Microsoft PowerPoint
Tips and tricks
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Microsoft PowerPoint
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Rules for slides
Use a template
Create a template
Use custom animations
Start a show in the middle
Create custom shows
Create hyperlinks
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Rules for slides
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Decide what you want to say
Reduce it to the bare essentials
Max 20 slides
1 slide = 1 minute; 20 slides = 20 minutes!
Max 7 lines per slide
Minimum 24 pt font
Use “telegram language”
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Use a template
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Paul Mundy
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Format > Slide
Design… choose a
design
Adapt your template
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Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
View > Master > Slide
Master
Edit the pictures and
fonts
Add new pictures (eg,
your logo)
Save as new
template: File > Save
As > Save as type >
Design template
(*.pot)
Apply your template
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Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Format > Slide
Design…
Choose the
template to apply
Save the
presentation: File
> Save…
Use custom animations
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Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Slide Show > Custom
Animation…
Select the item to
animate
Add Effect > Entrance
Select the effect you
want
Set order, timing and
speed
Test the animation
Cabbage
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Use custom animations
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Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Avoid fancy
animations: they
distract from your
message
Best: Dissolve, Wipe
Test your animations
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Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Click on Slide Show
from Current Slide
(or Shift + F5)
Start a show in the middle
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Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Same as testing
animations
Click on Slide
Show from
Current Slide (or
Shift + F5)
Create custom shows
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If you have a lot of slides,
but want to show just
some of them
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Slide Show > Custom
Shows > New
Name the show
Select the slides to
include
To play: Slide Show >
Custom Shows > Show
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Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Create hyperlinks
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Hyperlink to:
Lessons
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Word
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Excel
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PowerPoint
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FrontPage
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Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Other slides in show
Other documents
Websites
Select text or picture
Insert > Hyperlink
Find file (or slide) to
link to
OK