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PowerPoint 97
Quick Start

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 See PowerPoint in action

 Quick Start is a presentation designed to get

you up and running quickly in PowerPoint.
 It was created in PowerPoint, using
PowerPoint’s powerful Slide Show features.
 Quick Start demonstrates the kind of
presentation that you can quickly and easily
create using PowerPoint.

Let’s get started ...

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 PowerPoint Quick Start
Get going in minutes
PowerPoint basics

Take the guided tour

For a quick look at
PowerPoint’s features

Tips, tools and tricks

Where to go for more...

Click text above to select where you want to begin.

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 Get going in minutes

In just 3 steps, you can create slides, overheads,

electronic presentations and speaker support
materials.

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1 Use the AutoContent Wizard
First, click New on
the File menu …

… then select
the AutoContent
Wizard on the
Presentations
tab.

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 …Select a topic and the AutoContent
Wizard goes to work for you

When you pick your topic, the AutoContent

Wizard builds a starter presentation for you.

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 … The AutoContent Wizard suggests content
and organization for your presentation

My own words

Just replace the suggested topics with

your own words.

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2 Then add and format slides
Any time you
want to add a
slide, click the
New Slide
button.
The Slide
Layout dialog
box presents
you with
options for the
layout of your
slide

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 … Select a layout and follow
simple instructions

Slide Title Once the

layout is
•Add bullet points here selected just
•It’s easy follow the
•Bullets appear automatically
on-screen
–Tab to indent
instructions
to click and
type your
text

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3 And pick the look you want
The AutoContent
Wizard starts you out
with a design.
To pick another design
for your presentation,
choose Apply Design
from the Format menu.

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 Apply Design gives you lots of designs to
choose from.

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 It’s that easy

Use the AutoContent Wizard to get a

1 jumpstart on a new presentation

Add new slides and pick the

2 layout that best suits your needs

Apply a design to give your

3 presentation a polished look.

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 Take the guided tour

What do you want to learn about?

Creating presentations
with ease

Making a professional
impression

Using multimedia to
involve your audience

Delivering presentations
in a variety of formats

Click text above to select where you want to

begin.
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 Creating presentations with
ease

Here are some of the ways PowerPoint makes it

easy for you to create presentations:
 Keep all your slides in one place and set up
custom shows
 Work in different views
 Add text and graphics to all slides by
placing them on the Slide Master
 Coordinate colors using PowerPoint’s
professionally designed color schemes

Click  for your selection above.

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 You can keep ALL your slides
in one file...

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 …and set up custom shows

You can create multiple custom shows using

selected slides from a single presentation file.

Presentation File
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5

Custom show for Customer X

Slide 1 Slide 3 Slide 5

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 … And set up custom shows

You can print custom shows ...

… or present them as
electronic slide shows

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 See your presentation from different
points-of-view

Clicking on the Views buttons at the bottom of

your screen is a quick way to change the view in
your presentation.

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 See your presentation from different
points-of-view

Slide Outline Slide Notes Slide

View View Sorte Page Show
r View View
View

To learn more about a view, click its button above.

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 Work on individual slides
in Slide view

Ways to use Slide view

• Create individual slides
• Type text
• Add and arrange graphics
• Select or change the slide
layout

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 Organize your ideas
in Outline view

Ways to use Outline View

• Organize your thoughts
• Outline main ideas
• Decide on major sections of your
presentations
• Enter the content
• Type directly into outline view
• Move text and slides around

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 See the “big picture” in
Slide Sorter view

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 Type speaker’s notes
in Notes view

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 Preview your show
in Slide Show view

See your
presentation
interactively on
your desktop
computer

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 Use the Slide Master to repeat elements
on your slides

Add your logo, company name or other

information on the Slide Master and it appears
automatically on every slide.

Master
Logo
Logo
Logo
Logo Logo
Logo
Logo
Logo

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 No-fuss color coordination

Use the Color Scheme command on the Format

menu to color-coordinate your presentations.

