PowerPoint for slide presentations

1. Using Microsoft PowerPoint to create slide presentations An introduction to creating slide presentations for students studying at the Drill Hall library

9. PowerPoint layout This is the working area of PowerPoint where you will design your slides This area contains PowerPoint controls This area previews your slides and allows you to select them

12. Creating your presentation 3 As with the previous slide, users can add a title. This title applies to the individual slide only. Users can add bullet points to the slide by clicking in the text box. Each bullet should be separated by a carriage return/enter. Clicking on one of the symbols in the screen centre allows users to insert items on the slide Table Picture Chart Clip art SmartArt Media clip

14. Creating your presentation 5 Instead of simply clicking New Slide designers can use the pull down menu at the bottom of the button When this option is clicked, a selection menu is displayed. The user can then choose a predefined screen layout for their slide. PowerPoint defaults to Title Slide for the first screen and Title and Content for subsequent slides. Whatever layout you choose, you can always add content.

15. Running your presentation You may run your presentation at any time in order to review your it. There are 3 easy ways to do so: First, click on the play button in the top-left corner of the screen Second, click on the play button in the bottom-right corner of the screen Third, press the F5 key on the keyboard Pressing the Esc key when running a presentation will return you to the development screen

18. Tailoring your presentation 3 Once a theme has been applied it can be modified to suit the user’s requirements or taste. At the right-hand end of the Themes area in the Design tab are some useful pull down menus Colors – apply a different colour scheme to the selected theme Fonts – allows a different font to be used throughout the presentation Effects – advanced control, mainly applies to presentations with flowcharts and graphics

21. Notes and handouts Notes (such as a script) can be added to the presentation. To add notes simply type in the white field at the bottom of the slide. These notes will only appear on ‘Notes Pages’ printouts, not handouts. Notes pages can be printed by selecting ‘Notes Pages’ in the printer dialogue box. This will print one slide per page along with the notes entered. Similarly, selecting ‘Handouts’ will print multiple slides per page.