Microsoft PowerPoint Description of 25 Intermediate Skills

Bullets On and Off

Place the insertion points in the text object.

Click on the Bullets button.

Type the desired entries.

Rulers and Markers

To change the Indents on Bulleted Text :

	Display the Rulers.
	Place the Insertion Point in the Text Object.
	Drag the Indent Marker to the new position.

Indenting Paragraphs

	Display the Rulers.
	Place the Insertion Point in the Text Object
	Drag the Indent Marker to the new position

Line Spacing

	Select the paragraph(s).
	Open the Format menu and select Line Spacing.
	Complete the Line Spacing Dialog Box.

Increase Font

	Select the desired text.
	Click on the appropriate Font Size Button.

Replace Fonts

	From the Format Menu select Replace Fonts.
	Complete the Replace Fonts dialog box.

Change Text Case

	Select the desired text.
	From the Format menu select Change Case.
	Complete the Change Case Dialog Box.

Replace Text

	Open the Edit Menu and Selet Replace.
	Enter the Text to Find.
	Emter the Text to Replace with.
	Choose a Search Option.

Format Painter

	Select the text with the desired formatting.
	Click the Format Painter button.
	Select the Text to paint with the new format.

Insert Auto Shapes

	From the Drawing Toolbar, click on the AutoShapes button.
	Select an AutoShapes category and click on the desired shape.
	Position the tool pointer on the slide and drag the shape to the size you want.

Expand Outline

Click on the Collapse All or the Expand All Button.

Summary slide

	Go to Slide sorter or Outline View
	Select the desired slides.

While holding down the shift key, select the slide(s).

Click on the summary slide button.

Pack and Go

To prepare a presentation for use on another computer:

	Open the desired presentation.
	From the file menu select Pack and Go.
	Follow the instructions in the Pack and Go Wizard.

Speaker Notes

	In Notes Page View, select the Text object.
	Can zoom in to get a better view.
	Enter the desired text.

Headers and Footers.

	From the View Menu select Header and Footer.
	Select the appropriate tab.
	Select an option or enter the desired text.
	Click on Apply or Apply All.
	Can click on the Notes and Handouts tab to add information to the notes page.

Audience Handouts

	Open the View menu.
	Select Master, then Handout Master.
	Enter text.

Style checker

	From the Tools menu select Stle Checker.
	Select the options button.
	Specify corrections to be checked.
	Click on the Start button.
	Ignore or change the inconsistencies that Style Checker points out.

Slide orientation

	Open the File Menu and select Page Setup.
	Select the desired orientation for the slides or handouts.
	Confirm the dialog box.

Multiple Windows

	From the first presentation, select the text that you wish to copy.
	Click on the Copy button.
	Go to the presentation you wish to paste the text in.
	Place the insertion point in the slide where you wish to place the text.
	Click on the paste button.

Create a chart

	Click on the New Slide button.
	Choose the Chart slide.
	Double-click to add chart.
	Click on the down arrow to the right of the Chart Type button.
	Select the new chart type.

Chart Data Series

	Couble-click on chart.
	Select By Column or By Row.

Text Animation.

	In Slide Sorter View select a slide with text in a text placeholder.
	Click on the text Preset Animation dropdown list button and select the desired animation effect.

Slide Transition

	Select the desired slide.
	Click on the Slide Transition Effects List button.
	Select the desired effect from the dropdown list.

Slide Timing

	Select the slides you wish to time, using Slide Sorter View.
	In the Slide Transition Dialog box set the Slide Advance and Timing.
	When you have set timing for the individual slides, open the Setup Show dialog box, select the Range of slides you wish to run, and set the show to Use Timings if present.
	Run the slide Show.

Hide Slides

	Select the desired slide.
	Click on the Hide Slide button.

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