Powerpoint tips-microlessons
- 1. Some Powerpoint tips for microLESSONS Edit slide master Set-up show – Kiosk Mode Timed animation Embedding objects END
- 2. EDITING Slide Master and Title Master
- 3. STEP 1 Click “View” button from the top menu. (A drop down menu will appear) STEP 2 Click “Master” button This will open a sub-menu
- 4. Click “Slide Master” option (This will open your Master slide for editing) see Slide Master OR Click “Title Master” option (This will open your Title Master for editing) see Title Master STEP 3
- 5. STEP 4 (for Slide Master) You can now do your editing here. Powerpoint will automatically update the changes.
- 6. STEP 4 (For Title Master) You can now do your editing here. Powerpoint will automatically update the changes. END
- 7. SET-UP SHOW (KIOSK MODE) The purpose of kiosk mode is to control the movement from one slide to the next slide by clicking at the appropriate button. The presentation will NOT move to the next slide if the Enter Key is pressed.
- 8. Step 1 Click the “Slide Show” option from the top menu (A drop-down menu will appear) Step 2 Click the “Set Up Show” option from the top menu (A dialog box will appear)
- 9. Step 3 Check the “Browsed at a kiosk (full screen)” option. Check the “All” option Step 4 Click the “OK” button. Now your presentation will be at full screen (Kiosk mode) END
- 10. TIMED ANIMATIONS
- 11. Step 1 Click the “Slide Show” option from the top menu (A drop-down menu will appear) Step 2 Click “Custom Animation” (A dialog box will appear)
- 12. Step 3 Check the box of the item you want to animate Step 4 Click the “Effects” option Click the animation button to choose the animation that you want.
- 13. Step 5 Click the “Order & Timing” option Step 6 Check the “Automatically” option
- 14. Step 7 Click the arrows OR type in the timings for your animation/s. Step 8 Click the “OK” button Your animation will now be automatically animated according to the timing you specified. END
- 15. Embedding object into Powerpoint Word Document File Excel File etc The purpose of embedding objects is to enable you to link your Powerpoint (“Context”) to other files in MS Word, or MS Excel formats.
- 16. Step 1 Click “Insert” from the top menu (A drop-down menu will appear) Step 2 Click “Object” from the menu. (A dialog box will appear)
- 17. Step 3 Check the “Create from File” option Step 4 Click “Browse” to find the file that you want to embed.
- 18. Step 5 Check the “Display as icon” option Step 6 Click the “Change icon” button ( A dialog box will appear)
- 19. Step 7 Type the name of your document OR you can choose to leave it blank. By default, the icon will be titled “Microsoft Word Document” Step 8 Click “OK” button. (The dialog box will disappear)
- 20. Step 9 Icon’s title changed to Report (or whatever name you gave it) Step 10 Click “OK” button The dialog box will disappear This Icon will appear on your document
- 21. Step 11 Right-click on the icon. A menu will appear Click on “Action Settings” Step 12 Check the “Object action” option. Click the arrow and choose “Open”.
- 22. Step 13 Click “OK” button Your document is now an embedded object in the powerpoint! END