4-  Designing presentations

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41- Using page setup Play Video

 

1-  Click in the file.

2-  On the Design tab, click Slide Orientation, and then click Landscape.

3-  Click the Microsoft Office Button Button image , and then click Print.

4-  Click Properties, and then click the Page tab.

5-  Under Orientation, click Landscape.

6-  Click OK twice.

 

Change all slides in a presentation to portrait page orientation:

By default, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 slide layouts are presented in landscape page orientation, or you can change your slide layouts to portrait page orientation.

Portrait or Landscape orientation

Callout 1 Portrait page orientation

Callout 2 Landscape page orientation

 

42- Using themes: Play Video

 

1-  On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the document theme that you want, or click more Button image to see all available document themes.

 

PowerPoint Ribbon Image

 

Do one of the following:

2-  To apply a predefined document theme, click the document theme that you want to use under Built-In.

3-  To apply a custom document theme, click the document theme that you want to use under Custom.

4-  If a document theme that you want to use is not listed, click Browse for Themes to find it on your computer or a network location.

5-  To search for other document themes on Office Online, click Search Office Online.

Tip In PowerPoint, you can apply a document theme to all slides, to selected slides only, or to the master slide. Right-click the document theme and then, click the option that you want.

 

 

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43- Applying effects to themes Play Video

Theme effects are sets of lines and fill effects. When you click the Theme Effects button Button image , you can see the lines and fill effects that are used for each set of theme effects in the graphic that is displayed with the Theme Effects name. Although you cannot create your own set of theme effects, you can choose the one that you want to use in your own document theme.

1-  Select the text in the shape of the Smart Art graphic that you want to add an effect to.

2-  To add the same effect to text in multiple places, select the text in the first place, and then press and hold CTRL while you select the text in the other places.

3-  Under Smart Art Tools, on the Format tab, in the WordArt Styles group, click Text Effects, and then do one of the following:

 

SmartArt Tools Format tab image

 

4-  To customize the shadow, click Shadow Options, and then choose the options that you want.

5-  To customize the glow colors, click More Glow Colors, and then click the color that you want.

6- To change to a color that is not in the theme colors click More Colors, and then either click the color that you want on the Standard tab, or mix your own color on the Custom tab. Custom colors and colors on the Standard tab are not updated if you later change the theme.

7-  To customize the bevel, click 3-D Options, and then choose the options that you want.

8-  To customize the 3-D rotation, click 3-D Rotation Options, and then choose the options that you want.

 

44- Using background styles Play Video

1-  Click the slide or slides that you want to add a background style to.

2-  On the Design tab, in the Background group, click the arrow next to Background Styles.

 

Design tab image

 

3-  Click Format Background, and then choose the options that you want.

4-  No fill To make a slide background transparent or colorless, or to remove fill from a slide background, click this option.

5-  Solid fill To add color and transparency to a slide background, click this option.

6-  Gradient fill to add a gradient (gradient: A gradual progression of colors and shades, usually from one color to another color, or from one shade to another shade of the same color.) Fill to a slide background, click this option.

7-  Picture or texture fill To use a picture as fill for a slide background or to add texture to a slide background, click this option.

8-  Apply to All To make the changes to all the slides, and not just the selected slides, click this button.

9-  Reset Background   To remove the customizations that you have made from the background and restore the default settings, click this button.

 

 

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45- Using color schemes Play Video

Theme colors contain four text and background colors, six accent colors, and two hyperlink colors. The colors in the Theme Colors button Button image represent the current text and background colors. The set of colors that you see next to the Theme Colors name after you click the Theme Colors button represent the accent and hyperlink colors for that theme. When you change any of these colors to create your own set of theme colors, the colors that are shown in the Theme Colors button and next to the Theme Colors name will change accordingly.

1-  On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click Theme Colors.

 

PowerPoint Ribbon Image

 

2.  Click Create New Theme Colors.

3.  Under Theme colors, click the button of the theme color element that you want to change.

4.  Under Theme Colors, select the colors that you want to use.

5.  Repeat step 3 and 4 for all of the theme color elements that you want to change.

6.  In the Name box, type an appropriate name for the new theme colors.

7.  Click Save.

 

46- Using font schemes Play Video

Theme fonts contain a heading font and a body text font. When you click the Theme Fonts button Button image , you can see the name of the heading font and body text font that is used for each theme font below the Theme Fonts name. You can change both of these fonts to create your own set of theme fonts.

