The object gets rotated

If you hold down the shift key while dragging the corner , the object gets rotated at an interval of 15degrees
The steps to rotate an object by 90degrees to the left are:
1.Select the object that you want to by 90degrees to the left
2.Select the Rotate or Flip potion from  the Draw menu on the Drawing toolbar
3.Select the Rotate Left option from the Rotate or Flip menu
The object gets rotted by 90 degrees to the left :
The steps to rotate an object by 90degrees to the  right:
1.Select the object that yogi want to rotate by 90degrees tithe right
2. Select the Rotate or flip option from the Draw menu on the Drawing toolbar
3.Select the Rotate Right option from the Rotate or Flip menu
The object gets rotated by 90degrees to the right .
Working With Clipart
Adding a picture From the ClipArt Galley
PowerPoint provides various types of pictures, sounds,  photographs and video clops in its Clipart gallery. You can use the Clipart gallery to insert any of these: The steps to insert any Clipart object are:  
1.     Click on the Insert ClipArt button on the Drawing toolbar The Insert ClipArt dialog box is displayed (refer Figure..9)
2.     Select the Pictures tab
  1. Click on the category from which you want to insert pictures various clops are displayed.
  2. Select the picture you want to insert A callout appears which displays various buttons as shown in Figure 2.10.
·        Insert clip – to insert the clip in the currently displayed slide.
  • Preview clip – to see the image of the clip.
  • Add clip to Favorites of other category- to add the clip to another category or your favorites folder.
  • Find similar clips – to find the clips depicting the same theme.
  • Click on the Insert clip button and close the dialog box The picture gets inserted in the slide.
Scaling and Sizing a ClipArt Picture
You Can resize any object including the ClipArt picture. The steps to resize the picture are:
1.     Select the ClipArt picture
The picture toolbar is displayed (refer Figure 3.11)
2.     Click on the Format Picture button on the Picture toolbar The Format Picture dialog box is displayed.
  1. Click on the size tab (refer Figure3.12)
You can change the height and width of the picture using the Height and Widest spin buttons in the Size and rotate section. Similarly, you can change the sealing factor using the Height and Width spin buttons in the Scale section. If The Lock aspect ratio option is selected, the picture is resized in original proportion. Uncheck this option if you want to resize the height and width irrespective of each other.
4.     Click
The picture gets resized according to the settings.
 

The size of the text box changes

when you resize the text box , the you had inserted in the text box may go beyond its width .In that case , the text is automatically placed in the next line , This feature is known as Word wrap .You can turn off the word wrap feature .The steps to do so are:
1.Select the text box  by clicking on it
2.Select the Text  Box option from the Format menu
The Format Text box dialog box is displayed .
3.Select the Text box tab from the Format Text box dialog box (refer Figure 3.7)
4.Uncheck the word wrap text in AutoShape option
5.Click OK
once this potion is turned off , the text will not be wrapped to the next line .Instead , the textbox will adjust itself horizontally to fit inside the text box.
You can turn on this feat urea again to wrap the text in the text box by checking the word wrap text in auto shape potion again in the Format Text box dialog box .
Placing Text Inside a Shape Using  a Text Box
If you want to place some text inside an object m you will have to write the text in the text box and move the text box in the object .
The steps to place the text inside any object using the text box are :
1.Select the object
2.Click on the text box button from the Drawing toolbar
3.position the pointer inside the selected object
4.Type any text ad shown in Figure 3.8
The text appears inside the selected object
CHANGING THE APPEARANCE OF OBJECTS
Filling colors in an  object
The appearance of an object can be changed by filling colors in it , The stele to do so are :
1.Select the object in which you want to fill the color
2.Click on the arrow next to the Fill color button in the Drawing toolbar
3.Select a color from the color palette
Select the More Fill colors option if you want more colors .You can also select the Fill Effects option if you want to add or change the shading , pattern or texture of the objects .
Applying 3-d Effects to an object
The steps to add 3-d effects to an object are :
1.     Select the object you want to change
2.     Click on the 3-d button from the Drawing toolbar
Various 3-d shapes are displayed
3.     Select the potion you want
Rotating an Object
You can rotate an object to any degree .You can also flip an object horizontally or vertically .
The steps to rotate an object to any degree are :
1.Select the object , which you want to rotate
2.Click on the Free Rotate button the Drawing toolbar .
3.Place the mouse pointer on one of the corners of the object and drag it in any direction
 

Using AutoShapes

To depict some information on the slide, sometimes you would need to insert some advanced graphics such as a smiling face, a star of flowchart symbols, All these objects cannot be drawn using the drawing tools available on the Drawing toolbar. You can also use various Autotypes that are provided by PowerPoint. The steps to insert AutoShapes are :
1.     Click on the arrow next to the AutoShapes button on the Drawing toolbar The AutoShapes menu in displayed as shown in figure 3.4.
2.     Select the type you want to draw
3.     Place the mouse pointer on the slide on which the AutoShape has to be drawn and drag it to draw the shape of your required size     

