introduction to power point

 the initial release was called "Presenter“
developed by Dennis Austin and Thomas
Rudkin

 In 1987, it was renamed to "PowerPoint"
due to problems with trademarks.

 PowerPoint was officially launched on
May 22, 1990.

 PowerPoint presentations consist of a
number of individual pages or "slides“.
 Slides may contain
text, graphics, sound, movies, and other
objects, which may be arranged freely.
 The presentation can be
printed, displayed live on a computer, or
navigated through at the command of
the presenter

• To add a slide, click on the “New Slide” icon
in Home tab.
• To work on a slide, go to the slide column
(left side of screen)-click on it.
• To delete a slide- go to slide column- click
on it- press “Backspace” button

• Check your text for
errors by pressing F7.
• To save, go to Office
Button- Save As.
– Good ideas- save as a
2003 compatible
document
– In pop-up window, give
PPT show a simple file
name
• To print PPT, go to Office
Button- Print. Under
“Print What” choose
“handouts” and choose
the # of slides per page.

• To shrink/enlarge text box borders- click
on a “sizing handle” and drag.
• You can click on the Layout tool (next to
New Slide) to change to another type of
slide layout.
• Different layouts give room for
pics, charts, tables.

• Ctrl-Z to undo changes, Ctrl-
Y to redo changes.
• To select text, highlight with
mouse or press Ctrl-A to
select all text in a text box
• To change font, color, &
size, text and then right–
click on it to get mini pop-
up toolbar & menu

 For making presentations .

 Easy way to explain lectures by using charts
,graphics, sounds and movies .

 To make photos with different animations
and styles .

 We can make drawings by using drawing
tools.

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