(MS Powerpoint 2013) Lecture 6

In PowerPoint, you can animate text and objects such as clip art, shapes, and pictures. Animation, or movement, on the slide can be used to draw the audience's attention to specific content or to make the slide easier to read.

The Four Types of Animations

There are many different animation effects that you can choose from, and they are organized into four types:

• Entrance: These control how the object enters the slide. For example, with the Bounce animation, the object will "fall" onto the slide and then bounce several times.
• Emphasis: These animations occur while the object is on the slide, often triggered by a mouse click. For example, you can set an object to Spin when you click the mouse.
• Exit: These control how the object exits the slide. For example, with the Fade animation, the object will simply fade away.
• Motion Paths: These are similar to Emphasis effects, except the object moves within the slide along a pre-determined path, for example a circle.

To Apply an Animation to an Object:

1. Select the object you want to animate.
2. On the Animations tab, click the More drop-down arrow in the Animation group.
3. A drop-down menu of animation effects will appear. Select the desired effect.
4. The effect will apply to the object. The object will have a small number next to it to show that it has an animation. Also, in the Slide pane, a star symbol will appear next to the slide.

To Remove an Animation

1. Select the small number located next to the animated object.
2. Press the Delete key. The animation will be deleted.

To Reorder the Animations:

1. Select the number of the effect that you want to change.
2. From the Animations tab, click the Move Earlier or Move Later commands to change the ordering.

To Preview Animations:

Any animation effects that you have applied will show up when you play the slide show. However, you can also quickly preview the animations for the current slide without viewing the slide show.

1. Navigate to the slide that you want to preview.
2. From the Animations tab, click the Preview command. The animations for the current slide will play.

The Animation Pane

The Animation Pane allows you to view and manage all of the effects that are on the current slide. You can modify and reorder effects directly from the Animation Pane, which is especially useful when you have a large number of effects.

To Open the Animation Pane:

1. From the Animations tab, click the Animation Pane command.
2. The Animation Pane will open on the right side of the window. It will show all of the effects for the current slide in the order that they will appear.

To Reorder Effects from the Animation Pane:

1. On the Animation Pane, click and drag an effect up or down.
2. The effects will reorder themselves.

To Preview Effects from the Animation Pane:

1. From the Animation Pane, click the Play button.
2. The effects for the current slide will play. On the right side of the Animation Pane, you will be able to see a
   timeline that shows the progress through each effect.

(MS Powerpoint 2013) Lecture 5

About WordArt

PowerPoint allows you to add effects to the text inside of a text box, which is known as WordArt. For the most part, the types of effects you can add are the same as the ones you can add to shapes and text boxes (shadow, bevel, etc.). However, with WordArt, you can also Transform the text to give it a wavy, slanted, or inflated look.

To Apply a WordArt Style to Text:

A WordArt Style will automatically apply several effects to your text at once. You can then refine the look of your text by adding or modifying text effects.

1. Select a text box, or select some text inside of the text box.
2. On the Format tab, click the More drop-down arrow in the WordArt Styles group.
3. A drop-down menu of WordArt Styles will appear. Select the style you want to use.
4. The text will appear in the selected style. If desired, you can change the font or font color from the Home tab.

To Add or Modify Text Effects:

1. Select a text box, or select some text inside of the text box. The Format tab will appear.
2. On the Format tab, click the Text Effects command in the WordArt Styles group.
3. A drop-down menu will appear showing the different effect categories. Hover the mouse over an effect category and select the desired effect from the menu that appears.
4. The effect will be applied to your text. If you want, you can combine several different effects.

Working with Shapes and Text Boxes

PowerPoint's large shape collection allows you to organize and design the image you desire. While you may not need shapes in every presentation you create, they can add visual appeal.

To Insert a Shape:

1. Select the Insert tab and click the Shapes command in the Illustrations group. A drop-down menu of shapes will appear.
2. Select the desired shape.
3. Click, hold and drag in the desired location to add the shape to the slide.

Modifying a Shape or Text Box

When you click on a shape or text box, handles will appear that let you manipulate the shape. There are several types of handles:

• Sizing Handles: Click, hold and drag the sizing handles until the shape or text box is the desired size. You can use the corner sizing handles to change the height and width at the same time.
• Yellow Handles: Some shapes have one or more yellow handles that can be used to customize the shape. For example, with arrow shapes, you can adjust the width of the line and arrow tip.
• Rotation Handle: Click, hold and drag the rotation handle to rotate the shape.

Formatting Shapes and Text Boxes

PowerPoint allows you to modify shapes and text boxes in a variety of ways so that you can tailor them to your projects. You can change a shape or text box into a different shape, format their style and color, and add shadow effects.

To Change to a Different Shape:

1. Select the shape or text box you want to change. The Format tab will appear.
2. On the Format tab, click the Edit Shape command. In the menu that appears, hover the mouse over Change Shape and select the desired shape.
3. The new shape will appear.

To Change the Shape Style:

Choosing a Shape Style allows you to apply preset colors and effects to quickly change the appearance of your shape or text box.

