Presentations with PowerPoint 2003

Creating Your First Slide
 

Click in an element (title, subtitle, bullet list, etc.) to select that element.  For text elements, type the desired text into the element. It is not necessary to put text in every text-box on the slide. For instance, in the slide at right you could enter a title, but not a subtitle. Note that there is a place to "Click to add notes" at the bottom of the screen in which you can explain, or remind yourself, what the contents of the slide are supposed to mean.  You can edit text (change the font, size, color, etc) by selecting Format from the menu bar at the top of the screen, then selecting Font.  You can also insert an image into the slide, even if it is asking for text.
	Note that when you add text, it shows up in the box on the left of the screen. You will see more about what you can do with the left screen in the next section of this tutorial.   When you are finished with a slide, click the "New Slide" icon in the tool bar to create a new slide. PowerPoint assumes that the new slide will be a simple "title with bullet point text" slide, but it provides the "Slide Layout" options in the Task Pane so you can quickly select a different layout from all the options.

 

Next: Working with Multiple Slides

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Contents - Start - Select Template - Slide Layout - First Slide
Multiple Slides - Text - Links - Charts - Images - Slide Colors
Slide Effects - Package for CD - Web - Handouts - Run Show