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Microsoft PowerPoint 97

Creating a Slide Show

 
Introduction In this section you will create a Title slide and two Bullet slides.
OBJECTIVES At the end of the entire handout, you will be able to do the following:
  1. Create a slide show.
  2. Decide on background, and create a Title Slide, and two Bullet Slides.
  3. Add an Organization Chart, a Bar Chart, and a Final Summary slide.
  4. View the show and customize the navigation throughout.
  5. Write Speaker Notes, print and save.

SCENARIO

 		You work for the Public Affairs Office of the University and need to give a presentation on the Club at College Inn.  You need to create a slide show making sure you use bar graphs and organization charts.

Creating a Slide Show

 		When you launch PowerPoint, the selection screen above appears.

You can use the AutoContent Wizard to help you enter text for your presentation.  Very good alternative for those never creating a slide show before.

Use Template to select from many different backgrounds so you can have a continuous theme for your presentation.

Use Blank Presentation to choose from several pre-formatted slide formats but no theme background.

Or, you can work on an existing presentation by selecting the name of the existing file.

Choose TEMPLATE

From the list of file name templates, choose the most appropriate for your topic. Select CONTEMPORARY PORTRAIT.POT for our presentation, by clicking on the icon’s file name, then clicking on OK.

Select Beginning Slide Layout

Select a format for the first slide. Since we need a title slide, choose it from the list, and click on OK.

Type the Title Slide Information

Click on the part of the screen that says "Click to add Title" and type in:

The CLUB at College Inn

When finished, click to add the sub-title:

"Fine Dining in a Casual Setting"

Click outside the sub-title box.

Make Adjustments to the Slide

To make better use of the template background, click again inside the Sub-Title text. A box will appear around the text.

Point the mouse pointer (which changes to a 4 sided arrow) inside the text box, hold down mouse button and drag the text so it appears under and even with the Title. Let up from the mouse to anchor the text. You may need to resize the right side of the subtitle box to give enough space for all the words to fit.

We are going to put add a graphic image to the bottom of the slide.

Inserting a Graphic Image

 		To insert a graphic, find the icon on the toolbar that has a picture of a cartoon man’s face. This is your "Insert Clip Art" graphics icon. Click on the icon to bring up a list of graphic images.

Select Foods and Dining, and find and scroll through to find the Cheesecake graphic, and click on the graphic. (The Magnify option will need to be selected to see the graphic name.) Select OK to insert the image into your slide.

To resize the cheesecake graphic, point at one of the anchor boxes on the edges of the graphic, hold down the mouse and resize.

To move the graphic, hold down the mouse button with the cursor anywhere inside the graphic, and slide to where it is to be moved. Let up on the mouse button.

Add a New Slide - Bullet Chart

 		To add an additional slide, look on the Standard Toolbar right of the "Insert ClipArt" icon. When you point to it, it should say "New Slide".

The New Slide selection should reappear. Select the Bullet Chart.

Click to add the title:

Dining at the CLUB

University of North Texas

Division of Hotel and Restaurant Management

You can change font sizes within the title. Block the second and third lines of the title and select a different point size (18 pt) from the Formatting toolbar.

Add Bulleted Text

 Start adding the bulleted text:

* Opened in 1987

* State-of-the-art Facility

* Training Laboratory for Hospitality Students

* No Membership Requirement

Add some graphics

 		To insert a graphic, find the icon on the toolbar that has a picture of a cartoon man’s face. This is your "Insert Clip Art" graphics icon. Click on the icon to bring up a list of graphic images.

Select FOODS AND DINING, and then select click on CHEF2. Select OK to bring a copy of the graphic to the slide.

Resize and move the graphic as needed. You may also want to move the bullet text down to make room for the graphic.

Add Another Bulleted Chart

 		We need to add another bulleted chart, so let’s review.

To add a new slide:

  1. Select NEW SLIDE from the Standard Toolbar.
  2. From the ADD SLIDE SELECTION, select bullet chart, and OK.
  3. Click to add a Title: Dining at The CLUB and the second line in a smaller font (18 pt) is "University of North Texas", and third line "Division of Hotel and Restaurant Management". (You can copy this text from the previous slide, and paste into the new slide.)
  4. Click to add bulleted items:

Reasonable Cost - $5.95

Free Parking

Season Tickets Available

  1. Add the same Chef2 graphic.
  2. Rearrange titles, bulleted items, and graphic to look nicer on the page.

 

Saving

 		Save the file as:     CLUB College Inn Intro.ppt

Be sure to save often and keep updating and saving.

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