Powerpoint Chapter 1 - Introduction to Powerpoint Flashcards
Chapter Summary
Use PowerPoint views
Slide shows are electronic presentations that enable you to advance through slides containing content that will help your audience understand your message. Normal view displays either thumbnail images or an outline in one pane, the slide in one pane, and a Notes pane. Slide Sorter view displays thumbnails of slides to enable you to organize slides. Notes Page view displays a thumbnail of the slide and speaker notes. Slide Show view displays the slide show in fullscreen view for an audience. If a presenter has multiple monitors, Presenter view gives the presenter options such as a timer and notes, whereas the audience views the full-screen presentation.
Save as a slide show
You can save a presentation as a slide show, so that when the file opens it is in Slide Show mode. Slide shows cannot be edited and are saved with the file extension .ppsx.
Plan a presentation
Before creating your slide show, analyze your audience and research your message. Organize your ideas on a storyboard, and then create your presentation in PowerPoint. After completing the slide show, practice it so that you are comfortable with your slide content and the technology with which you will present it.
Assess presentation content
After creating presentation content, review what you wrote. Check bullet structure, word usage, and spelling.
Use slide layouts
When you add a slide, you can choose from a set of predefined slide layouts that determine the position of the objects or content on a slide. Placeholders hold content and determine the position of the objects on the slide.
Apply themes
PowerPoint design themes give the presentation a consistent look. The theme controls the font, background, layout, and colors.
Review the presentation
Use the Spelling and Thesaurus features, and review the presentation in Normal and Slide Show views to ensure no errors exist in the presentation.
Insert media objects
Media objects such as clip art, images, movies, and sound can be added to enhance the message of your slides and to add visual interest.
Add a table
Tables organize information in rows and columns.
Use animations and transitions
Animations control the movement of an object on the slide. Transitions control the movement of slides as one slide changes to another. Both features can aid in keeping the attention of the audience, but animations are especially valuable in directing attention to specific elements you wish to emphasize.
Insert a header or footer
Headers and footers are used for identifying information on the slide or on handouts and note pages. Header and footer locations vary depending on the theme applied.
Run and navigate a slide show
Various navigation methods advance the slide show, return to previously viewed slides, or go to specific slides. Slides can be annotated during a presentation to add emphases or comments to slides.
Print in PowerPoint
PowerPoint has four ways to print the slideshow. The Full Page Slide method prints each slide on a separate page. Handouts print miniatures of the slides using 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 9 slide thumbnails per page. Notes Page method prints a single thumbnail of a slide with its associated notes per page. Outline View prints the titles and main points of the presentation in outline format.
