Introduction & Opening | About the Slides & Opening Screen | Opening & Creating a Presentation
Saving/Create New Slide/Slide Design | Inserting Objects/Lists/WordArt | Edit Text/Images | Transitions & Animation
Set Up/View Presentation | Print Slides/Save to Web

Inserting Objects:
In your slide, you may wish to insert objects that may not already exist. You will have to insert objects from scratch if you are making your slideshow from a blank presentation, or if you have used a pre-made layout and want to add in more objects. To add in a text box, an image, or some other element, then you have to use the "Insert" menu on the menu bar to perform these functions.

Insert New Slide: Go to the file menu and select Insert >> New Slide. A new slide will be inserted after the slide you are currently working with (shortcut command: Ctrl+M).

Insert Text Box: Go to the file menu and select Insert >> Insert Text Box

Insert Picture: Go to the file menu and select Insert >> Picture and choose from one of the options, depending on what type of picture you want to insert.

Clipart: "Clipart" are images that already come packaged with your computer. These are generally simple images that can be very effective when used in PowerPoint presentation. Clipart also functions as eye-candy for your slideshow to keep things looking interesting. Use the Clipart menus to navigate through different categories of images to find the pictures that best suit your needs.

From File: You can use the "From File" option to browse your computer to insert a specific image that you have saved.

AutoShapes: "AutoShapes" lets you create your own simple graphics, such as lines, word balloons, stars, and other shapes.

Insert Slide Number: In PowerPoint, you can number each of your slides. To do this, insert a new text box for where you want your slide number to be positioned, and select Insert >> Slide Number from the menu bar.

Insert Date and Time: Works just like the above "Insert Slide Number" tool. You must make a separate text box to insert your date and time. Then, select Insert >> Date and Time from the menu bar. A pop up window will then appear, allowing you to select an appearance for the date and time.

Insert Movie or Sound: For a media-rich slideshow, you may decide to display some movie or sound files that you can play during your presentation. You must first have the movie or sound file saved on your computer.

Insert Chart: By going to the menu bar and selecting Insert >> Chart, a spreadsheet will pop up into PowerPoint. You can manipulate data in order to create your own charts and graphs.

Insert Table: Go to the menu bar and select Insert >> Table to insert a number of rows and columns to create a table. When the table is inserted, a new table menu window will pop up with various formatting features. Here, you can add borders, change the border sizes of the table, and manage the cells in the table.

Insert Hyperlink: If you are giving a presentation on a computer that has access to the Internet, then you may find it helpful to have some hyperlinks in your slideshow, so that you can click on a link while you are presenting and then demonstrate a web site. To insert a hyperlink, go to the menu bar and select Insert >> Hyperlink. Then, a new window will appear for specifying the information regarding the hyperlink you want to insert into your document.

Inserting a List:
Lists boxes are the same as any other text box. There are many ways you can create lists in text boxes in PowerPoint.

The first way is to create a new slide and choose a slide from the pre-made layouts. You can recognize a slide with a list object box by the bulleted list.

Another way to add a list is insert a new text box in a slide. Then, click inside the box. Using the formatting toolbar, click on the Numbering or Bullets button.

To start making your list, simply click your cursor next to the first bullet and type. To add a new item to the list, just hit the Enter key on your keyboard to begin a new line.

Insert WordArt:
Inserting a WordArt element rather than regularly formatting text can give a little extra flair. WordArt is essentially text effects. To bring up the WordArt Gallery, open up the WordArt toolbar by going to the menu bar and selecting View >> Toolbars >> WordArt. A separate toolbar just for making WordArt will now appear.

1. Insert WordArt: When you click on the "Insert WordArt" icon, a WordArt Gallery window will appear offering various styles of WordArt to choose from. Click on a style you like and then press "OK." You will then be taken to the "Edit WordArt Text" window where you can type in the text for your WordArt image.
2. WordArt Edit Text: You can go back and edit your text for WordArt by clicking on the "Edit Text…" button. In the window that appears, you can format the text by modifying the font, size, bold and italics attributes.
3. WordArt Gallery: Opens up the WordArt gallery window (see #1).
4. Format WordArt: Formatting your WordArt further allows you to manipulate your WordArt text. You can change the WordArt color(s), alignment and position, lines and borders, and size.
5. WordArt Shape: You can pick a shape for your WordArt to conform to by selecting a style from the WordArt Shape drop down menu. Some shapes include arches and circles.
6. WordArt Same Letter Heights: Click on this button to make all of your letters in your WordArt have the same height. The tops of each letter are all lined up across the top equally.
7. WordArt Vertical Text: Lines up your text vertically so that each letter in the WordArt is lined up on top of each other, forming a column.
8. WordArt Alignment: Gives you a selection of text alignments, such as center, left, right, and stretched justification.
9. WordArt Character Spacing: By clicking on this icon, you can choose to have the letters in your WordArt either spread far apart, or packed together tightly.

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