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51- Using text slides:
Add a New Text Box to a Slide:
Insert a New Text Box: If
your slide does not have a text box already, you can quickly add one using the
Text Box button. This button is found on the Drawing toolbar at the
bottom of the screen.
Alternately,
you can add a new text box by choosing Insert > Text Box from the
menu.
Tip - If the Drawing toolbar is not
visible on your screen, choose View > Toolbars from the menu, and
make sure that Drawing has a check mark beside it in the list.
52- Formatting text:
1-
When you change options in this dialog box, the changes are immediately
applied to your WordArt or text, making it easy to see the effects of the
changes in your WordArt or text without closing the dialog box. However, since
the changes are instantly applied, it is not possible to click Cancel in
this dialog box. To remove changes, you must click Undo
2-
You may want to move the dialog box so that you can see both the WordArt
and the dialog box at the same time.
3-
No fill To make a WordArt transparent or colorless, or to remove fill from
a WordArt, click this option.
4-
Solid fill To add color and transparency to a WordArt, click this option.
5-
Gradient fill to add a gradient fill to a WordArt,
click this option.
6-
Picture or texture fills To use a picture
as fill for a WordArt or to add texture to a WordArt, click this option.
Solid fill:
1-
Color To choose a color for the shape, click Color
2-
Transparency To specify how much you can see through a WordArt, move the Transparency slider, or enter a number in the box next to the slider. You can vary the
percentage of transparency from 0 (fully opaque, the default setting) to 100%
(fully transparent).
Gradient fill:
1-
Preset colors To choose a built-in gradient fill, click Preset colors
2-
Type To specify the direction to use when drawing the gradient fill,
select an option from the list. The Type that you select determines the
available Direction.
3-
Direction To choose a different progression of color and shades, click Direction,
and then click the option that you want. The Directions that are
available depend on the gradient Type that you choose.
4-
Angle To specify the angle that the gradient fill is rotated within the
WordArt, enter the degree value that you want. This option is available only
when you select Linear as the Type.
5-
Gradient stops
6-
Gradient stops consist of a position, a color, and a transparency value.
The transparency value applies to the gradient stop, not to the overall fill.
Gradient stops are used to create non-linear gradients. For example, if you
want to create a gradient that goes from red to green to blue, you need to add
three gradient stops — one for each color. Or, if you want to create a
gradient that shows up only in the corner of a WordArt, you need to use
gradient stops to make the gradient non-linear.
7-
Stop list The gradient fill is made up of several gradient stops, but you
can change only one gradient stop at a time. When you click the gradient stop
that you want to edit in the list, the position, color, and transparency
options reflect the current settings for that gradient stop.
8-
Add To add a gradient stop, click Add, and then set the Stop
position, Color, and Transparency that you want.
9-
Remove To delete a gradient stop, click the Stop number in
the list that you want to delete, and then click Remove.
10-
Stop position To set the location for the color and transparency change
in the gradient fill, move the Stop position slider or enter a number in
the box next to the slider.
11-
Color To choose the color used for the gradient stop, click Color
12-
Transparency To specify how much you can see through the WordArt at the
specified Stop position, move the Transparency slider or enter a
number in the box next to the slider. You can vary the percentage of
transparency from 0 (fully opaque, the default setting) to 100% (fully
transparent).
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53- Adding text to a slide:
Add text to a slide:
You can add text to the following areas in a slide:
1-
Placeholder
2-
Shape
3-
Text box
54- Changing spacing and indents:
Turn
on the Ruler to Change Indent
Turn
on the PowerPoint Ruler
To
change the indent on any PowerPoint bulleted list, the
ruler must be visible on the screen.
1.
Click
on the View tab of the ribbon.
2.
Place a check mark in the box
next to Ruler. The ruler will appear below the ribbon.
Adjust
the Indent Markers on the PowerPoint Ruler
1.
Select the bulleted list on the
PowerPoint slide. (Make sure to select all of the text in the bulleted list if
you want to change the indent of each bullet shown.)
2.
