PowerPoint Instructions
How to Open and Create a File
Starting-Up Options
a. Select either the PowerPoint icon if it is present on the desktop screen
b. If it is not on the desktop screen select the START button and PowerPoint icon should become visible
c. Or select the START button and than select the button that labeled All Programs and PowerPoint icon should become visible
The PowerPoint Link is a red square with a small circular graph in the lower corner
Creating a Presentation
Open up Power Point
a. Select the New Document icon or go to File and open a new document.
b. On the left hand side a blank square will appear. This allows the user to keep track of how many slides have currently been made.
c. In the center of the screen a blank box will appear that says click to add title. This will be the title slide. At this point nothing is formatted but the user can skip the next steps and just use this format. All of the slides will be white with black type.
Click to Add Title: Means click the textbox with the mouse in order to add text.
The next step is to format the background and the text font