Computer Skills/Basic/Presentations

Simple presentations includes creating a simple slideshow.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for simple formatting include:^[1]

• Create simple powerpoint/ other slideshow

Multimedia

1. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Navigating PowerPoint.
2. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Environment and Ribbon.
3. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Create Presentation.
4. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Slide Basics.
5. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Manage Slides.
6. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Intro to Text.
7. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Work With Text.
8. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Themes.
9. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Insert Images.
10. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Applying Transitions.
11. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Check Spelling.
12. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Presenting Slide Show.
13. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Saving Presentations.
14. Watch YouTube: PowerPoint 2010: Printing.

Activities

These activities may be completed using any presentation application (Microsoft PowerPoint, LibreOffice Impress, Google Presentation, Apple Keynote, etc.):

1. Start your presentation application. It should automatically open with a new, blank presentation.
2. Add a title and your name. Title the presentation 'Presentations'.
3. Add a new slide. Title the slide 'Text'. Add text that describes the text options available in your presentation application.
4. Add a new slide. Title the slide 'Images'. Add an image to the slide.
5. Select a theme for your presentation. Apply the theme to all slides.
6. Check spelling for your presentation.
7. Save your presentation.
8. Practice presenting your presentation.
9. Print your presentation.

See Also

• Computer Skills/Intermediate/Presentations
• Computer Skills/Advanced/Presentations
• Computer Skills/Proficient/Presentations

References