POWER POINT PRESENTATION GUIDELINE

Create a presentation based on a design template.

1. On the File menu, click New, and then click the Design Templates tab.

2. Scroll to see all the design templates, click the one you want, and then click OK.

3. Scroll to see the slide layouts, and then select a layout for you title slide.

4. Type the title and any other content you want on the title slide.

5. In the Formatting toolbar, click Common Tasks, click New Slide, and then select a layout for the next slide.

6. Add the content you want.

7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each new slide.

8. When you finish, click Save on the File menu.

9. Name your presentation, and then click Save.

Change a slide background color.

1. Click Background on the Format menu.

2. Under Background Fill, click the down arrow.

3. To change to a color in the color scheme, click one of the eight colors below Automatic.  To change to a color that isn't in the color scheme, click More Colors.  Click the color you want on the Standard tab, or click the Custom tab to mix your own color, and then click OK.

4. To change the background color back to its default, click Automatic.

5. To apply the change to the current slide, click Apply.  To apply the change to all slides and the slide master, click Apply.  To apply the change to all slides and the slide master, click Apply to All.

Add Transitions to a slide show.

1. In slide or slide sorter view, select the slide or slides you want to add a transition to.

2. On the Slide Show menu, click Slide Transition.

3. In the Effect box, click the transition you want, and then select any other options you want.

4. To apply the transition to the selected slide, click Apply.

5. To apply the transition to all the slides, click Apply to All.

6. Repeat the process for each slide you want to add a transition to.

7. To view the transitions, on the Slide Show menu, click Animation Preview.

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