1-  On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click Theme Fonts.

 

PowerPoint Ribbon Image

 

1-  Click Create New Theme Fonts.

2-  In the Heading font and Body font boxes, select the fonts that you want to use.

3-  In the Name box, type an appropriate name for the new theme fonts.

4-  Click Save.

 

 

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47- Creating your own themes Play Video

1-  Go to design tab and design the theme you want

 

Hover the mouse over a theme to see the effect on the slide.  Click to apply the theme.

Access the Design Ribbon

·       Click on the Design tab to access the Design ribbon.

·       Hover your mouse over any of the design themes shown.

·       The design is reflected immediately on your slide.

·       Click the design theme when you find one that suits your needs.

 

More Design Themes are Available

 

Click the drop down arrow to see more Design Themes

v Click the drop down arrow to see more Design Themes

Test Out More Themes:

The design themes that are immediately visible on the Design ribbon are not all the themes available. You can scroll through the existing design themes by clicking on the up or down arrows to the right of the themes shown, or click the drop down arrow to reveal all of the available design themes at one time.

More design themes are available to download from the Microsoft site, by clicking on that link.

 

Change the Color Scheme of the Design Theme:

 

Change the color scheme of the Design Theme in PowerPoint 2007

Change the color scheme of the Design Theme in PowerPoint 2007

Design Theme Color Schemes:

Once you have selected a style of design theme that you like for your PowerPoint presentation, you are not limited to the color of the theme as it is currently applied.

1.  Click on the Colors button at the right end of the design themes on the Design ribbon.

2.  Hover  your mouse over the various color schemes shown in the drop down list. The current choice will be reflected on the slide.

3.  Click the mouse when you find the right color scheme.

 

 

Font Families are Part of the Design Themes:

 

Test different font families before applying to the Design theme.

Font families are part of the Design Themes in PowerPoint 2007. Test different font families before applying to the theme.

 

Select a Font Family:

Each design theme is assigned a font family. Once you have selected the design theme for your PowerPoint presentation, you can change the font family to one of the many groupings within PowerPoint 2007.

1.  Click the Fonts button at the right end of the design themes shown on the Design ribbon.

2.  Hover your mouse over any of the font families to see how this group of fonts will look in your presentation.

3.  Click the mouse when you have made your selection. This font family will be applied to your presentation.

 

Background styles can be applied to the Design theme in PowerPoint 2007

 

Background Styles of Design Themes:

Background styles can be applied to the Design theme in PowerPoint 2007

Change the Background Style:

Just as you were able to change the background on a plain PowerPoint slide, you can do the same while using one of the many design themes.

1.  Click the Background Styles button on the Design ribbon.

2.  Hover your mouse over any of the background styles.

3.  The background style will be reflected on the slide for you to evaluate.

4.  Click the mouse when you find a background style that you like

 

Hide Background Graphics on the Design Theme:

Hide background graphics in PowerPoint 2007

 

Background Graphics Can Be Hidden:

Sometimes you want to show your slides with no background graphics. This is often the case for printing purposes. The background graphics will remain with the design theme, but can be hidden from view.

1.  Check the Hide Background Graphics box on the Design ribbon.

2.  The background graphics will disappear from your slides, but can be turned back on at any later time, by simply removing the check mark in the box.

 

 

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48- Working with slide layouts Play Video

 

PowerPoint 2007 Opening Screen

 

PowerPoint 2007 opening screen

 

When you first open PowerPoint 2007, your screen should resemble the diagram above.

Areas of the PowerPoint 2007 Screen:

Section 1.  Each page of the working area of the presentation is called a slide. New presentations open with a Title slide in Normal view ready for editing.

Section 2.  This area toggles between Slides view and Outline view. Slides view shows a tiny picture of all the slides in your presentation. Outline view shows the hierarchy of the text in your slides.

Section 3.  This part of the new user interface (UI) is known as the Ribbon. The different Ribbons take the place of the toolbars and menus of previous versions in PowerPoint. The Ribbons offer access to all the different features in PowerPoint 2007.

