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Action Buttons and Animation
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GOAL: Demonstrate proficiency in animating a PowerPoint presentation.
TASK:
Create a new slide for your existing presentation, and add animation effects and slide transitions.
PRODUCT:
Format as directed
Proofread: no spelling errors
Keep for future reference.
RESOURCES:
Getting Images
Types of Graphics
ASSESSMENT:
Save in your H drive—All tasks will be assessed upon completion. See Peer Evaluation Form in Student Resources.

PROCEDURE:

Open your existing presentation (LastnamePractice.ppt).

Select Insert> New Slide. Select the Bulleted list layout. Click OK.

  • Click in the Title box and type Favorite Places.
  • Click in the lower text box and list five of your favorite places--either near or far.

Insert an AutoShape

  1. Select Insert> Picture—AutoShapes.
  2. Click the Basic Shape button containing the heart, and select the Smiley Face.
  3. Click the point where you want to insert the smiley face and drag to adjust the size. Reposition if necessary by holding the left mouse button down over the object and dragging.


Animate the AutoShape

  1. From the Slide-Show pull-down on the menu bar, select Custom Animation.
  2. Click on the Timing tab and select the smiley face.
  3. Click the Effects tab and choose Swivel under Entry animation. Select a sound.
  4. Make sure Don’t Dim is selected in the After animation text box. Click OK.
  5. Using the Slide Show pull-down on the menu bar, experiment with the Action Buttons, Preset Animation, Custom Animation, Animation Preview, and Slide Transition.
  6. Include at least one occurrence of each function in your presentation. You may need to add slides.

Add a Hyperlink

  1. Link one page to a web page on the Internet by inserting a hypertext link. To do this, open Internet Explorer and find the page you would like to link to. Copy the address (located in the box above the web page).
  2. Return to PowerPoint and select an image or text to convert to a link. Select Insert> Hyperlink from the main toolbar. Paste in the address for the web page you want to link to.
  3. You may have discovered that hyperlinks can also be created in the Action Button command. With this option, you do not have to select an object to convert into a link, but rather you create a button as you create the link. If you did not already do so, create an action button that links to a web page.
  4. Save your file.

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