Power Point:

The procedure to create a PowerPoint presentation

  1. Open Microsoft PowerPoint by clicking on Start / Programs / Microsoft PowerPoint.

    2. You will see the following window.
  2. Click on Blank presentation / OK

    3. (Note: There is another choice.  You can also choose "Design Template" to have a background pattern before you start typing text.)
    You will see the following window.

     
  3. You can choose any of them as a layout for your title slide.

    4. It is a good suggestion that you choose the first layout as a title slide.
    If you choose the last blank paper, you need to use  the following set of drawing tools to design your own title slide.

    Click  and type in your presentation title. (You can re-size it and move the object.)
    The same method applies to typing the subtitle of your presentation under the main presentation title.

  4. The following is a view toolbar for slides


    5. Slide Show - Preview the presentation (Note: To end the show, move the mouse and look for the semitransparent box in the corner. It will have a triangle in it.  Click it, and select End Show from the pop up menu.)

    Slide Sorter View - View a thumbnail of all of the slides at once.

    Slide View - View one slide at a time

    Outline View - View only the text on the slides in outline format

    Normal View - The view that shows up as a default.  It has the outline on the left, the slide view on the right, and notes on the bottom.

  5. Click on the pull down menu Format / Apply Design Template and choose one of the templates.
  6. Click on the pull down menu Insert / New Slide to create a new slide.

  7. Click on the pull down menu View / Master / Slide Master.

    8. You will see the following window.  (Note that the background may be different depending on the design template you're using.)

  8. Change size for (#) in Number Area.
  9. Click after (footer) and type "Prepared by <your own name>".
  10. You can put any symbol in Date Area.  For example, I will put on that area.
  11. Click on  However, the slide number does not show.  You click on the pull down menu View / Header and Footer.

    12. You will see the following window.
  12. Click on Slide number / Apply to All.

  13. Click on the pull down menu Slide Show / Custom Animation.

    14. You will see the following window.  (The exact text and objects may be different.)

    Click on Text 2 / Effects / Fly / From Left or From Top / Preview /OK
    Note: If you want a similar effect on each page, like the title flying in, then you need to apply Custom Animation to the master slide.