EDTC 4301
Dr. Arrowood
· Open PowerPoint. It is a part of the Microsoft Office Suite.
· Click on the Design Tab at the top of the page.
· Choose a Design.
o You can also visit http://www.brainybetty.com and choose a free educational design for PowerPoint.
· Click on the Home Tab
o Click on Layout.
· For the first slide, choose Title Slide.
· For the title put your name.
· Name your file last name_first name.pptx (doe_jane.pptx)
· Save your work to your J drive.
On the Home Tab, choose New Slide.
· Choose the Layout.
· Choose Title and Content.
· Your UTA e-mail address (this is the official means of communicating at UTA)
· A phone number where you can be reached or a message can be left for you and you will actually get the message
· What classification you are (junior, senior, graduate student, . . . )
On the Home Tab, choose New Slide.
· Choose the Layout.
· Choose Title and Content.
· Put courses you are taking this semester into a table.
Adding a Table to a Slide.
o You can create a table in PowerPoint (or import one from another program).
o To create one in PPT, click on the Insert Tab.
o Choose Table.
o Select rows and columns
o Add your own data (days and class times).
On the Home Tab, choose New Slide.
· Look at the different options for layouts. Choose Two Content.
· In the title, type “My Hobbies”
· On one side, click in the box and type in a bulleted list of your hobbies.
· On the right side, double click and insert an image from the Internet that represents your hobbies.
o You can resize the pictures as well as move them around wherever you want them placed. Click on them, grab a corner and either push to the center diagonally or pull the picture diagonally to make it larger.
· To use other pictures
· You can also use pictures from electronic picture files you have on your computer at home as well. In that case you would choose Insert from the menu bar. Click on the name of the picture and click OK. Your picture will be inserted into the PowerPoint Presentation.
· Save your work.
On the Home Tab, choose New Slide.
· Choose a slide template you feel would work best for this information.
· Give a description of your computer capabilities (software you use, what you feel comfortable doing on a computer, classes you’ve taken, programming languages you know, . . .)
Insert a new slide and call it “Teacher of the Year 2014”.
· Tell what grade and subject area you want to teach.
· Insert the picture of yourself that you edited in Picnik.
· Go back and put the unedited picture of yourself on the title page.
o Save your work.
Insert a new slide and call it What I hope to Learn in this Class.
· Make a bulleted list of what you hope to learn in this course.
Insert a new slide and a leave it blank. This is your “The End” slide so that your viewers will know they are at the end of your slide show.
Viewing Your Slide Show
· To view what you have created so far, click on the Slide Show tab and then on the far left click on From Beginning. Click your mouse, touch the Enter key on your keyboard, or the right arrow key to advance your slideshow.
Save and keep going…
Adding Pizzazz!
o To add transitions between your slides, click on the Transitions Tab, then click on the different types of transitions to make your choice.
o You can preview how the transition will look by clicking on it– try a few. Select one you like.
· Add sound. To do this, go to the Transitions Tab. Underneath that, choose how fast you want the transition to go. In this menu box you can also determine whether your slide will advance when the mouse is clicked or automatically after a certain amount of time.
o Normally you don’t select automatically when you are doing a presentation. However you might want to use it for a continually running, stand-alone show.
· Choose whether to Apply to All Slides or just one.
o You can make a different slide transition and/or sound for each of the slides one at a time or make them all the same.
· View show with the new transitions.
· Save your presentation.
Adding More Pizzazz!
· To add animation to your slide show, click on one of your clip art images.
o From the menu bar select the Animation Tab. Chose your favorite animation for your image.
Adding Hyperlinks to a Slide
· Choose the slide that you want to link on.
· Select the text by highlighting it.
· Go to the Insert Tab.
· Click on Hyperlink
· Type (or better yet – copy and paste) the webpage URL in the address bar (at the bottom of the box). This must include the http://
· To test the hyperlink, go to the Slide Show tab and click on From Current Slide.
· The hyperlink won’t work unless you are in Slide Show mode.
Adding Word Art to a Slide
o Insert new slide or use the title of one of your existing slides.
o Click on Insert from the menu bar. Select Word Art.
o Type in your text.
o Note there are many different drawing tools. Play with them. Be creative! J
Adding Sound to a Slide.* (see note at the end of the handout)
o Go to the Insert Tab.
o Click on Audio.
o Choose Clip Organizer unless you have a saved file you want to use.
o Choose a sound you want to use.
o Click on Preview on the far left on the toolbar.
o You can move the sound icon around on your page if you don’t want it in the center.
Narrate Your Hobbies Slide
· Go to the Insert Tab
· Click on the word “Audio”
· Choose Record Audio
· Give your Audio File a name
· Press the square with the red circle in it
· Speak into the microphone at the top of your laptop screen
· Press the blue square when finished
· Click ok
· To test it, go to Slide Show mode and play. Click the horn to hear the narration.
· You should see an Audio Tools table at the top of the page
· Under Audio Tools, you have to choice of Format or Playback
· Click Playback and look toward the middle where you will see Start and then On Click. Pull the menu down and choose Automatically. Choosing this option means that the narration will begin playing when the slide advances in Slide Show mode.
Moving Slides Around
· After you have made your slides you may find you want to change the order of presentation. This can be done by dragging and dropping the slides on the far left side of the page or going to View and choosing Slide Sorter. From there you can drag and drop.
There are a few times when you would want to make a timed PowerPoint but they are not good for presentations.
~Optional~
Make a Timed Slide Show!
· From the menu bar select Slide Show and Rehearse Timings. You will see a clock. Click the mouse to change the slide when you think enough time has elapsed. Do this for each slide. You may choose to save it this way or change it.
· You can use Set Up Slide Show and click in the box to make it a continuously looping show. This is good for parents’ night when you want it to run continuously.
· It’s important you use the Help Button and experiment with your presentation if you would like to learn to do other things not given in this handout.
Printing your Presentation (This is how – but do not print)
· You can print your presentation in various formats.
· You can print the full slides on a whole sheet of paper or 6 to a page (called handouts) or with the notes you made. But do not print at your PowerPoint.
· You will upload it in Blackboard when finished!
*Note about Sound: If you insert a sound file that you find on the Internet and you want to take your file somewhere else, such as present it in another class; you must save the sound file and the PowerPoint together. Email both to yourself or save them both on your J drive. Reinsert the sound file before showing the PowerPoint.
Updated 9-19-2011