How to Make a Talking Book
Power Point 2007
Kendra V. Bittner, M.Ed., Cert CED, S.Sp.Ed.
Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3
IDEA Training and Consultation
Assistive Technology Coordinator
CREATE A FOLDER FOR A TEMPLATE
Create a Folder
A folder helps to organize
and store media for each
book.
1. Right click on the
desktop or the “My
Documents” folder
2. Choose New and then
Folder
3. Type a name for the
folder, “Talking Book
Template”
Launch PowerPoint 2007
1. Click on the Start
menu
2. Choose All Programs
3. Click on Microsoft
Office
4. Choose Microsoft
Office PowerPoint
2007
Insert a Slide
1. Open a new slide
presentation
2. Click on New Slide
3. Choose Title Slide for
the cover page
4. Choose the Picture
with Caption slide for
the pages
CREATING A TEMPLATE
Reposition & Resize the Text Box
1. Reposition - Click on
the edge of the box REPOSITION
and drag to a new
location
2. Resize – Click on the
corner circles and drag
toward the center to
make smaller or to the
edge to make bigger
RESIZE HANDLES
Add a Navigation Bar
Add a second title box by
copying the title bar.
1. Click on the Title Text
box
2. Press CTRL + D
3. Drag the text box to
the bottom of the
page
Add a Navigation Bar
4. Immediately fill with
color
a. Drawing Tools Tab on
the Format Ribbon
b. Select Shape Fill and
click on the down
arrow
c. Choose the color
i.
The duplicated text box
will disappear if you do
not immediately fill it
with color
Add Page Turners:
Page Forward
1. Select the Insert Tab
2. Click on Shapes
a. Scroll to find Action
Buttons
b. Click the right arrow
(this takes you to the
next slide)
c. Click, hold, & drag the
cross hair to place the
button
Add Page Turners:
Page Forward
e. A new menu will open
entitled Action Settings
f. Choose “Hyperlink to:
Next Slide”
3. Click OK
Add Page Turners:
Page Back
1. Select the Insert Tab
2. Click on Shapes
a. Scroll to find Action
Buttons
b. Click the left arrow
(this takes you to the
previous slide)
c. Click, hold, & drag the
cross hair to place the
button
Add Page Turners:
Page Back
e. A new menu will open,
Action Settings
f. Choose “Hyperlink to:
Previous Slide”
3. Click OK
Add a Symbol
1. Click on the Insert Tab
2. Choose Clip Art
3. Search for “lips” or
“mouth” or “talk”
4. Click on the picture
5. Click and drag the
picture to the center
of the navigation bar
At this point your title slide
should look similar to this.
Navigate Using Page Turners
1. Click Slide Show Tab
2. Choose Set Up Slide
Show in the Set Up
group
3. Choose Browse at a
kiosk (full screen) in the
Set Up Show pop up
4. Click OK
5. If you are not using the
page turners, then set it
for Speaker or Individual
Duplicate Pages
1. Click the page in the
left task pane
2. Press CTRL + D to
duplicate
3. Repeat until you have
the number of pages
you need
CTRL + D
CTRL + D
Page Transition
1. Choose the Animation
Tab
a.
Power Point 2010 use the
Transition tab
2. Click on the down arrow
on the Transition to This
Slide for more options
a.
Power Point 2010 –
Transition Tab
3. Choose your transition
4. Click Apply To All
Wipe Left gives the impression
of turning the page.
Save the Template
1. Click Save As
2. Choose Other Formats
3. Save type as
PowerPoint
Template(.pptx)
4. Choose your location,
name, and save
5. Close
Open the Template
1. The template icon
looks like it has a
binding on the top
2. Double click or Right
Click > Open
CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:
ADD TEXT
Add Text
1. Click in the Text Box
2. Type your text
3. Change the font color:
a. Highlight
b. Choose font color
CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:
ADDING AUDIO
Adding Audio
You will need a headset microphone or a computer
with a microphone to narrate the pages.
There are a few different ways to add audio:
1. Download a text reader that works with Power
Point called PowerTalk
http://fullmeasure.co.uk/powertalk/
2. Narrate the power point however you are not
able to disable this. Rather you can mute it.
3. Record your speech for each individual slide.
Power Talk
1. Download the utility
http://fullmeasure.co.uk/powertalk/
a. An icon will be added to your desk.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Click on the icon
Choose your power point
Right click and choose Narrate with Power Talk
Open your talking book and text to speech will
begin
6. Speech can be customized
a. Control Panel>Speech Recognition>Text to speech
Narration
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click on Slide Show in the ribbon
Select Record Slide Show
Choose what you want to record
Click Start Recording, when a timer appears at
the top of the screen begin speaking.
5. Click the mouse to advance to the next
screen(s).
