How Does PowerPoint Work?
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Basic Information
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Microsoft PowerPoint is a program used to create presentations for multiple uses, including school projects, school lectures, business meetings, or just as a way to pass along information. The program is a part of the Microsoft Office package, and you can import items and files from other Microsoft Office programs to use within your PowerPoint presentations.
Slides
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As a default, the PowerPoint program will start with a blank format. To utilize the program, you will create multiple "slides" that will later be presented in the order that you put them. You can start by just typing text, or use more advanced features and set a design to all of your slides. Power Point comes with different themes that you can use for your slides that will help make your presentation visually appealing.
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Animations
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Each slide has the option of displaying text, photos, and even small videos. Text can either be automatically displayed, or chosen in a certain order. The text can appear with multiple animations like "wipe," "fade," and "typewriter." These animations can also be applied to make the text disappear. Sound effects can also be applied to the text to add even more content to your presentation.
Saving your project
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The presentation can be as many slides as your would like, but the more slides you have, the bigger file you will have. Once you are done saving the project, you can save it as a PowerPoint file or a PowerPoint show. PowerPoint shows enable you to place voiceovers over the presentation and are great for Internet use where you cannot verbally give the presentation.
Viewing Presentations
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Watching PowerPoint presentations takes up the full monitor, even blocking out the task bar on your screen. To move ahead in your slides, use the space bar to move to each action, whether that is a new text, picture, video, or another slide. The Escape key exits out of the presentation, and you can use your mouse at any time and right-click for several options.
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