Here is a close-up view of the Home Ribbon

 

 

The PowerPoint 2007 Title Slide

 

PowerPoint 2007 title slide

The Title Slide:

When you open a new presentation in PowerPoint 2007, the program assumes that you will begin your slide show with a Title slide. Adding a title and subtitle to this slide layout is as easy as clicking in the text boxes provided and typing

 

Adding a New Slide in PowerPoint 2007:

PowerPoint 2007 new slide button has two functions

 

PowerPoint 2007 new slide button has two functions - add default slide type or choose a slide layout

 

Two Features on the New Slide Button:

The New Slide button is located at the left end of the Home Ribbon. It contains two separate feature buttons. The default slide layout for a new slide is the Title and Content type of slide.

1.  If the currently selected slide is a Title slide, or if this will be the second slide added to the presentation, the default slide layout Title and Content type will be added.
Subsequent new slides will be added using the current slide type as a model. For example, if the current slide on screen was created using the Picture with Caption slide layout, the new slide will also be of that type.

2.  The lower button will open the contextual menu showing the nine different slide layouts for you to choose from.

PowerPoint 2007 Title and Content slide layout has two functions - text or graphic content

 

Title and Content Slide Layout for Text

3.  The Title and Content slide layout replaces both the bulleted list and content layout slides in earlier versions of PowerPoint. Now this one slide layout can be used for either of these two features.

4.  When using the bulleted text option, you simply click on the large text box and type your information. Each time you press the Enter key on the keyboard, a new bullet appears for the next line of text.

5.  Note - You can choose to enter bulleted text or a different type of content, but not both on this slide type. However, if you wish to use both features, there is a separate slide type for showing two types of content on a slide. This is the Two Content slide type.

6.  PowerPoint 2007 Title and Content slide layout has two functions - text or graphic content

 

PowerPoint 2007 Title and Content slide layout has two functions - text or graphic content

 

Title and Content Slide Layout for Content:

To add content other than text to the Title and Content slide layout, you would click on the appropriate colored icon in the set of six different content types. These choices include -

·  table

·  chart

·  Smart Art

·  picture

·  clip art

·  media clip

 

PowerPoint 2007 Chart Content:

 

PowerPoint 2007 Chart content - uses Microsoft Excel to create the chart

PowerPoint 2007 Chart content - uses Microsoft Excel to create the chart

 

Charts Are Commonly Used in PowerPoint Slides:

One of the most commonly used features shown on PowerPoint slides are charts. There are many different chart types available to reflect your particular type of content.

Clicking the Chart icon on any content type of slide in PowerPoint opens the Insert Chart dialog box. Here you will select the best type of chart type to reflect your data. Once you have chosen the chart type, Microsoft Excel 2007 will open as well. A split window will show the chart in one window and the Excel window will show sample data for the chart. Making changes to the data in the Excel window will reflect those changes in your chart.

Change the Slide Layout in PowerPoint 2007:

PowerPoint 2007 change slide layout

 

Nine Different Slide Layouts:

Click the Layout button on the Home Ribbon. This will show a contextual menu of the nine different slide layout choices in PowerPoint 2007.

The current slide layout will be highlighted. Hover your mouse over the new slide layout of your choice and that slide type will also be highlighted. When you click the mouse the current slide takes on this new slide layout.

 

What are the Slides / Outline Pane in PowerPoint 2007?

PowerPoint 2007 Slides Outline Pane

 

Two Miniature Views:

The Slides/Outline pane is located on the left side of the PowerPoint 2007 screen.

·  The default setting is for Slides. This shows thumbnail views of the slides in your presentation.

·  Clicking on the Outline tab, will show a text outline of each slide in your presentation.

Note that each time you add a new slide, a miniature version of that slide appears in the Slides/Outline Pane on the left side of the screen. Clicking on any of these thumbnails, places that slide on the screen in Normal View for further editing.

 

The Nine Different Slide Content Layouts in PowerPoint 2007:

PowerPoint 2007 all slide layouts

PowerPoint 2007 all slide layouts

 

The Layout Button:

Any slide layout can be changed at any time, simply by clicking on the Layout button on the Home Ribbon.

The list of slide layouts is as follows -

1.  Title Slide - Used at the start of your presentation, or to divide sections of your presentation.

2.  Title and Content - The default slide layout and the most commonly used slide layout.

3.  Section Header - Use this slide type to separate different sections of the same presentation, rather than use an additional Title slide. It can also be used as an alternate to the Title slide layout.

