STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO MICROSOFT POWER POINT (LESSON 1)

Starting microsoft powerpoint

 To load microsoft powerpoint

1. Click on the start button again but this choose all programs
2. from the sub-menu choose microsoft office then microsoft office powerpoint 2007

Tip; if you use powerpoint quite frequently, its worth adding it as an icon on the desktop

To do this  , repeat the above steps but,at the last step,right click (ie  press theright mouse button ) and choose send To followed by Deskktop (create shortcut). To load power point in future,simply double click on the desktop icon.

You are presented with the sreen below, read to enter information onto your first (title) slide:

The main part of the screen is divided into two sections. The main section shows the current slide, while on the left, slide miniatures appear, allowing you to see the current slide in it’s context.

In the very top left corner of the screen is the [office Button] which can be used to open or print your presentation. To the right of this is the quick Access Toolbar which contains icons to common commands e.g.saveand undo. Below this is the ribbon,with tabs along the top. Each tab has a set icon which are used to give instructions to powerpoint. Currently the home tab is displayed.

At the very button of the window, is the status bar. This shows varios informations,e.g which slide you are currently looking at (here you are on slide 1) and the language you are working in. on the right-hand side of the status bar are ico to change the view of the slides and zoom in or out