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To create your own design template

• On the Standard toolbar, click New icon.
• From the View menu, point to Master and click on Slide Master. This will switch your slide to Master view.
• Below are some of the changes that you can make to the slide master:

1. To change the fonts formatting, click the text or the placeholder containing the text On the Format menu, click Font, and then make your selections in the Font dialog box. Click OK when finish.

1. To change the background, on the Format menu, click Background, make selections in the dialog box, and then click Apply.

1. To insert a picture, text box, a shape, etc, use the buttons on the Drawing toolbar.

1. To move a placeholder, click it to select it, and then point to the placeholder border. When the pointer becomes a four-headed arrow, drag the placeholder to a new location. You also can resize the placeholders.

• Once finish, on the File menu, click Save As.

• From the Save As dialog box, in the File name: box, type a name for your template, and then, in the Save as type: box, click the drop down menu and select Design Template.
• Click Save.

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New Presentation
You can start a new presentation from a blank slide, a template, existing presentations, or a Word outline. To create a new presentation from a blank slide:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click New
• Click Blank Presentation

To create a new presentation from a template:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click New
• Click Installed Templates or Browse through Microsoft Office Online Templates
• Click the template you choose

To create a new presentation from an existing presentation:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click New
• Click New from Existing
• Browse to and click the presentation

To create a new presentation from a Word outline:

• Click the slide where you would like the outline to begin
• Click New Slide on the Home tab
• Click Slides from Outline
• Browse and click the Word Document that contains the outline

Save a Presentation
When you save a presentation, you have two choices: Save or Save As.
To save a document:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click Save

You may need to use the Save As feature when you need to save a presentation under a different name or to save it for earlier versions of PowerPoint. Remember that older versions of PowerPoint will not be able to open PowerPoint 2007 presentation unless you save it as a PowerPoint 97-2003 Format. To use the Save As feature:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click Save As
• Type in the name for the Presentation
• In the Save as Type box, choose Excel 97-2003 Presentation

Add Slides
There are several choices when you want to add a new slide to the presentation: Office Themes, Duplicate Selected Slide, or Reuse Slides.
To create a new slide from Office Themes:

• Select the slide immediately BEFORE where you want the new slide
• Click the New Slide button on the Home tab
• Click the slide choice that fits your material

To create a slide as a duplicate of a slide in the presentation:

• Select the slide to duplicate
• Click the New Slide button on the Home tab
• Click Duplicate Selected Slides

To create a new slide from another presentation:

• Select the slide immediately BEFORE where you want the new slide
• Click the New Slide button on the Home tab
• Click Reuse Slides
• Click Browse
• Click Browse File
• Locate the slide show and click on the slide to import

Themes
Themes are design templates that can be applied to an entire presentation that allows for consistency throughout the presentation. To add a theme to a presentation:

• Click the Design tab
• Choose one of the displayed Themes or click the Galleries button

To apply new colors to a theme:

• Click the Colors drop down arrow
• Choose a color set or click Create New Theme Colors

To change the background style of a theme

• Click the Background Styles button on the Design tab

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PowerPoint 2007 offers a wide range of customizable options that allow you to make PowerPoint work the best for you. To access these customizable options:

• Click the Office Button
• Click PowerPoint Options include picture of OB menu.

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These features allow you to personalize your work environment with the mini toolbar, color schemes, personalize your user name and allow you to access the Live Preview feature. The Live Preview feature allows you to preview the results of applying design and formatting changes without actually applying it.

Proofing
This feature allows you personalize how word corrects your text. You can customize auto correction settings and have word ignore certain words or errors in a document through the Custom Dictionaries.

Save
This feature allows you personalize how your workbook is saved. You can specify how often you want auto save to run and where you want the workbooks saved.

Advanced
This feature allows you to specify options for editing, copying, pasting, printing, displaying, slide shows, and other general settings.

Customize
Customize allows you to add features to the Quick Access Toolbar. If there are tools that you are utilizing frequently, you may want to add these to the Quick Access Toolbar.

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Resize a Textbox
To resize a textbox:

Click on the textbox
Click the corner of the box and drag the cursor to the desired size

Bulleted and Numbered Lists
Bulleted lists have bullet points, numbered lists have numbers, and outline lists combine numbers and letters depending on the organization of the list.
To add a list to existing text:

Select the text you wish to make a list
Click the Bulleted or Numbered Lists button

To create a new list:

• Place your cursor where you want the list in the document
• Click the Bulleted or Numbered Lists button
• Begin typing

Nested Lists
A nested list is list with several levels of indented text. To create a nested list:

• Create your list following the directions above
• Click the Increase or Decrease Indent button

Formatting Lists
The bullet image and numbering format can be changed by using the Bullets or Numbering dialog box.

• Select the entire list to change all the bullets or numbers, or
  Place the cursor on one line within the list to change a single bullet.
• Click the arrow next to the bulleted or numbered list and choose a bullet or numbering style.

Adding Video
Video clips can be added to the presentation. To add a video clip:

• Click the Movie button on the Insert tab
• Choose Movie from File or Movie from Clip Organizer

To edit the video options:

• Click the movie icon
• Click the Format tab

Adding Audio
Audio clips can be added to the presentation. To add an audio clip:

• Click the Audio button on the Insert tab
• Choose Sound from File, Sound from Clip Organizer, Play CD Audio Track, or Record Sound

To edit the audio options:

• Click the audio icon

Click the Format tab

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