4.  Two Content - Use this slide layout if you wish to show text in addition to a graphic content type.

5.  Comparison - Similar to the Two Content slide layout, but this slide type also includes a heading text box over each type of content. Use this type of slide layout to -

·       compare two types of the same content type (for example - two different charts)

·       show text in addition to a graphic content type

 

            Title Only - Use this slide layout if you want to place only a title on the page, rather than a title and subtitle. You can then insert other types of objects such as clip art, WordArt, pictures or charts if desired.

            Blank - A blank slide layout is often used when a picture or other graphic object that needs no further information, will be inserted to cover the whole slide.

            Content with Caption - Content (most often a graphic object such as a chart or picture) will be placed on the right side of the slide. The left side allows for a title and text to describe the object.

            Picture with Caption - The upper part of the slide is used to place a picture. Under the slide you can add a title and descriptive text if desired

           

Move Text Boxes - Changing the Slide Layout:

 

             

            Animation of how to move text boxes in PowerPoint presentations

           

Animation of how to move text boxes in PowerPoint presentations

           

            It is important to remember that you are not limited to the layout of a slide as it first appears in PowerPoint 2007. You may add, move or remove text boxes or other objects at any time on any slide.

            The short animated clip above shows how to move and resize text boxes on your slide.

            If there is no slide layout to suit your specific needs, you can create it yourself by adding text boxes or other objects as your data dictates.

 

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49- Working with slide masters: Play Video

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1-  A slide master is part of a template  that stores information, including placements of text and objects on a slide, text and object placeholder  sizes, text styles, backgrounds, color themes, effects, and animation.

2-  When you save one or more slide masters as a single template file (.potx), it creates a template that you can use to create new presentations. Each slide master contains one or more standard or custom sets of layouts.

3-  The following picture shows a single slide master that contains three layouts.

 

Slide master hierarchy

 

Add a slide master:

4-  On the View tab, in the Presentation Views group, click Slide Master.

5-  On the Slide Master tab, in the Edit Master group, click Insert Slide Master.

6-  Do one or both of the following:

7-  If you want to remove an unwanted, default placeholder, click the border of the placeholder, and then press DELETE.

8-  If you want to add a placeholder, do the following:

9-  Click a thumbnail slide layout below the slide master that you added.

10-  On the Slide Master tab, in the Master Layout group, click the arrow next to Insert Placeholder, and then click a placeholder.

11-   Click a location on the slide master, and then drag to draw the placeholder.

12-   To resize a placeholder, drag one of its corner borders.

13-  Click the Microsoft Office Button Button image , click Save As.

14-  In the File name box, type a file name, or do nothing to accept the suggested file name.

15-  In the Save as type list, click PowerPoint Templates, and then click Save

Handout master:

1-  On the View tab, in the Presentation Views group, click Handout Master.

2-  Make the changes that you want.

3-  On the Handout Master tab, in the Close group, click Close Master View.

 

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410- Working with headers and footers Play Video

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To add information such as slide numbers, the time and date, a company logo, the presentation title or file name, the presenter's name, and more to the top of each handout or notes page in your presentation, or to bottom of each slide, handout or notes page, use headers and footers .

Slide header and footer

1.  On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Header & Footer.

 

Add footer to a slide:

1-  In the Header and Footer dialog box, on the Slide tab, select the Footer check box, and then type the text that you want to appear in the center bottom of the slide.

2-  Select any other options that you want, and then do one of the following:

§  To display footer information on the selected slide only, click Apply.

§  To display footer information on all of the slides in your presentation, click Apply to All.

 

Add a header, footer, or both to a handout or notes page:

3-  In the Header and Footer dialog box, on the Notes and Handouts tab, select the Header or Footer check box, and then type the text that you want to appear in the center top (header) or center bottom (footer) of each notes page or handout.

4-  Click Apply to all.

 

Add a slide number to a slide:

1-text box    On the slide, click the placeholder  or  that you want to add the slide number to.

2-  On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Slide Number.

 

Add the date and time to a slide:

1-  On the slide, click the placeholder  or text box   that you want to add the slide number to.

2-  On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Date & Time.

3-  In the Date and Time dialog box, under Available formats, select the format, then click OK.

 

 

 

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