Below are tips for editing and adding features to your slide presentation.
| Slide Order: To rearrange the order of your slides, choose Slide Sorter from the View menu. Just click and drag to a slide where you want it to go presentation in PowerPoint. |
| Slide Transitions: To apply transitions between your slides choose Slide Transition from the Slide Show menu. Click the dropdown arrow next to "No Transition," scroll down to bottom of list and choose Random Transition. If you want to add sound effects to your slide transitions, Click Sound, then select a sound option (Note: You may only want to use sounds on only a few slides. Too many sounds can take away from the presentation. |
| Graphics: Choose Picture from the Insert menu, then choose clipart, From File or From Scanner. |
| Custom Animation: You can add interesting animations on each slide in your slide show. Go to the slide you want to animate. Choose Custom Animation from the slide Slide Show menu. For step -by-step instructions on how to create a custom animation, ask the Office Assistant about "animated slides." |
| Record Narration: You might want to add narration to your slide show. With PowerPoint 97, you can do that! Choose Record Narration from the Slide Show menu. For help, ask the Office Assistant how to "record narration." |
| Speaker Notes: To remember key points during your presentation, you may want to create speaker notes. Choose Speaker Notes from the View menu. Type your notes in the dialog box. These notes are added to your notes page. Ask the Office Assistant about "speaker notes." |
| Rehearse Timings: Time your presentation by choosing Rehearse Timings from the Slide Show menu. Run through each slide of your presentation. Click the right arrow to go the next slide. You can view the timings in Slide Sorter View. |
*These tips are from the Microsoft Productivity in the Classroom workbook. More tips can be found at: www.microsoft.com/education/curric/activity/.