Slides, layouts and themes
A presentation is like a picture book you show to a group. Each page is a slide. You pick a style for the whole book so every page matches.
- Home > New Slide adds a slide; Home > Layout changes its structure (Title Slide, Title and Content, Two Content, etc.).
- Design tab: choose a theme (colours + fonts) so every slide matches.
- PowerPoint's default slide size is widescreen 16:9; Design > Slide Size changes it.
- PowerPoint is included with Office 365 Education for eligible students with a school email (see course 13.1).
- Open PowerPoint and choose Blank Presentation.
- Click the Design tab and pick one theme.
- Click Home, then Layout, and make the first slide a Title Slide.
- Click Home, then New Slide, to add three Title and Content slides.
- Add a fifth slide as your closing slide.
- Type a short title on each slide.
- Check: five slides, one theme, and the same fonts and colours on every slide.
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[Screen: New Slide → Layout menu] "New slide, pick a layout. Title here, points there."
[Screen: Design tab themes] "Pick one theme. Every slide matches. Instantly professional."
Create 5 slides: a Title Slide, three Title and Content slides, and a closing slide. Apply one theme.
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I'm learning "Microsoft PowerPoint Essentials: Slides That Look Professional" on The Future Market. Lesson 1: "Slides, layouts and themes". What the lesson teaches: - Home > New Slide adds a slide; Home > Layout changes its structure (Title Slide, Title and Content, Two Content, etc.). - Design tab: choose a theme (colours + fonts) so every slide matches. - PowerPoint's default slide size is widescreen 16:9; Design > Slide Size changes it. - PowerPoint is included with Office 365 Education for eligible students with a school email (see course 13.1). The exercise I'm working on: Create 5 slides: a Title Slide, three Title and Content slides, and a closing slide. Apply one theme. I'm stuck. Please: 1. Explain the main idea in plain, simple words with one everyday example. 2. Walk me through the exercise one small step at a time. Ask me what I've done so far before giving the next step. 3. Don't just give me the final answer. Help me do it myself, and check my work when I share it.
I'm a parent helping my child (about 8 years old) with a lesson called "Slides, layouts and themes" from the course "Microsoft PowerPoint Essentials: Slides That Look Professional". Here's what the lesson says: A presentation is like a picture book you show to a group. Each page is a slide. You pick a style for the whole book so every page matches. The activity: Create 5 slides: a Title Slide, three Title and Content slides, and a closing slide. Apply one theme. Please explain this so an 8-year-old understands: short sentences, a fun everyday example, and no hard words. Then give me 3 simple questions I can ask my child to check they understood, and a way to do the activity together, one tiny step at a time.
Sources
- Microsoft Support, PowerPoint: support.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint
- Microsoft Education Blog, Office 365 Education: educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2020/12/office-365-education-is-free
Design rules: less is more
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Pictures, charts, video and alt text
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Transitions and animations
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Presenting like a pro
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Sharing your presentation
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Final project
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Quiz
What is the default slide size?
Widescreen 16:9.
What is the 10/20/30 rule?
10 slides, 20 minutes, no font under 30 points (Guy Kawasaki, 2005).
Transition vs animation?
Transition = between slides; animation = objects on a slide.
What does Presenter View show you?
Current slide, next slide, notes, timer.
What is alt text for?
Describing images for people using screen readers.
How do you turn a deck into a video?
File > Export > Create a Video.
Final exam
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