
• http://www.spu.edu/depts/its
1. Type in web link address
2. Press enter – address should appear

When would you use each of these?

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ADDING VISUAL CONTENT
 Inserting images
Inserting clip art Inserting images from files

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 Inserting SmartArt
Right click on selected bullet Bullet points converted to image
points and choose Smart Art that can be edited
Adding animations
or transitions

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Delivering a presentation
 Comments or Questions?

David Wicks
Director, Instructional Technology
Seattle Pacific University
dwicks@spu.edu
206.281.2290

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