6. At the last screen the computer will combine the
recordings with the screens and display them as
thumbnails with a time stamp.
Recorded Speech
1. Click on the Insert Tab
2. Click on the arrow
below the Sound Icon
3. Choose Record a
Sound
4. A “Record Sound”
window will open
5. Name the sound
before your record
Recorded Speech
6. Click the red button to
begin to record your
speech
7. Click the rectangle to
stop recording
8. Click the right arrow to
play back
9. Click OK.
10. A small speaker will
appear.
11. Repeat on each page
Click on the Insert Tab
Play
Stop
Record
Change File Size Settings
1. Click on one speaker
2. Click on the Sound Tools
Tab
3. Change “Max Sound File
Size (KB) to 50,000 on the
Sound Option Group
This will effect all subsequent
presentations. You only
need to do this once.
Power Point 2010 – you do not
need to do this step
Attach the Recorded Speech with the
Symbol
1. Delete the speaker.
2. Click on the symbol you
inserted for “Read”
3. Click on the Insert Tab
4. Choose Action
5. Click Play Sound in the
Action Setting pop-up
6. Choose your titled sound
from the drop down menu
7. Click OK
Power Point 2010 - You can
customize the speaker
symbol.
Read Text Automatically
The text is read automatically
when the page is turned.
This is useful for students
using switches with an
interface.
1. Click the Animations Tab
2. Click the drop down arrow
on the No Sound Box
3. Scroll to find the recording
4. Select
5. Repeat for each page
CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:
FORMATTING BACKGROUNDS,
PICTURES, AND SOUNDS
Backgrounds
1. Click on the Design
Tab
2. Click on Background
Styles
3. Choose Format
Background
4. Click the paint can and
choose your color
5. Click Apply to All
6. Close
Clip Art
1. Click on the Insert Tab
2. Choose Clip Art
3. Type the picture name
in the Search box of
the task pane
4. Click Go
5. Click on the center of
the picture and drag it
6. Resize by using the
corner resizing handles
Resizing
handles
Digital Pictures
1. Click on the Insert Tab
2. Click on Picture
3. Browse your picture
folder to find your
picture
4. Double click on the
picture
5. Resize the picture
using the resizing
handles
Download Pictures from Other Sites
1. Go to the site
2. Right click on the
picture
3. Choose Save Picture
As
4. Select the location
5. Name and Save
6. Insert the picture
following the Digital
Pictures steps
Websites
Digital Pictures
• Google Images
http://www.google.com/im
ghp
• Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/
Free Clip Art
• www.picsearch.com
• http://school.discoveryeduc
ation.com/clipart/
• http://www.dorlingkindersl
eyuk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/cli
part/
Add Sounds to Pictures
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7.
Click on the Insert Tab
Type the sound in the Search
box in the Clip Art Task Pane
on the right (bark or moo)
Click the down arrow beside
the Media File Types
Uncheck the boxes except
sounds
Press Go
Click on the sound to insert
Choose either Automatically
or When Selected
Match the Picture and Sound
1. Delete the speaker
icon
2. Click the picture
3. Click the Insert Tab
4. Choose Action
Match the Picture and Sound
5. Action Setting
Window:
a. Down Triangle beside
No Sound
b. Scroll to find your
sound
c. Click to select
6. OK
Sounds from the Web
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2.
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9.
Find the sound on the web
Right click
Save target as
Save in the same folder as
your book
Click on Insert Tab
Choose Sound
Click Sound from File
Locate and select the
sound
Choose play Automatically
or When Clicked
10. Delete the speaker
11. Click on the picture
12. Click on the Insert Tab
13. Choose Action
14. Action Setting
Window:
a. Click on the drop down
arrow beside No Sound
b. Scroll and select
15. OK
Sounds from the Web
• www.findsounds.com
– Remove the check by the
Aiff and AU boxes
• www.classictvhits.com
– Many advertisements
• www.simplythebest.net
/sounds
CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:
ACCESSIBILITY, STRATEGIES, COPYRIGHT
Switch Access
• You will need:
– Switch
– Switch interface
• Make sure you enable
Read text
Automatically
Talking Books: Strategies and Use
• Include high frequency words such as the Dolch
Word Lists: http://www.dolchword.net/
– Articulation
– Fluency
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Parts of speech
Idioms
Introduce new vocabulary
Sequence events from pictures or field trips
Social Stories
Copyright
• Copyright basics:
http://www.copyright.com/viewPage.do?page
Code=cr10-n
• Copyright Section 107 of the United States
Copyright Act: Fair Use
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
References
Day, Lourdes. 2008. Creating Talking Books,
Power Point 2007. http://www.polkfl.net/staff/resources/ese/resourcespowerpoi
nt.htm