Study Power Point by yourself (Slide Show basics Part I)

In Last post i have show about the Introduction and Interface of Power Point 2010 in this post i will introduce you about slide basics. let go !

I. Slide basics

Every PowerPoint presentation is composed of a series of slides. To begin creating a slide show, you'll need to know the basics of working with slides. You'll need to feel comfortable with tasks such as inserting a new slide, changing the layout of a slide, arranging existing slides, changing slide view, and adding notes to a slide. 

I.1 About slides

Slides contain placeholders, which are areas on the slide that are enclosed by dotted borders. Placeholders can contain many different items, including text, pictures, and charts. Some placeholders have placeholder text, or text that you can replace. They also have thumbnail-sized icons that represent specific commands such as Insert Picture, Insert Chart, and Insert ClipArt. In PowerPoint, hover over each icon to see the type of content you can insert in a placeholder.

I.2 About slide layouts

Placeholders are arranged in different layouts that can be applied to existing slides, or chosen when you insert a new slide. A slide layout arranges your content using different types of placeholders, depending on what kind of information you might want to include in your presentation.

In the example above, the layout is called Title and Content and includes title and content placeholders. While each layout has a descriptive name, you can also tell from the image of the layout how the placeholders will be arranged.

II. Customizing slide layouts

II.1 To change the layout of an existing slide:

1. Select the slide you wish to change.

2. Click the Layout command in the Slides group on the Home tab. A menu will appear with your options.

3. Choose a layout from the menu. The slide will change in the presentation.

Choosing a layout.

III. To delete a placeholder:

You can easily customize your layout by deleting unwanted or "extra" placeholders from any slide.

1. Position your mouse on the dotted border of the placeholder so it changes to a cross with arrows cursor with directional arrows.

2. Click the border to select it.

3. Press Backspace or Delete on your keyboard. The placeholder will be removed from the slide.

IV. To add a text box:

Text boxes allow you to add to your current layout, so you can place text wherever you want on your slide.

1. From the Insert tab, click the Text Box command. 

2. Your cursor will turn into an upside-down cross text box cursor.

3. Click, hold, and drag your mouse to draw a text box. A text box will appear.

* Explore our Text Basics lesson to learn more about inserting and using text boxes in PowerPoint 2010.

To be continue..