Introduction to PowerPoint

2003
Professional Development
Training for Classroom Teachers
 Microsoft PowerPoint
• is presentation software that creates slide
shows which can include text, graphics,
video and more.
• This tutorial was created to help
PowerPoint 2003 beginners create their
own slide show presentations in a matter
of minutes.
Overview of PowerPoint Window
 PowerPoint 2003 Interface
• There are only three sections and one button you need to understand: (1)
the slide palette, (2) the slide layout column, (3) the slide column, and (4)
the new slide button (see Figure 1).

Figure 1: PowerPoint 2003 Interface

The Toolbars
Three different views icons in
PowerPoint
Exercise 1: Opening PowerPoint:
Click Start, Programs, Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or double-click the shortcut icon on
the desktop. PowerPoint will load.
 Creating Your PowerPoint Presentation
Exercise 2: Creating a Title Slide
1. On the Blank slide, click the words Click to add title. A blinking cursor will appear.
2. Type: Let’s Go to the Movies.
3. Type: Take1, Take2, Take3, in the Click to add subtitle text box.

Note: By Default, PowerPoint opens with the Title template slide.

Exercise 3: Save the Presentation

1. On the standard toolbar, click the Save Button

2. When the Save as window appears, (a) click in the file name box, (b) drag your cursor to
highlight text and (c) press the delete key to delete text. (Note: when the text is already selected/ highlighted
/blue just start typing.

3. Type Movies and click the Save button.

The name of the Presentation ,Movies, should appear on the top of the PowerPoint window.
Exercise 4: Add a new slide
1. On the Formatting toolbar, click New Slide.
2. When the menu appears, click Two Content
3. On the new slide, click to add title. Type : Types of Movies
4. Click the words Click to add text in the left box. Type Comedies.
Press the Enter key on the keyboard.
5.Type the text for the second bullet: Dramas. Press Enter.
6. Type the third bullet: Action. Press Enter.
7. Type the fourth bullet: Animation.
The Slide should look like this:
Exercise 5: Apply a Theme
A theme is set of colors, fonts, and special effects. Themes provide attractive backgrounds for your
PowerPoint slides.
1. To apply a theme to all your slides in your presentations: Click on the Design button.
2. Click the design you want.
Exercise 6: Inserting Clipart onto your presentation
1. On the Menu toolbar Click Insert, a drop down box will appear.
2. Click on picture, another side box will appear click on Clipart..
You will see that the "Insert Clip Art" task pane is visible on the right side of the slide .
3. Type Movie in the text box labeled Search for," and Click Go.
4. The Clipart task pane you will see clipart images that relate to the word you type in.
5. With your mouse, Double Click a movie camera. The camera will appear on your
slide.
Exercise 7: Resize the shape of a picture:
1. Move your mouse over the picture and Click once to select it. You will see eight small circles
appear along the edge of the picture. These circles are called "sizing handles." There is also one
green circle, which is used to rotate the image.
2. Click on one of the sizing handles that appears on a side of the picture, hold the mouse button
down, and drag the handle to change the shape of the picture. Your pointer will be a double-sided
arrow when you are directly over a sizing handle.
3. Hold the mouse button down, and drag the picture to make it smaller or larger.
Exercise 8: Adding Animation
To animate text or clipart within your presentation;
1. Select the second slide in the slide plane, titles Types of Movies
2. Highlight the bulleted text
3. On the Menu toolbar click on Slideshow. A drop-down box will appear click Custom Animation
4. To the left of the slide, the Custom Animation task plane will appear. Click Add Effect.
5. When drop –down menu appears, Click Entrance and Click Fly In.
Exercise 9: Add Slide Transitions
1. On the Menu toolbar, Click the Slide Show tab.
A drop-down box will appear, Click Slide Transition.
2. To the left of the slide, the Slide Transition task pane will appear.
3. Click (a) Cover Down, (b) to set speed of transition click the drop-down box and click medium, (c)
insert sound, click drop-down arrow and Click Arrow . Click Apply to All Slides
Save your Presentation
 Exercise 10: Show presentation:
1. Click the first slide in the slides pane.
2. From the Menu toolbar Click Slideshow. A drop-down box will appear.
3. Click View Show
Click your mouse button, the slide show should advance to the next slide. Continue to click mouse
until get black slide. Click mouse again to return to normal view of presentation. Save Work

Click Red X in top left corner to exit presentation

Exercise 11: Open a Saved PowerPoint presentation
1. Open PowerPoint.
2. From the Menu toolbar, Click File and Open. The Open File window should appear.
3. Click the desired file “ Let's Go the Movies” and click the Open button.
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