| CS5540 HCI | |
| by | |
| Rich Riesenfeld | |
| 26 Sep 2001 |
| Grab this file to get started | |
| Look on the View menu and get into normal mode for editing | |
| This gets you a selected slide surrounded with a tool bar. | |
| Move up and down the slide set with a scroll mechanism (wheel, slider, etc) |
| Go to Insert menu and insert a new slide form. When asked pick the format that suits. | |
| Click into the Title Block and start type away for the title | |
| Now click into the work area below. Start creating presentation material |
| If creating text, just type away applying tools from the menu bar as required | |
| For images, or other constructs, use the Insert menu. | |
| To create a new textbox, select the B&W icon from the bottom that looks like a newspaper, being with a large A in upper left. |
| The View menu gives you useful choices. The normal mode is good for editing and creating. | |
| Slide Sorter is really handy for assembling, moving around with drag and drop, deleting, coping, etc. |
| Slide Show is the proper mode for presentations. | |
| Master lets you modify the overall template and apply to all. It is a more advanced feature. It is fine to stick with the given format. |
| Use the Draw and AutoShapes features in lower left to annotate and image. | |
| Colors, formats, tables, etc, are reasonably obvious. | |
| Associated with any slide, one can create a Notes Page, again arrived at via View menu. This material is not displayed in seen in Slide Show mode during presentations. It can be printed out for presenter. Use this feature in assignment for elucidating your material. |
| This should get you started. Save often using the save icon and/or the save icon. | |
| Good luck. Ask someone experienced rather than losing a lot of time. Help menu can be useful. |
| PowerPoint is rich with features that all take time to learn and apply. | |
| Go lite on the specials. Use sparingly and tastefully. | |
| (Tasteless) Example |