Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Tuscany Now
ADDING MEDIA AND SPECIAL EFFECTS TO A PRESENTATION
GETTING STARTED
Open the file NP_PPT19_2b_FirstLastName_1.pptx, available for download from the
SAM website.
o If you do not see the .pptx file extension in the Save As dialog box, do not type it.
The program will add the file extension for you automatically.
To complete this SAM Project, you will also need to download and save the following
data files from the SAM website onto your computer:
o Support_PPT19_2b_Cypresses.mp4
o Support_PPT19_2b_OliveTree.jpg
o Support_PPT19_2b_Tuscany.pptx
With the file NP_PPT19_2b_FirstLastName_2.pptx still open, ensure that your first
and last name is displayed in the presenter notes on Slide 1.
o If the presenter notes do not display your name, delete the file and download a
new copy from the SAM website.
PROJECT STEPS
1. You work for Tuscany Now, a tour company based in Siena, Italy, and with an office in
New York. The company takes small groups on walking and cultural tours of Tuscany.
You work in the New York office and have been asked to deliver a presentation about the
company to a group of seniors at a local community center. The goal of the presentation
is to present information about Tuscany Now and to entice attendees to purchase a tour.
Start this project by applying the custom theme from the file
Support_PPT19_2b_Tuscany.pptx to all slides in the presentation.
2. On Slide 2 ("All About Tuscany Now"), add an animation to the bulleted list as follows:
a. Select the bulleted list in the content placeholder and then apply the Wipe
Entrance animation to the bulleted list.
3. With Slide 2 still displaying, use the content placeholder on the left to insert the picture
Support_PPT19_2b_OliveTree.jpg into the presentation.
New Perspectives PowerPoint 2019 | Module 2: SAM Project 1b
a. To the right of the bulleted list insert a Sun shape from the Basic Shapes section.
d. Apply the Intense Effect—Green, Accent 1 (2nd column, 6th row in the Theme
Styles palette) shape style to the sun shape.
e. Use Smart Guide to align the top of the bulleted list and the top of the shape along
the top line, as shown in Figure 1.
5. With Slide 3 still displaying, apply the picture style Rotated, White to the picture at the
bottom of the slide.
c. Change the fill of the box to Lime, Accent 3, Lighter 80% (7th column, 2nd row
in the Theme Colors palette).
e. Use Smart Guide to align the center of the text box and the center of the picture,
as shown in Figure 2.
d. Increase the duration of the animation to 03:00 to add to the emphasis of the
information.
8. On Slide 5 ("Our Most Popular Walks"), insert a trademark symbol (™) immediately after
"Sampler" in the first bulleted item.
9. On Slide 6 ("Bella Toscana!"), use the content placeholder to insert the video
Support_PPT19_2b_Cypresses.mp4 on the slide.
New Perspectives PowerPoint 2019 | Module 2: SAM Project 1b
10. With Slide 6 still displaying, adjust playback options for the inserted video as follows:
11. On Slide 7 ("Tour Schedule"), use the content placeholder to insert a table with three
columns and four rows, and then enter the data shown in Table 1 below.
12. On Slide 8 ("Tuscany Sampler Itinerary"), modify and format the table as follows:
13. On Slide 9 ("Book a Tour with Tuscany Now!"), apply the picture style Bevel Rectangle
to the picture of the woman.
14. Apply the Peel Off transition from the Exciting section of the Transition gallery to all
slides in the presentation.
a. Apply the Cube transition from the Exciting section of the transition gallery.
In Slide Sorter view, your presentation should look like the Final Figure on the following page.
Save your changes, close the presentation, and exit PowerPoint. Follow the directions on the SAM
website to submit your completed project.
New Perspectives PowerPoint 2019 | Module 2: SAM Project 1b
Final Figure