MS POWERPOINT 2010

What is PowerPoint?

PowerPoint is a graphical presentation program used to organize and present information. PowerPoint presentations consist of a number of individual pages or "slides.” Slides may contain text, graphics, sound, movies, and other objects that can be freely arranged.
Presentations can be printed, displayed live on a computer, or navigated through at the command of the presenter. For larger audiences, the presentation is often projected onto a large screen. Handouts, speaker notes, or outlines can also be produced from the slides.

Getting Start With the Program


To begin Microsoft PowerPoint, go to Start Menu > All Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. Select PowerPoint Presentation from the Project Gallery if a blank document does not open.

Or you can use the following method in order to open the program:

PROGRAM USER INTERFACE (ENVIRONMENT)

NAVIGATING THE USER INTERFACE (TOOLBARS)

The Design Ribbon toolbar:
The Design Ribbon toolbar contains several categories for formatting the design and elements of your presentation. These include: Home, Insert, Design, Transitions, Animations, Slide Show, Review and View. These icons are convenient but will not bring up dialogue boxes that allow you to change the
settings of these actions. You should use whichever method works the best for you.

• The Home bar: This has features that allow you to edit Slides, Fonts, Paragraph, Drawing and Editing.

• The Insert bar: This has features that allow you to add Tables, Images, Illustrations, Links, WordArt, and Media Clips.

• The Design bar: This allows you to edit how your presentation will look. It includes features such as Page Setup, Themes, and Background Styles.

• The Transitions bar: This allows you to edit Slide Transitions, Effects, and
Transition Timing.

• The Animations bar: This allows you to add custom animations to your presentation. You can select from Preview, Animations, Advance Animation, and Animation timing.

• The Slide Show bar: This has features that allow you to select how your presentation will be displayed. From here, you can start your Slide Show, Set Up your Slide Show, and Adjust Monitor Settings.

• The Review bar: This allows you to Proofread, Translate Languages, Comment Slides, and Compare your Presentation.

• The View bar: This has features that allow you to set the View of your Presentation, Create Master Views, Show/Hide Features, Zoom, Switch from Color to Grayscale, Adjust Windows, and Add Macros.

SAVING!

Computers crash and documents are lost all the time, so it is best to save often!

Saving Initially

Before you begin to type, you should save your document. To do this, go to File > Save As (Figure 1). Microsoft PowerPoint will open a dialog box where you can specify the new file’s name and
location where you want it saved. Once you have specified a name and a place for your new file, press the Save button. By default, the format for PowerPoint 2010 is .pptx (Figure 2) not
.ppt like in previous versions. Note: If you want to save your document on a Mac and then open it on a PC you must specify a file extension (i.e. .ppt). Usually your computer will do this for you, but if it does not you must do this process while in Save As. Once you have named your document, you change the file extension by clicking Save as Type > PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation (Figure 3).

Figure 1.  Saving

Figure 2. Saving Dialog Box for 2011 Version (.pptx).

Figure 3. Saving Dialog Box for Compatible Version (.ppt).

Saving Later

After you have initially saved your blank document under a new name, you can begin writing your paper. However, you will still want to periodically save your work as insurance against a computer freeze or a power outage.To save, click File > Save.

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