MS PowerPoint - Lesson 2: Creating a Presentation Slide. Where to

The following guide provides a clear overview of Presentation, with the most relevant background, details, and practical takeaways.

Presentation Overview

Choose different Task Panes Click the drop-down arrow in the Other Task Panes section and select Task Pane from that menu.

Display New Presentation item From the File menu, click New

Open the demo available From the New Presentation section, click From existing presentation… to display the New from Existing Presentation dialog box, then select the file you want to open. For example, you select the first presentation file created from lesson 1.

Click the Create New button. The demo is open and you can change it if needed Create a new demo Click Blank Presentation in New Presentation Pane or click New icon on the Standard bar (standard toolbar) Appearing the Slide Layout section allows you to select an existing presentation template according to the layout of text, content or both text and content

Click on a specific layout and start creating a slide (slideshow) Outline and Slides Tabs The Outline tab allows you to display the outline of the title and text of each slide in the presentation. Slides can be edited within this contour. If you want to edit text and slides in the border area, the Outlining toolbar will be used to do that. Resize Outline and Slides Tabs Click on the Slides or Outline tab area Click the down arrow next to the Zoom box on the Standard bar and choose the percentage you like. The Slides Tab shows all slides in the demo with small images. The Slides tab area is an easy way to adjust the presentation. You can change a slide by clicking on it

4 ways to display a PowerPoint presentation To see different ways of displaying PowerPoint, From the Menu bar, click View, you will see 4 views. Click on each specific one to see it clearly.

1, Normal View: is the default display in PowerPoint. All the slides that are aligned will be displayed, including Slide Pane, Outline Slides and both Notes Pane 2, Slide Sorter View: This way displays all slides in the small demo. Help you reorder, add, or delete slides. You can also preview images that apply to each slide 3, The Slide Show View ( Slide presentation mode ): This way allows you to view the presentation as a slideshow. Your presentation is current on the screen and you can view its slideshow animation effects. 4, The Notes View ( The view has a comment section ): The note section will display as if it were going to print. Attention is like a small version of the slide and the content is entered in the Notes Pane section below the slide.