1. Select the shape or text box you want to change.
2. On the Format tab, click the More drop-down arrow in the Shape Styles group.
3. A drop-down menu of styles will appear. Select the style you want to use.
4. The shape or text box will appear in the selected style.

To Change the Shape Fill Color:

1. Select the shape or text box you want to change.
2. On the Format tab, click the Shape Fill drop-down arrow. The Shape Fill menu appears.
3. Move the mouse over the various colors. Select the color you want to use. To view more color options, select More Fill Colors.
4. The shape or text box will appear in the selected color.

To Change the Shape Outline:

1. Select the shape or text box that you want to change.
2. On the Format tab, click the Shape Outline drop-down arrow. The Shape Outline menu will appear.
3. Select the color you want to use. If you want to make the outline transparent, select No Outline.
4. The shape or text box will appear in the selected outline color.

To Change Shadow Effects:

Adding a shadow to a shape can make it appear as though it is floating above the page, and it can help to add contrast between the shape and the background.

1. Select the shape or text box you want to change.
2. On the Format tab, click the Shape Effects drop-down arrow. In the menu that appears, hover the mouse over Shadow and select the shadow you want to use.
3. The shape will appear with the selected shadow.

3-D Effects

There are two kinds of effects that you can apply to your shapes and text boxes to give them a 3-D appearance: Bevel and 3-D Rotation. Bevel adds thickness and a rounded edge to shapes, but it doesn't work with every type of shape. 3-D Rotation gives the appearance that you are viewing the object from a different angle, and it can be applied to any shape.

To Add a Bevel:

1. Select the shape or text box you want to change.
2. On the Format tab, click the Shape Effects drop-down arrow. In the menu that appears, hover the mouse over Bevel and select the desired bevel preset.
3. The shape will appear in the selected bevel effect.

(MS Powerpoint 2013) Lecture 4

Adding pictures can make your presentations more interesting and engaging. You can insert a picture from a file on your computer onto any slide. PowerPoint even includes tools for finding online pictures and adding screenshots to your presentation.

To Insert a Picture From a File:

1. Select the Insert tab, then click the Pictures command in the Images group.
2. A dialog box will appear. Locate and select the desired image file and then click Insert.
3. The picture will appear on the currently selected slide.

You can also click the Pictures command in a placeholder to insert images.

Moving and Resizing Pictures

Once you've inserted a picture, you may want to move it to a different location on the slide or change its size. PowerPoint makes it easy to arrange pictures in your presentation.

To Select a Picture:

Before you can modify a picture, you'll need to select it.

• Simply click to select a picture. A solid line will appear around a selected picture.

To Resize a Picture:

• Click and drag the corner sizing handles until the picture is the desired size.

The corner sizing handles will resize a picture while preserving its original aspect ratio. If you use the side sizing handles, the image will become distorted.

To Rotate a Picture:

• Click and drag the arrow above an image to rotate it right or left.

Hold the Shift key on your keyboard when rotating an image to limit the rotation angle.

To Move a Picture:

• Click and drag to move a picture to a new location on a slide.

To Delete a Picture:

• Select the picture you wish to delete, then press the Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard.

To Crop an Image:

• 1. Select the image you want to crop. The Format tab appears.
  2. On the Format tab, click the Crop command.
  3. Cropping handles will appear around the image. Click, hold and drag a handle to crop the image.
  4. Click the Crop command again. The image will be cropped.

  To Crop an Image to a Shape:

  1. Select the image you want to crop and click the Format tab.
  2. Click the Crop drop-down arrow. Hover the mouse over Crop to Shape and select the desired shape from the drop-down menu that appears.
  3. The image will appear formatted as the shape.
  
  

  To Add a Border to an Image:

  1. Select the image you want to add border to and click the Format tab.
  2. Click the Picture Border command. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. From here, you can select a color, weight (thickness), and whether or not the line is dashed.
  4. The border will appear around the image.
  
  
  
  
  Image Adjustments
  PowerPoint offers many options for changing the way images appear in your slide show. For example, you can add a frame, make image corrections, change the image's color or brightness, or even add some stylish artistic effects. These options are located in the Adjust and Picture Styles groups on the Format tab.
  
  
  When you're ready to make adjustments or experiment with the look of an image, select the picture and choose one of these options from the Format tab:
  • Corrections: This command is located in the Adjust group. From here, you can sharpen or soften the image to adjust how blurry or clear it appears. You can also adjust the brightness and contrast, which controls how light or dark the picture appears.
  • Color: This command is located in the Adjust group. From here, you can adjust the image's saturation (how vivid the colors are), tone (the "temperature" of the image from cool to warm), or coloring (changing the overall color of the image).
  • Artistic Effects: This command is located in the Adjust group. From here, you can add artistic effects such as pastels, watercolors, glowing edges and more. It's important to note that artistic effects will not work with some clip art images.
  • Picture Styles Group: This group contains a variety of styles that you can apply to your picture, such as frames, borders, soft edges, and much more.