Quick and Easy Step by Step Procedure
to create a
MS PowerPoint Presentation
Tom
Love * School of Education * Malone College
1. Double Click
PowerPoint Shortcut Icon on
desktop.
2. Check Blank Presentation &
Click OK
3. At New Slide Window, Double Click Blank
Template
4. At Default (Normal)
View, Click Outline View Button
(Second
tiny button bottom left corner!) (Horizontal Line )
5. At Outline View,
Press Enter to create ( 9 )
blank slides
6. Use Mouse to position cursor at first slide
7. Enter:
Learning Styles by
Howard Gardner
8. Enter: One
word Headings for each Learning Style
9. Enter: The
End Last Slide
Learning
Styles by Howard Gardner
Linguistic
intelligence ("language
smart"):
Logical-mathematical
intelligence ("reasoning
smart")
Spatial
intelligence ("picture
smart")
Bodily-Kinesthetic
intelligence ("body smart")
Musical
intelligence ("music
smart")
Interpersonal
intelligence ("people
smart")
Intrapersonal
intelligence ("self smart")
Naturalist
intelligence ("nature
smart")
10.
Use Mouse to position cursor at right of first Heading
11.
Press Enter then Press Tab
( Sub-Topic or Bullet )
12.
Enter a sub-topic or Bullet for First Heading (Refer to HO)
13.
Press Enter for next sub-topic or Bullet
14.
Enter another appropriate sub-topic or Bullet
15.
Use Mouse to position cursor at right of second Heading
16.
Press Enter for next sub-topic or Bullet
17.
Press Enter for next sub-topic or Bullet
18.
Continue this sub-topic or
Bullet entering for all Headings
19.
After All sub-topics or Bullets are entered Check Spelling
20. Now to leave Outline View and go to Sorter View
(Fourth
tiny button in bottom left corner) ( 4 small squares )
21. At
Sorter View, all slides become
thumbnail sketches
22. Use mouse & select First
Thumbnail (Dark Borders)
Now
do a Control A to select all slides
23. Above first slide, click drop down arrow No Transition
24. Scroll to bottom and select Random Transition
RT provides random visual between slides
25. Use mouse & select Second Thumbnail
(Dark Borders)
Do a Control
A to select all slides ( Maybe
OK!)
25. Above second slide, click drop down arrow
for No Effect
26. Scroll to bottom and select Random
Effect
RE
provides random visual between Bullets
27. Use mouse & click Format at top of
screen
and click
Apply Design Template
28. Carefully
Single Click a few
of Designs
and
select (1) by clicking
Apply
29. The selected
Design Template
should be the background for ALL
Slides
30. Now to leave Sorter View and go to Slide View
(Third tiny Button in bottom
left corner) (One small square)
31. Using Up & Down Page buttons to
Practice moving Up & Down.
32. Use Up & Down Page buttons to
position the First Slide in View.
33. Click anywhere on Learning Styles by Howard
Gardner
34. A Text Box
should appear with White Handle
Bars ( small squares )
To move Box: Click & Drag on GRAY border of Box
To
re-size Box use any White Handle Bars. (Corners Best!)
35. Click in front of by and hit
Enter Click behind by
and hit Enter.
36. Learning Styles
& by & Howard Gardner are on a
separate lines.
37. Resize
Text Box using White Handle
Bars & Drag it to center.
38. Use Up
and Down buttons on keyboard to go to
the last slide.
39. Resize and Relocate the Text Box
containing The End.
40. Now to use Slide View to enter Graphics and/or
Clip Art.
41. Use Up and Down
buttons and position
Slide Two in view.
42. Click on
Insert at top then select Picture then click Clip Art.
43. At Clip Art window appears, Click on Academics, then
Click on Blue A
to the right,
now
click on first item appearing in menu that appears.
44. Close Clip Art Window by click X in top right corner.
45. Using
existing and visible Handle Bars (small white squares)
Resize Clip Art
smaller then Click & Drag to bottom right.
46. Use Up
and Down buttons on the keyboard to go
to Second Slide
47. Repeat the procedure to Insert
clip art into the Second Slide.
48. Continue inserting Clip Art on all of slides except the First and Last.
49. Use the Up and Down buttons on the keyboard to
review all insertions.
50. Now to leave Slide View
and go to Sorter View
51. At Sorter View, click or select the First Slide
52. Click on File at top of the
screen then select Save As…
53. Change location of Storage Folder to be your H drive using
Drop Down Arrow.
54. Change file name to be
maybe like PP## ## means your initials.
55. Click Save button and
all should be Ok…
56. To view PP… Click Fifth
and last button at bottom left.
57. First Slide should appear… Use
Up & Down buttons to move Slides.
58. It is important to use Up and Down buttons instead of Mouse
since Mouse will not allow a backward movement…
59. At the end of PowerPoint Presentation,
Press the
ESC button to return to
Sorter View…
60. I hope all went well and you are off
to creating super PPs
and especailly teaching PPS with this quick and easy method…