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PowerPoint 1: All About Me Slide 1: Title SlideSlide 1: Title SlideSlide 1: Title SlideSlide 1: Title Slide

1. Open PowerPoint. A blank slide appears with a spot for a title and a subtitle; this is the title slide.

2. Click where it says Click to add title and type All About Me.

3. Click where it says Click to add subtitle and type By: Your Name.

Thats it! You have created your first slide. However, it looks pretty boring. Before we move on

to our next slide, lets change the design or the theme of the presentation.

4. Click the Design tab at the top of the screen. In the middle of that ribbon, you will see several theme choices. Hover over any of the designs to see what it will look like.

5. Once you find a theme you like, go ahead and click it.

You can also change the color combinations of the theme you have selected.

6. Click Colors on the Design tab and choose a color combination that you like.

The last thing we are going to do is customize the background of the slide.

7. Click Background Styles on the Design tab and choose a background style you like.

Design tip: When you have a dark-colored background, choose a light-colored font. If you have a

light-colored background, you should have a dark-colored font.


Slide 2: Slide 2: Slide 2: Slide 2: MeMeMeMe

1. Click the Home tab and then click New Slide to insert a new slide. A title and content slide should appear.

(The keyboard shortcut to insert a new slide is Ctrl+M)

2. Insert your title by clicking on the title area and typing Me! (You do not need to center or change the appearance of your text.)

7x7 Rule7x7 Rule7x7 Rule7x7 Rule

As we learned, a PowerPoint presentation is very similar to an outline indicating the major

points of our presentation. You should not type paragraphs or even sentences in

PowerPoint; only phrases should be used. The rule to remember when preparing a

PowerPoint presentation is that you should not have more than seven words next to a

bullet. You should also remember to have no more than seven bulleted items on a single

slide. This is called the 7x7 rule. If you find that you will exceed this number, just break the

information into two or more slides.

3. Click where it says click to add text and type in the following items (pressing Enter after each one)

Your birthday (spell out the month) The city and state where you were born Your current age 6th grade DC Everest Middle School

The next thing you need to do is add an image on this slide. You can either add a clipart image,

animated clipart (choose video for the file type), or a photograph.

4. Click the Insert tab and then click Clip Art.

5. Along the right side, type the keyword in the search box and click the down arrow to choose the file type.

6. Make sure the Include Office.com content box is selected and then click Go.

Design tip: You may also use images from the Internet, as long as you give credit. Insert a text

box that says Photo taken from whateverwebsite.com below the image. (not google.com)


Slide 3: My FamilySlide 3: My FamilySlide 3: My FamilySlide 3: My Family

1. Make sure you are viewing the second slide.

2. Click the Home tab and then click New Slide.

(Do you remember the keyboard shortcut?)

3. Insert your title by clicking on the title area and typing My Family.

4. Click where it says click to add text and type in the following items:

Your parents The number and names (if you want) of your brothers and sisters Any pets

5. Add an image to the slide.

Slide 4: Slide 4: Slide 4: Slide 4: Elementary YearsElementary YearsElementary YearsElementary Years

1. Insert a new slide.

2. Insert your title by clicking on the title area and typing Elementary Years.

3. Click where it says click to add text and type in the following items:

The names of the schools you attended from kindergarten through 5th grade Your favorite teacher from grades K-5 At least one special memory.


Slide Slide Slide Slide 5555: : : : My My My My HobbiesHobbiesHobbiesHobbies


2. Insert your title by clicking on the title area and typing My Hobbies.

3. Click where it says click to add text and type in the names of at least three different activities or hobbies that you like or participate in (each one on a separate line).



Slide Slide Slide Slide 6666: Table: Table: Table: TableFavoriFavoriFavoriFavorites tes tes tes


2. Insert your title by clicking on the title area and typing My Favorites.

3. Click the table icon in the center of the slide.

4. A small dialog box will open asking the number of columns and rows needed for the table. Type 3 columns and 4 rows.

You will type three different lists of your favorites. I have given you some choices below;

however, you can choose a different category if it is school appropriate.

