Start PowerPoint; Apply a Design Template; Enter Text

Activity 1 - Start PowerPoint; Apply a Design Template; Enter Text

1.      Open PowerPoint from the “Start” button

2.      Select a design template of your choice and click “Apply”

5.      Type SIMPLE MACHINES

6.      Click in the subtitle area and type CHAPTER FIVE REVIEW

At the end of this activity your presentation should look similar to this one. Notice that there is only one slide at this point.

Insert a New Slide; Create a Bulleted List 

Activity 2 - Insert a New Slide; Create a Bulleted List 

1.      Click on the “Insert New Slide” button or use the Insert - New Slide menu command

2.      Select the “Bulleted List” slide layout and click “OK” (you could double click the “Bulleted List” option)

3.      Type SIX SIMPLE MACHINES

4.      Click in the text area and type the following, pressing the “Enter” key after each entry except the last:

Lever

Wheel and Axle

Pulley

                                                Inclined Plane

                                                Screw

                                                Wedge

At the end of this activity your presentation should look similar to this one. You now have two slides in your presentation.

Save Your Presentation 

Activity 3 - Save Your Presentation 

1.   Save your presentation as SIMPLE MACHINES (if the computer asks if you want to replace the existing SIMPLE MACHINES, click YES

Insert a New Slide; Enter Text; Navigate From Slide to Slide; Preview Your Presentation in Slideshow View 

Activity 4 - Insert a New Slide; Enter Text; Navigate From Slide to Slide; Preview Your Presentation in Slideshow View

1.      Create a third slide by clicking on the “New Slide” button, selecting “Bulleted List” and clicking “OK”

2.      Type SIMPLE MACHINES in the title area

3.      Click in the text area and enter the following bullets:

                                      Increase Force

                                      Change the Direction of Force

                                      Increase and Change the Direction of Force

4.      Use the double arrow buttons on the scroll bar to move back to slide one

5.      Click on the “Slide Show” button on the bottom scroll bar

6.      Click the mouse button repeatedly to view each slide until PowerPoint exits the slide show

7.      Save your work in progress by clicking on the “Save” button on the Standard Toolbar (looks like a diskette)

At the end of this activity your presentation should look similar to this one. You now have three slides in your presentation.

Create a New Slide; Insert Clipart 

Activity 5 - Create a New Slide; Insert Clipart 

1.      Use the scroll bar to move to slide 2, and insert a new slide by clicking on the “New Slide” button

2.      Select the “Title Slide” layout and click “OK”

3.       Type COMPOUND MACHINES

4.       Click in the subtitle area and Type: “A Combination of Simple Machines That Does the Work of Several  Simple Machines”

5.       Insert a new slide (select the “Text and Clip Art” option)

6.       Type MACHINES

7.       Click in the text area and enter the following bullets:

Make Work Easier

Do Not Reduce the Amount of Work to Be Done

8.       Double click on the clip art area

 9.      Scroll through the available clip art and select an appropriate picture

 10.    Click on “Insert”. Close the Clip Gallery.

At the end of this activity your presentation should look similar to this one. You now have five slides in your presentation.

Create and Format a Drawing Object 

Activity 6 - Create and Format a Drawing Object 

1.      Move back to slide 1

2.      From the drawing tool bar select the “AutoShapes” button

3.      Point to “Stars and Banners” and click on the 5-Pt. Star tool

4.      Move your pointer back to the slide (notice that it changes into a crossbar or drawing tool)

5.      Position the drawing tool just under your title, press and hold the “Shift” key, then click, hold and drag the drawing tool to create a star (holding down the “Shift” key will make the star proportional)

6.      If necessary, reposition the star by clicking, holding, and dragging

7.      Resize the star, if necessary, by clicking on it to produce sizing handles, then placing your pointer on a corner handle, then clicking and dragging

8.      Make sure the star is selected (click once on it to select it) and go to Format - AutoShape

9.      On the “Colors and Lines” tab, in the “Fill” section, click on the arrow beside the colored bar and choose a  yellow color

10.    In the same area, choose “Fill Effects” and select one of the gradient options

11.    In the “Lines” area, choose “No Line” (click on the arrow beside the colored bar) and click “OK”

12.    Save your changes

At the end of this activity your presentation should look similar to this one. You still have five slides in your presentation.

View in Slide Sorter;  Apply Slide Transitions

Activity 7 - View in Slide Sorter;  Apply Slide Transitions

1.      Click on the “Slide Sorter View” button on the bottom scroll bar

2.      From the “Edit” menu, choose “Select All”

3.      From the “Slide Show” menu, select “Slide Transition”

4.      Select “Random Transition” from the bottom of the drop down menu

5.      Select “Automatically After _ Seconds” and type 4, then click “Apply”

6.      Under “View”, select “Slide Show”!

Congratulations! Your presentation should look like this in Slide Sorter View. You may rearrange the order of the slides by clicking and dragging. You may want to practice this and return them to the correct order when through.

You have now completed this module. Take a few minutes to review and practice what you have learned.