This morning, the delightful Jim Roberts of the UK
offered us all a Powerpoint document as follow-up to
the digital teaching thread.  I asked him to consider
using MuseDocs as the repository of that info.  Though
he was unable to upload the file, he did make it
available as a note, and the information can be picked
up at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseDocs

MuseDocs was created as a place where this list can
upload files to exchange.  If one of you is looking
for a sample or template, consider uploading it once
to the Files section of MuseDocs and then letting the
group know it's there.

This will do a couple of things.  First, there will be
a repository of sample documents that the community
can draw from.  Often doing this job doesn't require
reinventing the wheel; it simply requires learning
from one another.

Secondly, and possibly more important to the offeror,
if you upload the file to MuseDocs, you simply have to
announce to the group it is there, and they can help
themselves.  You don't have to resend the same file a
hundred times.

I cannot urge each of you, however, strongly enough to
make sure your virus protections are up to date before
using the exchange.

There is no commerciality intended in the display of
these fora.  They have been created for the group's
use, and I'm hoping you will make your jobs easier by
putting them to good use.

Thank you, Jim, for including the info!





> From: "museolog1947" <[log in to unmask]>


> During a discussion on Digital teaching on Museum-L,
> I offered a copy
> of Introduction to MS Powerpoint (Word file).
>
> I cannot attach the original, but have copied and
> pasted its text
> here. I'm afraid it loses something in the
> translation to text - the
> original has lots of good illustrations. E-mail me
> for a copy of the
> original either as Word file or .pdf (state which).
>
> (I must emphasise that this is not my creation, I
> downloaded it from
> the web, but don't have the original URL.)
>
> Jim Roberts
>
>
============================================================
>
> Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft
> PowerPoint is a
> powerful tool to create professional looking
> presentations and slide
> shows. PowerPoint allows you to construct
> presentations from scratch
> or by using the easy to use wizard. This tutorial
> will help you get
> started with Microsoft PowerPoint and may solve some
> of your
> problems, but it is a very good idea to use the Help
> Files that come
> with Microsoft PowerPoint, or go to Microsoft's web
> site located at
> http://microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/default.htm
> for further
> assistance.
>
>
> Starting Microsoft PowerPoint ·
>
> Two Ways
>
> 1. Double click on the Microsoft PowerPoint icon on
> the desktop.
>
> 2. Click on Start --> Programs --> Microsoft
> PowerPoint
>
>
> Creating & Opening a Presentation
>
> After you open up Microsoft PowerPoint, a screen
> pops up asking if
> you would like to create a New Presentation or Open
> An Existing
> Presentation.  ·
>
> AutoContent Wizard o  Creates a new presentation by
> prompting you
> for information about content, purpose, style,
> handouts, and output.
> The new presentation contains sample text that you
> can replace with
> your own information. Simply follow the directions
> and prompts that
> are given by Microsoft PowerPoint. ·
>
> Design Template o     Creates a new presentation based
> on one of
> the PowerPoint design templates supplied by
> Microsoft. Use what is
> already supplied by Microsoft PowerPoint and change
> the information
> to your own. ·
>
> Blank Presentation o  Creates a new, blank
> presentation using the
> default settings for text and colors.
>
> Go to next step:
>
> Opening An Existing Presentation
>
> 1. Select Open An Existing Presentation from the
> picture above
>
> 2. Click on your presentation in the white box below
> step 1
>    o  If you do not see your presentation in the
> white box, select
> More Files and hit OK.
>    o  Locate you existing Presentation and hit the
> Open button
>
>
> Create a Blank Presentation
>
> After you select Blank Presentation a window pops up
> asking you to
> select the layout of the first slide.
>
> Pre-Designed Slide Layouts (Left to Right)
> ·     Title Slide
> ·     Bulleted List
> ·     Two Column Text
> ·     Table · Text & Chart
> ·     Chart & Text
> ·     Organizational Chart
> ·     Chart · Text & Clip Art
> ·     Clip Art & Text
> ·     Title Only
> ·     Blank Slide
>
> NOTE:If you already know what you want in your next
> slide, it is a
> very good idea to choose one of the pre-designed
> layouts from above.
> However if you do not, then you can still insert
> what you want in
> throughout your Presentation anytime you desire.
> Just choose Blank
> Slide and insert items as you see fit.
>
>
> Different Views That PowerPoint Demonstrates
>
> There are different views within Microsoft
> PowerPoint that allow you
> to look at your presentation from different
> perspectives.
>
> Normal View Switches to normal view, where you can
> work on one slide
> at a time or organize the structure of all the
> slides in your
> presentation
>
> Outline View Switches to outline view, where you can
> work with the
> structure of your file in outline form. Work in
> outline view when you
> need to organize the structure of your file.
>
> Slide View Switches to slide view, where you can
> work on one slide at
> a time        Displays miniature versions of all slides in
> a presentation,
> complete with text and graphics.
>
> Slide Sorter View In slide sorter view, you can
> reorder slides, add
> transitions, and animation effects. You can also set
> the timings for
> electronic slide shows.
>
> Slide Show View Runs your slide show in a full
> screen, beginning with
> the current slide if you are in slide view or the
> selected slide if
> you are in slide sorter view.
>
> If you simply want to view your show from the first
> slide:
>    1. Click Slide Show at the top of the screen
>    2. Select View Show
>
> Slide Manipulation
>
>    ·    Inserting A New Slide
>
> 1 Click Insert at top of screen
> 2. Select New Slide .
>
>    ·  Formatting A Slide Background
>       o       You can format your slide to make it look
> however you would
> like, whether it be a background color, picture, or
> a design template
> built into Microsoft PowerPoint.
>
> The next step will show you how to apply a Design
> Template, but the
> other items mentioned above can be accomplished the
> same way
>
>    1. Click Format at the top of the screen
>    2. Select Apply Design Template
>    3. Select Design you wish to apply
>    4. Click Apply Button
>
> Inserting Clipart & Pictures
>    2. Display the slide you want to add a picture
> to.
>    3. Click Insert at the top of the screen
>    4. Select Picture
>    5. Select Clip Art
>    6. Click the category you want
>    7. Click the picture you want
>    8. Click Insert Clip on the shortcut menu
>    9. When you are finished using the Clip Gallery,
> click the Close
> button on the Clip Gallery title bar
>    10.        Steps 1-4 are very similar when inserting
> other Pictures,
> Objects, Movies, Sounds, and Charts
>
>
> Adding Transitions to a Slide Show You can add
> customized transitions
> to your slide show that will make it come alive and
> become appealing
> to your audience. Follow these steps when adding
> Slide Transitions.
>
>     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 at the top of the
> screen, 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.
>
>
> Viewing The Slide Show
>
> You can view your slide show by any of the following
> ways:
>
>     1.        Click Slide Show at the lower left of the
> PowerPoint window.
>     2.        On the Slide Show menu, click View Show.
>     3.        On the View menu, click Slide Show.
>     4.        Press F5 on the keyboard Navigating While In
> Your Slide Show
> ·
>
> Forward Navigation
>    o Simply click on the left Mouse Button or hit
> the Enter Button on
> your keyboard ·
>
> Reverse Navigation
>    o Hit the Backspace on the keyboard ·
>
>
> Exiting the show
>    o Hit the Esc Button on the keyboard


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