Getting+Started+with+Microsoft+PowerPoint+2010

= The Basics of Getting Started with PowerPoint 2010 =

PowerPoint 2010 is similar to previous PowerPoint editions, but has some added bells and whistles. One of the immediate differences found in the 2010 difference is the ribbon, which replaces the previous Menus and toolbars. The ribbon is used to navigate through PowerPoint 2010. The primary functions of the ribbon are found in the following table:

= Basic Tabs on the Ribbon  = **// Tab Actions You Can Perform //** Home Create and format slides Insert Insert different types of objects on slides Design Affect the layout of a slide Transitions Change the transition effects when switching from one slide to the next. Animations Add animation to your slides Slide Show Start your slide show Review Proof and add comments to your presentations View Change the view

When starting PowerPoint a new, blank presentation is created. Start by adding items to the blank presentation panel. An alternative is to look at the Sample Templates. These templates are already formatted in various ways (headline, text boxes, etc.). One of the Sample Templates can be selected and used.

Typical basic text objects found in PowerPoint slides are Titles and Text. PowerPoint 2010 allows for many other features to be added to slides.

Clicking on a Title or text box allows the user to insert words similar to word processing: typing, pasting, inserting, editing, deleting, etc.

After creating the initial slide, addition slides can be added to the presentation in numerous ways, including:


 * On the Home tab, click the New Slide button in the Slides group.
 * Press Ctrl+M.
 * Right-click in the Slides or Outline tab on the left and then choose New Slide.

Any of these choices will create a PowerPoint blank slide with a standard layout with a title and content area. If you want to choose a different layout, click the Layout button in the Home tab to see different slide layouts.

There are many ways to move between slides, but one of the easiest ways is to click the thumbnail for the slide that you want to display on the left side of the screen. This will bring this screen into the edit mode.

To display your presentation choose the Slide Show tab on the Ribbon and then click the ‘From Beginning’ button in the Start Slide Show group. Press the enter key or the space bar to move through the slides. ESC button will take you out of Presentation mode and back to edit mode.

You don’t have to worry about adding bells and whistles as you create the slides. You can always go back and change the layout later, as well as add more objects to the slide. You can also delete, move, or resize objects as you want.

To edit, you have to select the object that contains whatever it is that you want to edit. To do this you must be in Normal view to select individual objects on the slide.

When you select an object, an outline box appears around it. On the edges of the box are sizing handles. You can also grab the box edge between the sizing handles to move the object on the slide. To change the size of an object, click the object to select it and then grab one of the sizing handles by clicking. Hold down the mouse button and then move the mouse to change the object’s size. The various handles on an object give you different ways to change the object’s size.

To delete an entire slide move to the slide that you want to delete and click the Delete button in the Slides group of the Home tab on the Ribbon.

PowerPoint has a Duplicate Slide command that allows you duplicate an entire slide — text, formatting, and everything else included. By duplicating a slide you can use formatting that you have already created. To duplicate a slide — or slides — select the slide(s) you want to duplicate. Then open the Home tab on the Ribbon, click the arrow at the bottom of the Add Slide button in the Slides group, and choose the Duplicate Selected Slides button. A duplicate of the slide is inserted into your presentation.

So far you have been working in Normal view. Normal View is the view that you normally work in to edit your slides, move things around, add text or graphics, etc. However, Normal View doesn’t allow an overview of your presentation. You can see the details of only one slide at a time, and the Slide Preview pane lets you see snapshots of only a few slides. To see an overall view of your presentation, you need to work in Slide Sorter View. You can switch to Slide Sorter by selecting the View tab on the Ribbon and then click the Slide Sorter button in the Presentation Views group.

In Slide Sorter View you can move a slide, add a slide or delete a slide:
 * To move a slide, click and drag it to a new location. Point to the slide and then hold down the mouse button. Drag the slide to its new location and release the button. PowerPoint adjusts the display to show the new arrangement of slides.
 * To add a new slide, click the slide that you want the new slide to follow and then click the New Slide button. The Slide Layout task pane appears so that you can select the layout for the new slide.
 * Delete a slide: To delete a slide, click the slide to select it and then press Delete or Backspace. This works only in Slide Sorter View.

You are now ready to start creating your 2010 PowerPoint.

Adapted from: Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 for Dummies