1.   What PowerPoint can and can not do.

• Like most technology PowerPoint is a prop, an adjunct, a tool.
• We make it look good. It only helps us look good.
• You are the primary source, technology is the secondary source

2. A word about software – know the version you are using.

 3. Finding it on your Mac: follow the icon if it is not visible go to your Mac Hard-drive > Applications (Mac OS 9) > Microsoft Office 2001 > PowerPoint

Figure 1 You may see the Project Gallery first

Figure 2 New Slide

It is best to have already made an outline of what you want to present. Each slide can be edited to suit what you wish to show at the moment.

If you do not see many icons then go to View > Toolbars and select at least Standard and Formatting for now.

4. Once you start the program you will be asked to choose a slide layout (New Presentation):

Firstly, select the first slide; ‘Title Slide and name it the title of your presentation: .

Figure 3 First Slide

View > Formatting Palette (Figure 3)

5. In the second text box on the first slide put your subtitle.

6. Save your file as PowerPoint in your folder

7a. Go to Insert > New Slide

1. Create a title (anything: sports, planets, music, cities, “musical chairs as sports in different cities”…)
2. Place qualifiers in the second text box with at least four items as shown below.

Figure 4 Formatting Palette

7b. Theme > Design template (Figure 3) choose what will enhance your presentation. Design templates have their purpose and there are times when you do not want them.

Firstly, click on each one to see what your result will be.

i. Begin with using a Layout: Title Slide

ii. Try the different Layouts (Theme > Design template >

iii. Try different themes

iv. Bullets and Numbering

v. Animation we will cover soon but look at it now

Here are four examples – which is the best one for your presentation on making a tofu cheesecake?

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9. If you ever get stuck use the Help File that comes with the program

10. We will cover “The Seven Rules of Design” see http://neuage.info/t-p.htm [see slide 5]

o good templates {slides 11 - 21}

o high-contrast colours {slides 22 - 24}

o sans serif fonts {slides 25 - 28}

o efficient text {slides 29 - 40}

o wisely chosen images {slides 41 - 47}

o appropriate “build” effects {slide 48}

o visual balance of slide elements {slides 49 - 53}

13. More On Format > Backgrounds and etc.

14. Images – copyrights – putting on alt tags

15. Making links to sites for video content and etc.

14. Slide Show – timing and etc.

15. etc. adding movies

Thank you for sharing this lesson on Power Point with me today.

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