My Queens Library Web Membership

My Account Renew Items

TEXT SIZE

Find library books, music, movies and more... Advanced Search

 

How Do I... » Technology How To's » PowerPoint Tutorials

General Information

• Microsoft Office: PowerPoint Home Page
  http://www.microsoft.com/office/PowerPoint/default.asp
  Product information, tips and tricks, upgrades, demos and more are available on this homepage from Microsoft. The Assistance Center’s Tutorials are specific and are created for the most current version of this presentation software. Occasionally there are tips for the next to last version of the software.

The Basics

• Introduction to Powerpoint 2007
  http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpoint2007/a/07beginguide.htm
  This is a beginner's introduction to Powerpoint 2007. Learn how to create slides and presentations using the latest version of Powerpoint.
  
• Create Your First Presentation
  http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC011298761033
  The tutorial is an excellent introduction to Powerpoint 2003. Learn how to put text and pictures on slides, navigate in PowerPoint, apply a design template, arrange slide content and print handouts and notes.
  
• Powerpoint
  http://getit.rutgers.edu/tutorials/powerpoint/index.html
  This is an introduction to Powerpoint 2003 showing how to use slides to create presentations.
  
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Starter's Guide 
  http://www.pdfconverter.com/resources/articles/PowerPoint2007tutorial/  
  This beginner's guide offers a quick overview highlighting the basic features of PowerPoint 2007. 
• PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial
  http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/ppt/index.asp
  This detailed, step-by-step tutorial covers everything from creating a PowerPoint 2007 presentation to formatting text, adding graphics, inserting tables & charts, creating slide effects, and much more.

Beyond the Basics

• Animations I: Preset And Custom Animation
  http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC060786731033
  Learn to make text and pictures fly in, bounce and zoom out using the animation features in Powerpoint 2003.
  

• Create Your Own Template
  http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC011368101033
  Create a new template, get background images, fonts, colors and text, give title slides their own design and make your template available for future use.

• Advanced Features  
  http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpointadvanced/u/beyondbasics.htm These helpful tutorials offer guidance on several advanced features in Powerpoint. Learn how to use music, narration, animated slides and videos to make your presentation more interesting. Use photos and graphics to make your presentation every more effective. You can also find links to still more tips and tools on this site.
  

• So That’s How! Great Powerpoint Features
  http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC010413011033
  Learn to copy presentations and other files to a CD, how to reuse a template you have customized, vary slide design and how to keep photo file sizes small.