GEOL 41079 All About Dinosaurs (Green): PowerPoint 2007 & 2010

PowerPoint is presentation software; it is widely used in education and business (by instructors, students, companies, etc).

The College computers are loaded with PowerPoint 2010 software.

Basics

What is PowerPoint?

Introduction to How PowerPoint Works

Getting Started

Creating a new presentation

Save and Open a Presentation

Adding slides to a presentation

Pick a slide layout

Using the Slide Master View

Create a custom slide layout

Printing Options  

Change the Order of Your Slides

Spell Check

Using Different Views

The Text

Insert Text and/or Text boxes

Format Text
Font Size, Colour, Dialogue Box

The Visuals

Using PowerPoint Themes

Add a slide background

Add slide transitions demo

Insert Images & Objects

Insert  ClipArt and Pictures from Your Computer

Format Pictures

Using Shapes & Objects

Resize, Move, Copy & Delete Objects
Note: This screencast demonstrates how to do this in Word, but the same process can be used in PowerPoint

External Media

Insert a hyperlink

Insert a Sound Clip

Insert a Movie Clip

Final Steps

Preview Presentation