PROCEDURE:
Open
Bellingham.ppt in S:
TechConn/ Presentation*. Save a copy to your
H: drive, adding your name in the file name, and open it. You
will learn about PowerPoint as you make changes and add functions
to this presentation.
- Explore
Views in PowerPoint
- Briefly
hold mouse pointer over icon to see the name of each view
- Click each
of the view icons to see different ways to work with
the presentation:
- Normal
View - the work zone
-
Outline View - change the text that appears on
slides
- Slide
View - work on a close-up of one slide. Select by clicking
on the numbered slide icons on the left
- Slide
Sorter View - thumbnails of all slides: drag and drop
slides to change sequence
- Slide
Show - use arrow keys, mouse clicks, or Enter
to run the show, Escape to end
- Apply
a different Design Template
- Select one
of the slides numbered 2-7
- Go to Format>
Apply Design Template
- OR
right click in the slide (not text box) for popup menu
- OR
click the Common Tasks button at the
right end of the formatting toolbar
- Select
a design name and see it in the display window. PowerPoint
offers over 40 designs!
- Choose a
design that suits the Bellingham subject matter and click Apply

- PowerPoint
changes every slide in the presentation to the design you choose
- Note the
different color scheme of Slide 1 (applied to this
slide only, for contrast & variety)
- Explore
Slide Color Scheme
- Open
the Slide Color Scheme window (Format menu OR right
click)

- Take time
here to experiment. Depending on the chosen Design Template, there are
from 3 to as many as 8 different schemes using various sets of colors.
Suggestion: to see the designs with the most schemes, try Citrus,
Global, Soaring, or Sumi Painting
- The PowerPoint
default-Apply to All-gives one scheme to all
slides. If you click Apply, the selected color scheme
is applied only to the selected slide
- Task
for this section:
- Choose
and apply a new Color Scheme for Bellingham.ppt
- AND
select a contrasting color scheme for one or two of the slides
- Choose
related scheme colors-e.g., light and dark backgrounds of same
colors
- SAVE
your results
- Explore
and change each slide in the presentation. Replace content
if you wish, but keep 8 slides with similar features.
Notes:
- Changing
the Design Template affects slide layout. Fix problems as you work on
each slide: move, resize, etc., to balance layout.
- Features
in slides may overlap. A right mouse click brings up a menu for the
area you point to. If the menu you need doesn't pop up, move your mouse
and click in another area.
| Slide
|
Explore
menus and toolbars |
Change...
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| 1
- Title Slide |
—
Format> Font
—
Insert> Picture> AutoShapes, OR View>
Toolbars: check Drawing
—
Slide Show> Custom Animation |
Title
- add italics, shadow
Banner
- try a different AutoShape & add animation |
| 2
- Transportation List |
—
Format> Bullets
—
Drawing toolbar> Rectangle, Line Style, Shadow,
& 3-D
- Draw>
Order (Click Draw for popup menu)
|
Bullets
- try another style
Draw
a border around the list and change border appearance
If
bulleted text is covered by shading layer, click Draw> Order>
Send to back |
|
3
- Getting to Work Chart |
—
Right click in chart area:
Chart
Object> Open> Right click again
for options:
- Chart
Type
- Chart
Options> Data Labels
|
Show
data in a Pie Chart and show data label
and percent
Add
animations - Introduce by Category
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4
- Arts & Entertainment |
—
Insert>
Hyperlink
—
Insert>
Picture> From File
—
View>
Header and Footer:
check Footer
box,
and paste the permission statement into the text box. Be sure
to click
Apply (to
this slide only)
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Link
the text to the Internet sites:
http://www.whatcommuseum.org/
http://www.mountbakertheatre.com/
http://www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org/
Find
& insert museum photo from presentation folder*:
WhatcomMuseum.jpg
Paste
the permission into the footer of this
slide. (Open Copyright.doc
in the presentation folder*.
Find and Copy the museum permission statement)
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| 5
- Temperature
Table
|
—
View>
Toolbars: check Tables and Borders to use the toolbar
—
Work
with:
>
Fill color
>
Border Style, Width
—
OR
select
table, right click, and choose Borders and Fill...:
click on diagram to apply borders
—
Insert
> Picture> AutoShape (or use Drawing
toolbar)
|
Add
shading to rows for contrast of high & low
temperatures. Work with the warm
( red, yellow, orange) and cool
(blue, green) colors in your color scheme
Change
borders -color, width, and/or style
Hint: diagonal
lines (////)
around the table show that a cell, row or column is selected.
To
select the whole table, click on the border again so that it is
surrounded by dots (....)
Add
an arrow pointing to one data item |
|
6
- Events |
—
Insert
> Picture> From File
—
Slide
Show> Custom Animation
—
Choose
Slide Show view to see the animation effect
—
View>
Header and Footer:
check Footer
box,
and paste the permission statement into the text box. Be sure
to click
Apply (to
this slide only) |
Find
& insert event logos (presentation folder*):
skisealogo.gif
musicfest.jpg
Drag
& resize images to fit below names
Add
a different animation for each logo
Paste
the permission into the footer of this
slide. (Open Copyright.doc
in the presentation folder*.
Find and Copy the logo permission statement) |
| 7
- Recreation |
—
Insert
> Picture> Clip Art
—
Slide
Show> Custom Animation |
Replace
with list of your choice
Replace
with Clip Art of your choice
Use
animation to sequence how words and images
appear |
| 8
- Final impression |
—
Slide
Layout - Large Object - make it fill the slide by pulling
corners.
Note:
Bellingham Bay photo used with artist permission. It could not be
cropped to fit slide proportions, so background fill was used
—
Draw
- Order - Choose Send to Back if one image
covers another |
Replace
with photo and message of your choice
Change
Word Art style and make sure it is visible against background
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- Final
step: work with the Slide Show menu. Add these features:

There
are many ways to add Slide Transitions. The Slide Sorter View
is one way. This graphic shows dropdown selection boxes for
Slide Transition Effects and Animation Effects.
Slide 2 is selected, and currently the boxes show No Transition and
No Effect. Click the dropdown arrows for options.

Select
a slide, then choose Slide Show> Action Buttons
After
you Select a button, a plus sign + appears-place it
where you want the button, click to add it, and pull its handles to
the size you want. The Action Settings menu will appear
with navigation choices for your button.
Choose
Slide Show> Rehearse Timings AND
> Set Up Show. The dialog boxes offer choices.
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