Powerpoint+Intro

Create a new presentation

**MS Office Button** >> **New** A new Presentation window opens up · The **MS Office Button** is located in the top left corner of the

Word 2007 Window To start a new file from scratch: · Choose “**Blank Document**” and press “**Create**”. There are templates available on the left panel for creating a presentation of a specific type (i.e. photo album or calendar).

There are templates available on the left panel for creating a presentation of a specific type (i.e. photo album or calendar).

Open an existing presentation **MS Office Button** >> **Open** · Find your presentation in the “Open” window. · PowerPoint 2007 will open files created with older versions of PowerPoint (.ppt) as well as PowerPoint 2007 files (.pptx)

**Viewing Slides in PowerPoint 2007 Workspace** **View Tab**

Layout of frames in “Normal View” When you first open a new presentation in PowerPoint the main window is in **Normal View** and should show three frames:

The larger frame on the right shows the **Current Slide**. The left frame has two tabs: o **Slides tab** - displays the slides as thumbnails o **Outline tab** - displays a written outline for each slide of your presentation.

The bottom frame is for **Notes** to remind you of points for each slide.

The View tab Note: Different views allow you to manage different aspects of your presentation. **View Tab** >> **Presentation Views Group** **Normal View** - Splits the window into Slide Frame, Notes, and the left frame where you can choose either Slides Thumbnails or Outline. This allows you to focus on a slide and see everything about the slide at once. **Slide Sorter** - Gives thumbnails of all the slides in the presentation. This lets you see the big picture. Allows you to sort, move, add and delete slides easily. Useful near the end of a project **Notes Page** - Displays a page layout of the notes and the slide. Allows you to rearrange the notes and compare them to the content of your slide. **Slide Show** - Plays the presentation from the beginning with animation.

Turn on/off visual guides **View Tab** >> **Show/Hide Group** >> **Ruler View Tab** >> **Show/Hide Group** >> **Gridlines** · Gridlines and rulers are used to measure and line up objects on a slide.