5. In the first cell, type the word Movie or TV Show or Actor.

6. Tab to the next cell and type Food or Restaurant or Animal.

7. Tab to the next cell and type Book or Music or Sports Team.

8. Tab one more time to go to the first cell of the second row. Type the name of your favorite.

9. Continue to tab throughout the cells, entering the names of your favorite items.

Slide 7: Final SlideSlide 7: Final SlideSlide 7: Final SlideSlide 7: Final Slide


2. You can add text that says The End or Thanks for Watching.

3. You can also add an image if you want.


Viewing the Slide ShowViewing the Slide ShowViewing the Slide ShowViewing the Slide Show

1. There are a couple ways to view the slide show:

A. Click Slide Show and From Beginning.

B. Press F5.

2. Press the space bar or click the left button of the mouse to advance a slide.

Adding TransitionsAdding TransitionsAdding TransitionsAdding Transitions

1. Click the Transitions tab at the top of the screen. Transitions determine how one slide changes into another.

2. Click any of the transitions and watch your slide to see how it will change.

3. You can apply a different transition to each slide, or you can click Apply to All.

You will know that you have added a transition to each slide when you see a

small star at the left side of the screen next to each thumbnail image of the

slide.

Adding AnimationsAdding AnimationsAdding AnimationsAdding Animations

1. Click the Animations tab at the top of the screen. Animations determine how text appears on the slide.

2. Click the title box on your first slide. Click an animation to preview it.

You can have one animation style for the headings in your presentation and one animation style

for the body text of your presentation. However, you should not have too many different

animation styles in the presentation or it is distracting to the audience.

You will know that you have added an animation style to the text when you see a little number

next to each line.


Inserting Background MusicInserting Background MusicInserting Background MusicInserting Background Music

1. It is important that you are viewing your first slide since that is where the music will start.

2. Click Insert, Audio, and Clip Art Audio.

3. Search for the word music and click Go.

4. Click the down arrow on the right and click Preview/Properties to listen to it.

5. When you find one that you like, click the image to insert it. (It takes a little while to insert the clip, so be patient.)

6. You should have a small picture of a speaker in the center of your slide. Drag the picture of the speaker to the corner of the first slide so it is not so obvious.

Making Your Music Play Throughout the Entire Slide ShowMaking Your Music Play Throughout the Entire Slide ShowMaking Your Music Play Throughout the Entire Slide ShowMaking Your Music Play Throughout the Entire Slide Show

1. Click the Audio Tools: Playback tab.

2. Next to Start, choose Play across slides and then click Loop until Stopped.

Sound EffectsSound EffectsSound EffectsSound Effects

We are going to add one sound effect to our slide show. An example of a sound effect would be a

barking dog, a crying baby, a window breaking, etc.

1. Go to the slide where you want to insert the sound effect.

2. Type the keyword for the sound you are looking for.

3. Once you find one you like, insert it.


All About Me PowerPoint

Item 4 3 2 1

Title Title and name of presenter

included with no errors

1-2 minor errors

(punctuation, spacing,

capitalization)

Several minor errors, or a

major error (title or name

missing or spelling error)

More than one piece of

information missing or

several major errors

Me

bullets (birthday, city/state,

age, grade, DCEMS) included

with no errors

1-2 minor errors


capitalization)


major error (bullet points





My Family bullets (parents, siblings,

pets) included with no errors

1-2 minor errors


capitalization)







Elementary Years

bullets (schools, favorite

teacher, memory) included

with no errors

1-2 minor errors


capitalization)







Hobbies bullets (three+ hobbies)

included with no errors

1-2 minor errors


capitalization, missing $)







Favorites Table (three columns/four

rows) of favorites

1-2 minor errors


capitalization, missing $)







Credit/ Bibliography Credit is given for all images One image does not have

credit given

Two images do not have

credit given No credit is given

Text: Font Choice

and Formatting

Font choices enhance

readability

The fonts chosen are too

small to read effectively

The font style chosen makes

it a little hard to read

Font formatting makes it

very difficult to read

7x7 Rule (no more

than seven words

next to a bullet and

no more than seven

bullets per slide)

7x7 rule is followed on all

slides 7x7 rule is broken one time 7x7 rule is broken two times

7x7 rule is not followed;

sentences and paragraphs

are used throughout

Use of Graphics Included 1-3 related

graphics on each slide

One slide has more than

three graphics or they are

not related

Two or more slides have

more than three graphics or

they are not related

One or more slides are

missing graphics

Transitions and

Animations

Transitions and animations

are on all slides/bulleted

items

Transitions are on all slides,

but not all bullets have

animations


are not on all slides


are not used

Music Clip

Music clip is added and plays

throughout entire

presentation

Music clip does not loop

Music clip only plays on the

first slide or is very

distracting

No music clip added

Sound Effect Appropriate sound effect

added

Sound effect doesnt relate

to text

Too many distracting sound

effects added No sound effect added

0-4 points off = 4; 5-10 points off = 3; 11-15 points off = 2; 16+ points off = 1

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