How to Create Your Own PowerPoint Presentation
A Start-Up Tutorial
By Kitty Mackey Reference Librarian, Clark College April 12, 2004
Start a New PowerPoint File
File Menu New…
Open a Blank Presentation
Blank Presentation
Choose an AutoLayout
good all-purpose choice
Here’s Your First Slide!
Save Your File
File Save (just like other programs)
Add Text to Your Slide
• • • • • • Just start typing in the box! Bullets appear when you hit “return” Keep lines short -- no paragraphs! Keep lines short -- no paragraphs! Keep lines short -- no paragraphs! This page is maxed out!
Never Have a Page Like This!
Reference Books • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Amnesty International Reports (Ref HV6254 .A45 2001) Culturegrams (Ref GT150 .D85) Domestic Violence Against Women and Girls (Ref HV6626 .D66 2000) Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture (Ref DP 233.5 .E63 1999) Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues since 1945 (Ref JC571 .L2747) Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (Ref. F1406 .E53 1996) Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women’s Issues Worldwide (Ref HQ 1154 .G74 2003) International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports (Ref GV 709. I58 2001) Japan, An Illustrated Encyclopedia (Ref. DS 805 .J263 1993) dated. Modern China (Ref. DS 774 .H796) Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World (Ref DS35.53 .O95) Women and Equality in the Workplace : A Reference Handbook (Ref HD6095 .G48 2003) Women and Work: A Handbook (Ref HD6095 .W678) Women, Gender and human Rights (Ref HQ 1236 W5852 2001) Women in the Third World (Ref. HQ 1870.9 .K58 1997) Women and Politics Worldwide (Ref. HQ1236 .W6363) a bit dated Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (Ref GN333 .W67 1998) Arranged by culture; use the index to search by country. The World’s Women 2000: Trends and Statistics (Ref HQ 1154 .W675) The online version has 2004 statistics: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/ww2000/ You Eat What You Are: People Culture and Food Traditions (Ref GT 2850 .B37 1999)
Add Another Slide
Insert menu New Slide … Choose from AutoLayout
Locate the “Views” Toolbar
Normal View
Slide Sorter View
Slide Show
Preview Your Slides
Click the Slide Show Icon on the Views Bar
Slide Show Icon
Esc
Press Escape to return.
Use the Slide Sorter
Click the Slide Sorter Icon on the Views Bar
Slide Sorter Icon
Snapshot of Slide Sorter View
With Slide Sorter You Can…
• Look at your slides all at once • Move slides around (click and drag) • Delete slides
– Select slide, choose Edit Slide
• Add new slides
– Place the curser between adjoining slides – Select Insert New Slide
Return to Normal View
Click the Normal View Icon on the Views Bar
Normal View Icon
Normal View: Your Workspace
Text of all your slides
Make secret notes to yourself in this area!
Printing Handouts
Select File Print But do NOT press OK yet…
3 Steps:
1. Print what: Handouts 2. Slides per page: Select 3, 4 or 6
3. Click OK
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words
Good source for country maps: • Kiosk: Journal of Geo-Politics To save an image: • Right-click, save to disk
Insert a Saved Image
Insert Picture From File…
Locate the Image…
1. Select the location Floppy (A:) 2. Select the Image 3. Click Insert
…And Your Image Appears!
You can: • Move the Image • Resize the Image • Copy the image You must: • Credit the source!
(image: http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/pdk/kiosk/)
(pssssst…)
You can also use cut and paste to place an image on the page.
(The image at left is from PowerPoint’s clip art.)
Helpful Hints
• Save your file frequently! • Keep your background simple. • Explore PowerPoint’s features, but don’t let bells and whistles replace content. • Write tight.
Finally: Not just for Presentations…
Think of PowerPoint slides as index cards. • Put notes on slides • Organize notes • Keep track of resources • Plan projects