Microsoft PowerPoint Basics

1) Open existing document

a) Ctrl+O or File menu, Open option or Open icon (2^nd icon – yellow folder)

b) At Look In:, change to the desired drive and/or directory

c) Select the desired file

d) Open button or double-click the desired file

2) Save a document

a) Ctrl+S or Shift+F12 or File menu, Save option or Save icon (3^rd icon – diskette)

b) At Look In:, change to the desired drive and/or directory

c) Provide the desired file name

d) Save button

3) Print a document

a) File menu, Print option, set options, OK or

b) Ctrl+P, set options or

c) Ctrl+Shift+F12, set options or

d) Print icon (4^th icon – printer) sends entire document to printer automatically

4) View/Run Slide Show

a) F5 (function key) or

b) View menu, Slide Show option or

c) Slide Show icon on the far left of horizontal scroll bar or

d) Slide Show menu, View Show option

5) Slide Transition

a) Slide Show menu, Slide Transition option, select the Effect and Sound, Apply button or Apply to all button

6) Animation

a) Slide Show menu, Preset Animation option, select Animation

7) Switching Views

a) View menu, Slide, Outline, Slide Sorter, Notes Page, or Slide Show or

b) Icons on the far left of horizontal scroll bar