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Welcome to PowerPoint Basics
1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 11
Presentation software
What is PowerPoint?
• PowerPoint is a presentation/graphics program
• It is part of Microsoft Office
• It was created with instructors or public speakers in mind
Use PowerPoint to create
• A slide presentation to run on a computer monitor or to use with a projection device
PowerPoint can also create
• Physical slides that can be used with overhead projectors
• 35 mm slides that can be used with slide projectors
• Certificates
• Awards• School reports• Websites (although I
don’t recommend it)• Calendars• Charts and graphs• Scrapbooking pages
Presentations can include
• Clip art
• Animation
• Photographs
• Sound
• Speaker’s notes
• Handouts
• If you ever read your slides to your audience, I will come after you with a wet noodle!