How to Make a Powerpoint Using Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2007

If you are a person who needs help in making a quick and simple powerpoint using Microsoft Office Powerpoint these step by step instructions will explain everything from start to finish.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft Office Powerpoint program 2007

1. Open up Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2007 and you should see a blank slide with a title box and subtitle box. Click in the title box and type the title then click the subtitle box and type in your subtitle.

2. Now if you want to customize the slide click on the Design button at the top and you should see different slide themes. If you wave your mouse over the themes you can see a preview of how it will look on your slide Click on the theme you prefer and your title slide should change.

3. If you want your title and subtitle to be centered, off to one side, bigger, smaller, a different color, or a different font simply click on your title or subtitle then the home button at the top left. There should then be six boxes under the home button. Highlight the title or subtitle. To change the font, the color, and the size use the Font box and to change the position of the text use the Paragraph box. Use this for all slides to change the text.

4. To create another slide go to the Slides box in Home and find the New Slide button which should have a down arrow next to it. Click on the down arrow and choose which type of slide you would like next. If you would like to insert a picture from your computer, clip art, a table, a media clip, a chart, or a SmartArt Graphic(lets you organize information in different ways) then click on a slide which includes six different icons. Once you have your new slide browse the different icons and click on the one you want in your slide.

5. Clip Art and Pictures
   If you would like to add a picture click on the photograph icon on the slide. A new window should appear where you will find the photograph on your computer and click open. Once it is on the slide you can click and drag the corners of the picture and make it bigger or smaller and click on the middle of it to move it around the slide. For clip art you click on the four pictures icon and a sidebar should appear on the right. Type in the type of picture you want in the search bar. Double click on the picture you want and to change it do the exact same things as you would do to the picture.

6. Graphs and Charts
   For the chart or graph click on the bar graph icon and choose which type of graph you would like. A separate window will come up and you can click on the box and type whatever you would like in there. Once you have typed what you would like in one box there is a bar at the top which has a check and an fx before it. Click on the check to finalize your box. Do this until your graph is perfect then close the chart window.

7. Tables and SmartArt Graphics
   To add a table click on the table icon and choose the type you want. Click OK and then click where it says click here and type. Do the same to add a SmartArt Graphic.

8. Media Clips
   To add a media clip click on the film reel icon and find a video file on your computer. Click open. A window will appear asking if you would like to start the video by clicking it or do you want to start it automatically. After you choose an option you can move the video or change its size the same way you would for a picture.

9. How to Add Animation
   If you would like to add animations to your slide show click on the Animations button at the top. There you can choose how your slide will transition in the Transition to this Slide box. There are different choices you can choose and if you wave your mouse over them you can preview it. You can also choose the Transition Speed which is next to the transition choices. If you want to add sound click the down arrow on Transition Sound which is right on top of Transition Speed. You can also choose how you want to change slides for instance do you want your slide to change on your click or do you want it timed? Next to the Transition Sound and Transition Speed you can choose these options.

10. Once you are finished creating your slide show click on the Slide Show button at the top. In the Start Slide Show box click on the From Beginning icon(first icon) and you can view your slide show from the beginning. Once you are happy with it hold Ctrl + s to save it.

Tips & Warnings

• Save your powerpoint repeatedly just in case your computer looses all of its battery.

[hardkaur]

on 9/7/2009 Thanx!