ECDL Powerpoint Revision (Nathaniel Owen)

ECDL Powerpoint Revision (Nathaniel Owen)

1. Bullet Points

   • Making a Structured List
   • It helps orginise your text better that just having everyhting written down.

2. New Slide

   • Every time you need more space or need to moveonto a new topic you make a new slide
   • You can change the layout of your new slide by clicking on the icon below the new slide icon.

3. Slide Animation

   • You can make your introductions of text or images more interesting by adding animations
   • There are lots of effects available. These include Entrance effects, exit effects and even transition effects.

4. Slide Transitions

   • Slide transitions help the movement between slides become smoother
   • There are lots of effects to choose from these include effects like gallery transitions and cube swirl transitions

5. Text

   • Text is really important in a powerpoint. It helps you disclose infomation in an effective and understandable way.
   • Most powerpoints include text and it is one of the fundimental parts of a powerpoint

6. Adding Images

   • Images are another important part of powerpoint. They help ilustrate the point

7. Upper and lower case

   • Upper and lopver case can be chaneged without re writing the whole sentence. Its an icon near the shadow icon
   • Changing case changes weather text is in capitals and lowercase

8. Word Art

   • If you want a querky text then why not use word art. It stands out and bright colours will attract attention.
   • Clip Art
     • Another feature of Mictosoft poducts which provide cartoon or non copyright images which can be used to illistrate a home powerpoint or for public viewing and distribution.

9. Delete slide

   • If you decide you dont want to have a certain slide then remove it. Left click and delete it.
   • Also if you want to move a slide around in powerpoint then just click and hold it and move it where you want it