Microsoft Office
PowerPoint 2007
New 2007 User Interface
Office 2007 - Office Button
Similar to the
File Menu
in previous
versions of
Office
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Office Button
Create new document
Open existing documents
Save or Save As
Print Options
Close Document
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Quick Access Toolbar
•Hover over buttons for tool tips and descriptions
•By default save, undo and redo show here
•To Add or Remove buttons
•Click on the small triangle
•Choose commands
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The Ribbon
• Context Sensitive
– Changes with selections
• Multiple Tabs
– Alternate Groups
• Some Groups Expand
– Click on to expand
• Click ? for Help
– On the right corner
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Many Different Ribbons
Click on tabs to get a different Ribbon
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PowerPoint 2007 Interface
• Normal View
– Slide (design) area
– Navigation bar – Slide thumbnails / Outline view
– Notes Area
Status Bar
At the bottom of the screen.
Slide # and the theme or design
used in this slide
Fit slide to window
Different Views:
Normal
Slide Sorter
Start Show
Zoom - Slider can be dragged
to change the zoom percentage
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Slide Sorter View
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Notes Page
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Add New Slide
• On the Home Tab
• New Slide Button
– Two Parts
– Top section adds new slide
– Bottom section gives choices
• Layout variations
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Saving PowerPoint Files
• 2007 has new file types
– .pptx – 2007 PowerPoint Presentation
• 97 – 2003 .ppt
– .ppsx – 2007 PowerPoint Show
• 97 – 2003 .pps
– .potx – 2007 PowerPoint Template
• 97 – 2003 .pot
• Save appropriately
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