| Your team will utilize the data from your
country data sheets to develop a PowerPoint presentation. The slide show
should include the information that you want to showcase your region.
Before your team begins to place your project onto the computer you will
need to develop a storyboard that will enable you to plan the sequence
of your program, together with your graphics and transitions for each slide.
Please review the following design guidelines prior to developing your
PowerPoint.
PowerPoint Design
Principles:
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use consistent backgrounds
and colors throughout the presentation
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keep text short and to
the point, remember do not put a "report" on each page
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use bullets to present
information or very short sentences
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transitions between slides
should be smooth
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do not use more than 3
different fonts in the presentation, remember to keep the size larger for
the headings
The PowerPoint will be developed using the MicroSoft
PowerPoint application located on the launcher of your computer. After
you double-click the icon to begin the program the Create a New Presentation
screen
will appear:
This screen will allow you to begin creating
the PowerPoint presentation. When you start for the first time, the default
option of Blank presentation gives
your team the opportunity to design your project. It is suggested that
you work through this module to develop an understanding of the capabilities
of PowerPoint prior to finalizing your project. After clicking OK
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the Choose an AutoLayout screen will appear.
The first slide, with the dark border is
the default slide, also identified as the Title slide.
You can select any one of the slides, the one on the bottom right is a
blank slide which allows for the most creativity.
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Choose the blank
slide option so that you can experiment with
the following steps.
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Below is the tool
bar located at the top of the screen
with and explanation chart for each button
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New / Open / Save |
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Print / Spell Checker |
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Cut / Copy /Paste / Paste Special |
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Undo |
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Word Table / Excel / Graph / Chart/ Clip
Art |
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New Slide / Slide Layout / Apply Design
/ Black & White View |
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Font Size Buttons |
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Bold / Italic / Underline / Shadow |
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Justify Left / Justify Right |
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Bullets On / Off Demote/Promote |
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after choosing the blank slide option let's
begin with choosing and inserting a background
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go to Format...Background
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select the background
color by using the pulldown color menu
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choose either a color
or fill effect for your background
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then choose apply
to all, this will give you the same background
for all of your slides
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if you choose apply,
the background will only appear on the slide you are currently working
on
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now let's work with inserting text, selecting
the font, changing the size and color, and using Word
Art
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from the Insert
Menu...Text Box
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you must have a text box
before you can enter text
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using the pull down menu
on the tool bar select
the style of font, size and special effects that you are going to use;
if you do not like the font, highlight the text and reselect
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Word Art allows
you to create "fancy" text suitable for titles, this is not an option to
use on every page
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in addition to the tool
bar located at the top of your screen there
is a drawing toolbar located
at the bottom of your screen
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the drawing
toolbar uses pull down menus to allow you
to draw, add shapes, change an object color, line color, size and style
of your lines and 3-D objects; experiment with these tools so that you
can utilize them within your project
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now you are ready to add
to add clip art;
from the Insert menu...Picture...Clip Art
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the MicroSoft Clip Gallery
will now appear, you will be able to choose from the available clip art
to insert into your presentation
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clip art from other graphics
programs or the web can be inserted by using Insert
Menu...Picture...From File
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transitions and animations
will add the final polish to your PowerPoint presentation
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you will need to decide
which objects or text you want to be stationary (does not move) and what
you would like to appear on your slide in a particular order; for example,
if I wanted to place this bulleted tutorial on a slide, and I wanted each
item to appear on the screen one at a time I would use the transitions/animations
tool indicated on the top tool bar with
a yellow star
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go to Slide Show...Slide
Transitions
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set the transition
effect by using the pull down menu
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set the speed
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select the sound
option
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use the Apply
button for the current slide only
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use the Apply
to All button to set these effects on ALL
slides
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You are now ready to create your PowerPoint
presentation !! When you are finished review the following rubric
for each section of your program.
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