Just click the color scheme you like in the Color

Scheme dialog box and apply it to one slide ...

Color Scheme

… or to all.

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 Making a professional
impression with visuals

Select the kind of graphic you’d like to find out about.

 Charts
 Clip Art
 Diagrams and drawings

Organization charts

Click  for your selection above.

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 Creating charts is easy
Here’s how:
Click the Graph button.

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To enter your data on the datasheet,

type over PowerPoint’s sample data.

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 Creating charts is easy

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PowerPoint 80
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displays your 40
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 Choose from lots of charts
Let Microsoft Graph’s on-line help guide you in
picking out the best chart for your data.

Bar Charts Line Charts

100 100 East

East 50 West
50 West North
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North J F M
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J F M

Pie
Charts 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

…and more

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 Use PowerPoint’s tools to
add snap to your charts

For instance, try adding borders and

shadows.
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100
80
80 East
East
60
60 West
West
40
40
20 North
North
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Jan
Jan Feb
Feb Mar
Mar

Or use arrows to draw attention to key points.

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 Make your point with clip art

Having trouble
generating interest in
your presentations?

Let PowerPoint’s clip art liven up your presentation!

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 Browse the clip art choices

You don’t have to be a Van Gogh to get

your point across.

Click the Clip Art command on the Insert menu and

browse the selection. There’s more on the CD-ROM.

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 It’s super easy — PowerPoint can help

Want to have
PowerPoint suggest
clip art to go with
the content of your
slide?

Try using the

AutoClipArt
command on the
Tools menu.

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 AutoClipArt seeks out the right clip art for
your presentation

Leadership

Partnership

Triumph

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 Create your own
drawings and diagrams

PowerPoint’s many drawing

tools let you easily create your
own shapes and designs.

Try enhancing your art with:

 Color gradients
Team Spirit
 Textures and patterns Award
 3-D effects
 Special text effects

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 Try using AutoShapes as
building blocks

You can use

AutoShapes to build
diagrams and
illustrations.

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 Easily select the AutoShapes that fit your
needs

Click the AutoShapes button to see your choices.

Then click a shape and

drag on your slide to
create it.

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 You can click-and-type in any
AutoShape you draw...

Just click, Text moves

and type with the
your text... AutoShape

…and text is automatically added to the AutoShape.

Move the shape and the text moves with it.

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 Add an organization chart

Want to show who’s who in

your organization?
Create an organization chart.

Click
Organization
Chart on the
Insert Picture
menu selection...

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 Type your information in the boxes
 To see the chart on your slide, click File Update

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 Using multimedia to involve
your audience
Get your audience’s full attention, create more
interest, and help people remember your points,
by using multimedia:


Animations

Sounds


Movies


Click  for your selection above.

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 Bring text, objects and charts to life

You’ve seen lots of animation so far in this

presentation…

Now it’s your turn!

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 Easily add animations...

There’s an easy way

to add animation. Just
select from among
the special effects on
the Animation Effects
toolbar.

Presto!
Object you want to animate.
Your Animation Effect!

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 And easily control multiple animations...

Select Custom
Animations in
the Slide Show
menu...
…to control the
sequence and
timing of your
animations and to
choose even
more animation
effects.

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 Liven up your shows with sound

Here are some ways to use

sound in a presentation:

 Attach sounds to occur as

you’re building objects or
making slide transitions
 Add a narrator’s voice

 Run a CD in the background

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 It’s easy to add sounds to your
presentation

To set up sounds,
select the Insert
Movies and Sound
command on the
Insert menu.

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 Play movies

It’s not just adding

animated objects
and using special
sound effects
anymore ...

...it’s movies!

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 Delivering presentations
in a variety of formats
There are different ways to show your PowerPoint
presentation. What would you like to learn more about?
 Printing a hard copy or making slides
 Giving a slide show
 Getting your show on the road
 Giving a slide show across the network
 Presenting on the Web

Click  for your selection above.

