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POWERPOINT 1 NOTES

1 Opening PowerPoint (Lesson 1 p 3-4)

Click start > type powerpnt

Information Technology

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2 Create a presentation from a template

File > New > Shared

3 Create a presentation from existing content (Lesson 2 p 64-66)

Home > New Slide > Reuse Slides

4 Work with sections (Lesson 2 p 58)

Right click slice > Add Section

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5 Format characters (Lesson 3 p 84-92)

5.1 Fonts and Font sizes

5.2 Changing font colour

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5.3 Format Painter

Home Tab > Format Painter

6 Format paragraphs (Lesson 3 p 99-102)

6.1 Creating numbered lists

Home tab > numbered list

6.2 Creating bulleted lists

Home tab > bullets

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7 Insert and format WordArt: (Lesson 4 p 102-108)

7.1 Insert a WordArt Graphic (apply to first slide)

Click textbox > format Tab > Format

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7.2 Change WordArt Fill colour

Click textbox > format Tab > Format > Text Fill

7.3 Change outline colour

Click textbox > format Tab > Format > Text Outline

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7.4 Apply special effects

Click textbox > format Tab > Format > Text Effects

8 Create and format text boxes (Lesson 3 p 110-130)

8.1 Adding a textbox (p110)

Insert > Shapes >Text Box

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8.2 Applying a quick style (p113)

Home Tab> Quick Styles from ribbon

8.3 Applying fill and border formatting (p114)

Home Tab > Shape Fill

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8.4 Applying special fills (gradient) (p118)

Home Tab > Shape Fill > gradient

8.5 Texture and pattern fills (p119)

Home Tab > Shape Fill > Texture

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8.6 Change box shape and applying effects (crop and bevel etc.) (p121)

Click Text box > Drawing Tools > Edit Shape

9 Using Proofing Tools (132 – 133)

Review Tab > Spelling

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Linking to webpages and other programs (Lesson 4 p153)

9.1.1 Adding a Text hyperlink (p153)

Insert > Hyperlink

9.1.2 Adding a graphical link (p154)

Insert a Shape > Use some shape effects

Click Shape > Insert > Hyperlink

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9.1.3 Adding action to a slide (p155)

Insert > Shapes > Action button

10 Creating sections (p158)

Right hand click slide > Choose Add Section from pop-up window

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11 Insert a date, footer, and slide number (p152)

Insert > Header & Footer

12 Adding notes (p71)

View > Page Notes

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13 Printing a presentation (p72-76)

File > Print