Refer to item A in the
image above. This is the first line indent marker, which is the location
of the bullet (or number).
·
Drag the first line indent marker
to the desired location on the ruler.
·
The selected bulleted list will
jump to this location.
The left indent marker consists
of two markers:
·
Triangle marker - Moving this marker will adjust
the location of the text in relation to the bullet.
·
Square marker - Moving this indent marker will
simultaneously move both the first line indent marker and the left indent
marker. Moving the square indent marker is useful when- you are happy with the
current distance between the bullet and the text, but would like them in a new
location.
·
Drag the left indent marker of
your choice (triangle or square) to its new location. The selected bulleted
list will jump to this new indent location.
·
Repeat this process on each slide
in the presentation, if necessary.
Tip - To avoid having to make these
same changes on each and every slide in the presentation, you can edit the slide master instead. This will allow you to make one change and every slide will be
affected. Refer to these articles on how to use the slide master.
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55- Aligning text:
Align text to the left:
1-
Select the text that you want to format.
2-
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align
Left.
Align text to the right:
1-
Select the text that you want to format.
2-
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align
Right.
Center text:
1-
Select the text that you want to format.
2-
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Center.
56- Bullets and numbering
1-
Select the text in the shape that you want to add bullets or numbering
to.
2-
On the Mini toolbar, click the arrow next to Bullets and Numbering,
and then click Bullets and Numbering.
3-
Do one of the following:
4-
To add bullets, click the Bulleted tab, and then choose the
options that you want.
5-
To add numbering, click the Numbered tab, and then choose the
options that you want.
57- Working with outlines
1-
Working in Outline view is particularly handy if you want to make global
edits, get an overview of your presentation, change the sequence of bullets or
slides, or apply formatting changes.
2-
When you save your presentation as a Web page, the text on the Outline tab becomes a table of contents so that you can navigate through the slides.
3-
Note The Outline and Slides tabs change to display an icon when the pane becomes narrow.
If the Outline tab is hidden, you can widen the pane by dragging the
right border.
4-
Increase the size of the pane that contains the Outline and Slides tabs.
View a presentation in Outline view:
1-
On the View tab, in the Presentation Views group, click Normal.
2-
In the pane that contains the Outline and Slides tabs,
click the Outline tab.
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58- Using find and replace:
Find text:
1-
You can quickly search for every occurrence of a specific word or
phrase.
2-
On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find.
3-
In the Find what box, type the text that you want to search for,
and then click Find Next.
Find and replace text:
1-
You can automatically replace a word or phrase with another — for
example, you can replace Acme with Apex.
2-
On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Replace.
3-
In the Find what box, type the text that you want to search for.
4-
In the Replace with box, type the replacement text.
5-
Do one of the following:
6-
To find the next occurrence of the text, click Find Next.
7-
To replace an occurrence of the text, click Replace. After you
click Replace, PowerPoint moves to the next occurrence of the text.
8-
To replace all occurrences of the text, click Replace All.
59- Changing character direction:
1-
Insert text box from the insert menu
2-
Make the changes you want inside the text box
3-
To change the text direction:
a.
Drag the rotation handle in the
direction that you want to rotate the shape.
b.
To constrain the rotation of the shape to 15 degree
angles, hold down SHIFT while you drag the rotation handle.
c.
Press ALT + either the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW keys.
d.
This will rotate the shape in the desired direction 15
degrees. To rotate the shape 1 degree, hold down the CTRL key while pressing
ALT + the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW keys.
e.
Rotate a
shape 90 degrees
4-
Click the shape that you want to rotate.
a.
If you want to rotate a large shape that is made up of
combined associated shapes, select all of the shapes that make up the larger
shape. To select multiple shapes, click the first shape, press CTRL, and then
click the additional shapes.
5-
Under Smart Art Tools, on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Rotate.
6-
Do one of the following:
a.
To rotate the shape 90 degrees to the right, click Rotate
Right 90°.
b.
To rotate the shape 90 degrees to the left, click Rotate
Left 90°.
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