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A Basic Tutorial For Creating Powerpoint Presentations
A PowerPoint presentation can aid any online meeting or web conference. Use this tool to enable long distance meetings and create a more effective means of communication. Create a slide show rich in content for a visual during your online meeting or online presentation. Studies show that people learn in different ways, retaining more information and becoming more involved with a greater use of stimuli. By using a slideshow during an online presentation, the presentation becomes much more effective. PowerPoint slides are quite versatile, allowing the user to enter text, charts, graphs, pictures and more. This easy to use media allows for a user to create an organized visual for their online meeting. How do I create a PowerPoint presentation? There are a variety of tools offered by this software but let’s look at some of the basics. To begin to create a PowerPoint presentation, simply start PowerPoint from your start menu and you’re ready to create a presentation from the very first screen. From this point, there are several types of presentations you can create based on your needs and creativity. Here are some basic tips to get you started. Once you begin to create your presentation, you will be shown a blank slide (or most likely it will have two boxes where you can insert your text, such as the title of the slide). This will be your introductory slide. Enter the title of the presentation and the author’s information. Adding a New Slide To add your next slide, simply click on the new slide icon in the upper right hand corner or go to the insert menu and select new slide. As each new slide is added, it is added to the slide tab on the left hand side, as well as in the outline tab. This allows you to see all your slides at once and be able to select it and modify it quickly. Modifications can be made to any of the slides at any point. Simply click on the slide you would like to modify so it displays in the main window and make any changes necessary. Text and Content Layouts On the right hand side of the screen are templates for text, content, and other layouts. Each type has a picture associated with it so you can see how the slide will look before your content is added. Simply click on the picture of the type of layout you would like for that slide and that template will be used for the slide selected. Note: In the content layout, there is a box with four different pictures. When using this template for your slide, you will be given several options once that template is selected, including inserting tables, charts and pictures. The picture below is of the second slide added to the presentation. The right hand column shows some of the layouts accessible. The highlighted layout is the one shown in the currently displayed slide. Color Schemes and Using Existing Templates To create color schemes, existing templates or animation, click on the ‘design’ icon (next to the ‘new slide’ icon in the upper right hand corner) for all your choices. After choosing the ‘design’ icon, you will be given three choices: design templates, color schemes and animation schemes. As you choose between the various color schemes and templates, they will be applied to the slide you are working on. Inserting a Graph or Chart To insert a graph on a page, it’s as easy as choosing the correct layout or clicking on the graph icon in the upper toolbar. You will be shown a spreadsheet that is pre-filled to give the user a chance to redo the content using the spreadsheet as a template. As changes are made to the spreadsheet, they are also made to the graph. Right-click on the graph for other options, such as choosing the chart or graph type, formatting the data and making the graph 3-D. Using these options, you can create any type of graph or chart you’d like. The screen shot below shows what the screen looks like after a user has inserted a graph and then is choosing which type of graph they would like. More Choices At the bottom of the screen are more options for each page. Pictures, graphs, etc can all be created using these tools. The user can add shapes, word art, pictures and auto fill the text and shapes with the colors of your choice. Scroll your cursor over the icons for more information. Use the icons at the top of the screen in a similar way as Microsoft Word. There are many options available with PowerPoint. Experiment and consult Microsoft PowerPoint help for any questions you might have. We hope this mini tutorial helps to get you started in creating your own informative PowerPoint presentation that will better assist you in your web conferencing needs. InstantPresenter.com Web Conferencing service Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com InstantPresenter.com Web Conferencing, webcasting and webinar service that allows anyone to conduct online meetings featuring webcam and microphone support, PowerPoint slides, screen sharing, whiteboard and chat. |
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