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 Printing a hard copy or making slides

You can print slides, audience

handouts, notes pages and your
outline using the Print command.

Co l o r
You can make transparencies, Blac
W hi k &
in black and white or color. te

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 Making 35 mm slides is a snap ...

To make 35mm slides, click the Send To

Genigraphics command on the File menu and
follow the Wizard’s instructions.

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 Create electronic slide shows

As you can see from this Quick Start presentation,

you can make exciting electronic slide shows
with PowerPoint that include:

 Slide transition effects

 Animation effects
 Text builds
 Interactivity

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 It’s easy with PowerPoint’s electronic slide
shows features

To use PowerPoint’s
special slide show
features, choose the Slide
Show menu. Animations,
Action Buttons and a lot
more are easily
accessible.

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 Getting your show on the road

Want to show a presentation

to a client when you’re on the
road?

You can set up a

presentation so it’s ready to
go using the Pack And Go
Wizard.

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 The Pack And Go Wizard is
easy to use
The Wizard:

 Compresses your presentation

 Puts it on as many disks as needed

Look for Pack and Go on the File menu

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 Giving a slide show across
the network

There’s yet another way to

give a slide show ...
… across your network.

We call this “Presentation Conferencing.”

Any PowerPoint user on your

network can participate in a
presentation conference.

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 Make a Presentation Conference
the easy way...

To set up a slide show

across your network,
select Presentation
Conference from the
Tools menu. A Wizard
will help you set up
your conference.

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 Presenting on the World Wide Web

Now anyone, anywhere in the world, can view

your presentation on the World Wide Web.

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 Presenting on the World Wide Web

PowerPoint can save to standard HTML format.

It’s easy …

 No HTML knowledge is needed.

 Simply select Save As HTML on the File menu

 A Wizard will step you through the task

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 Animate your Web site

PowerPoint is the easiest way to create and

publish animated web banners. Just choose Save
as HTML from the File menu and a Wizard will
help you publish your animation.
The PowerPoint Animation Home Page
Player allows popular web
browsers to automatically play
animations in place on your
web pages.

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 Tips, tools and tricks —
where to go for more...
There’s lots more information and help available.
What would you like to find out about?

 PowerPoint Central
 Get help from the Office Assistant
 Getting Results, the PowerPoint user’s
guide.
 The ValuPack and other resources on the
CD

Visit the PowerPoint web site
Click  for your selection above.
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 Go to PowerPoint Central

 PowerPoint Central is a rich source

of expertise, tips and tricks, and it’s a
great way to learn about extra
content both on the CD and on the
World Wide Web.
 It’s available from the Tools menu.
 You will periodically be notified when
a new version of PowerPoint Central is
available to download from the World
Wide Web.

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 Get to know your Office Assistant

 The Office Assistant provides tips for tasks,

helps you search for information and is your
gateway to on-line help.

 All you do is pick the assistant you want and

then get to know your friend.

 The assistant is always nearby and ready to

help.

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 Check out Getting Results
with Microsoft Office
 Your PowerPoint and
Office User’s Guides are
available on the CD-
ROM. Click the Getting
Results Book Icon on
the Office Shortcut Bar
 Or, on the CD-ROM in
the Cdonline folder,
double click the
Results97.htm file.

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 Extra content on the CD-ROM

 The ValuPack on the CD-ROM

is packed with extra
– templates
– designs
– add-in functionality

 The Clipart directory on the

CD-ROM has
– over 3400 clip art images
– photographic images
– video
– sound and music

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 Visit the PowerPoint web site

Visit the
PowerPoint web
site. We keep the
web site up-to-date
with the latest
information about
PowerPoint.

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 Time to get started …

Now that you’ve gotten your feet wet, it’s time to

try PowerPoint!
 Get started with the AutoContent Wizard

 Then use some of PowerPoint’s easy but

powerful features to make your presentation
really stand out

Enjoy!

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