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Introduction To PowerPoint Presentation

The document discusses Microsoft PowerPoint, a presentation software. It describes how to open PowerPoint, create new blank or template-based presentations, and save presentations. The key areas and functions of the PowerPoint interface are also outlined, including ribbons, tabs, slides, and notes. PowerPoint allows users to create professional-looking slideshows, reports, and plans to present information in an effective visual format.

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Introduction To PowerPoint Presentation

The document discusses Microsoft PowerPoint, a presentation software. It describes how to open PowerPoint, create new blank or template-based presentations, and save presentations. The key areas and functions of the PowerPoint interface are also outlined, including ribbons, tabs, slides, and notes. PowerPoint allows users to create professional-looking slideshows, reports, and plans to present information in an effective visual format.

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Chapter : 6.2 Introduction to PowerPoint Presentation

Topic : 6.2.1 Overview of PowerPoint

Overview of PowerPoint

 Microsoft PowerPoint is a slide show presentation program developed by


Microsoft.
 PowerPoint is simple, flexible and powerful tool for creating professional-looking
slides.
 PowerPoint presentation provides various views and tools the user can use to
build a presentation that includes words, graphics and media.
 Presentation package present information like business proposals, reports and
plans in an effective and attractive manner using slides through presentations.

FIG 6.1: PowerPoint Logo


Opening a Presentation

 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar to display the Start menu.
 Click All programs at the bottom of the left pane on the start menu to display the
All programs list.
 Click Microsoft Office in the All Programs list to display the Microsoft Office
applications.
 Click Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 to start PowerPoint.

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FIG 6.2: Opening a PowerPoint window

 Otherwise, double click on the PowerPoint 2010 Logo on the Windows desktop
to start presentation.
 When PowerPoint 2010 is opened, a blank Title slide appears by default as the
first slide in the new presentation.
 Click File menu then choose New and click blank presentation to open a blank
presentation.

FIG 6.3: Blank presentation

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FIG 6.4: PowerPoint program window

 The most important areas of the PowerPoint environments are


 File Menu
 Quick Access Toolbar
 Tabs
 Ribbons
 Dialog Box Launcher
 Slide
 Navigation Pane
 Slide and Outline Tab
 Notes Pane
 Zoom Slider

 File Menu
 File Menu consist of New, Open, Save, Save As, Print, Save & Send and
Close.
 Quick Access Toolbar

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 Quick Access Toolbar consist of Save, Undo and Redo buttons.
 Tabs
 There are many tabs in power point, each tab has several groups and
buttons.
 Ribbons
 Ribbon is displayed by clicking its tab found below the title bar.
 Each collection of commands found in a ribbon is further grouped into
sections.
 Dialog Box Launcher
 Some groups have a dialog box launcher button in the lower right corner that
will display a dialog box window for that particular group.
 Slide
 Slide is a working area of the power point presentation.
 Navigation Pane
 By default, thumbnails of the slides are shown here allowing for quick access
of a slide, rearranging order of slides, and inserting/deleting slides.
 Slide and Outline Tab
 Slide tab is a main area. It shows the current slide we are working on.
 Switch to Outline View on the left instead of slide thumbnails.
 Notes Pane
 User can write presentation notes in this area.
 Zoom Slider
 Drag the Zoom slider left to shrink or right to enlarge slides.
 Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out button to zoom in or out by 10-percent
increments.
 PowerPoint is presentation software that allows creating slides, speaker notes,
audience handouts and outlines, all in a single presentation.

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Chapter : 6.2 Introduction to PowerPoint Presentation

Topic : 6.2.2 Creating a Presentation

Creating a Presentation
 PowerPoint presentation can be created in two ways as follows
 Blank Presentation
 Using a Templates
Creating a Blank Presentation
 Click File menu then choose New and click blank presentation to open a
blank presentation.
 Then Click Create to get a blank Presentation.

FIG 6.5: Opening a blank Presentation

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 Creating a Presentation Using a Template
 Click File menu then choose New, it will navigate to an Available Templates
and themes window.

FIG 6.6: Opening a Sample Template


 The Templates pane will display on the right side of the window with a variety
of different templates to choose from.
 Select Sample templates option and choose any slide design from it.
 Then click Create button to create a new presentation with templates.

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Chapter : 6.2 Introduction to PowerPoint Presentation

Topic : 6.2.3 Saving a Presentation

Saving a Presentation
 Click File menu and choose Save or Save As button.

FIG 6.7: Choosing Save button

 This opens the Save As dialog box as shown in FIG 6.8


 User can also change the current drive and directory in which they want to save
the presentation.

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FIG 6.8: Save As dialog box

 Type a name for the file in the Save As dialog box and In the Save as type list,
pick the file format that user want and then click Save.

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