You can change the look of the text by changing fonts , colors and size .If you want to use some special text effects then you can use the word art feature of office .
The steps to insert text using word Art are :
1.Display the slide in which the word Art has to be inserted using the Slide view
2.Click on the insert Word Art button on the Drawing Toolbar
The word  Art G allergy dialog box is displayed (refer Figure3.5 )
3.Select the word Art style that you want and click Ok
The Edit word Art Text dialog box is displayed (refer Figure 3.6)
4. Enter the text in the Text pane
You can change the font and size of the text using the Font drop down list and Size drop down list respectively
The Word Art text is inserted in the slide  .
Working with the text box
Inserting text in a text box
The easiest way to add text to a slide is to type it directly into a placeholder on the slide .When you want to add text outside a placeholder, you can use the Text box button in the Drawing toolbar .
The steps to add text by using a text box are :
1.Open the slide in which you want to add a text box
2.Click on the text Box button from the Drawing toolbar
3.place the mouse pointer at the  location in the slide where you want the text box to appear
4.Click the left mouse button 
A text box is displayed with the insertion point .
5.Type the desired text in the text box
The text box expands to accommodate the text being typed .If you want to type on a new line in the text box press the Enter key .
The text box can be also be resizes to suit your needs .The steps to do so are :
1.Select the text box
2.position the pointer on the sides or corners of the text box
The pointer shape changes to a double headed arrow .
3.Drag the mouse to make the text box of your required size

DRWING OBJECTS


                                             Using the Drawing Toolbar
PowerPoint Provides the Drawing toolbar to help you draw various graphic objects, such as Lines, Arrows,  Rectangles, Ellipses, Text Boxes and –d objects (refer Figure 3.1). You can also file various colors in these objects, rotate objects and apply shadow effects to the objects.

PowerPoint also allows you to draw various Auto Shapes. The Auto Shapes feature makes it easy for you to draw shapes in your PowerPoint slides and other applications. The Auto Shapes tool displays a pop-up menu when you click on it, This menu contains options like Lines, Basic Shapes, Block Arrows, Flowcharts and Cal louts.
Drawing lines in similar to drawing shapes, the difference being that lines are not enclosed objects. These have a beginning point and an end point.
The steps to draw a line are:
1.     Open the slide on which you want to draw a line
  1. Select the Line button from the Drawing toolbar
The mouse pointer changes to a crosshair.
3.     Move the mouse pointer to the point where the line should start on the slide
  1. Click and drag the mouse to the point where the line should end
  2. Release the mouse button 
Arrows and other objects can also be drawn in a spoiler manner.

IF you want to make changes to an object, such as adding colors and changing size, you need to select the object, An object can be selected by clicking on it, When you click on the border, the reside handles surround the object in a rectangular shape as shown in Figure 3.23

Sometimes you need to move or copy and paste all the objects that  you have drawn simultaneously to a new location. In this canes, you will have to select individual objects and perform the necessary tasks.
You can also select multiple objects simultaneously by grouping them. Once the objects are grouped, all these objects are treated as one object, You can move and copy all the object simultaneously.  

The steps to select multiple objects are:
1.     Press and hold down the Shift key and then click on each object you want to select The resize handles are displayed around each object you select as shown in Figure 3.3

2.     Release the Shift key after selecting all the objects.

If you select an object by mistake and you want to remove it form the selection, continues holding down the Shift key while you click on the same object again. PowerPoint removes the object form the selection.
The steps to group all the objects are:
1.     Click on the right mouse button
The Shortcut menu is displayed.
2.     Select the Group option from the Grouping option of the Shortcut menu All the selected objects are grouped.
 

Using Format painter

Consider a situation in which you have formatted a side by changing the font properties like style and size of the text and slide color scheme, Now you want to apply the same formatting to another slide, In this case, you have to select the text again and apply the same formatting . Instead of this you can use a feature called Format painter.
Format painter button is used to copy the font properties like style, size and look of the text to another place or apply the color scheme of one slide to another.
The steps to copy the style and look of the text  of a slide to one or more slides(s) are:
1.     Select the text that has the font properties, which you want to copy
2.     Click on the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar (refer Figure 2.17)
The punter shape changes to a paintbrush.
3.     Select the text to which you want to apply those font properties
The font properties are copied to the selected text.

The Steps to apply the color scheme of one slide to another are:
1.     Select the Slide Sorter option from the View menu
2.     Select the slide whose color scheme you want to copy
3.     Click on the Format painter button once if you want to apply the color scheme to only one slide
4.     Double click on the Format painter button if you want to apply the color scheme to more than one slides (reform Figures 2.20)

5.     Click on the slide to which you want to apply  the color scheme. If you have double clicked the Format painter button, you can click as many slides as you want as the pointer shape will remain the same.
6.     If you had double clicked the Format painter button, press Esc after you have finished copying the style .
The color scheme is copied to selected slide(s)
Summary :
*The Slide sorter view gives you a miniature picture of each slide *The Outline view displays the text of multiple slides in the outline form, The Outline View presents the contents in  a list. This helps you to see the flow for ideas and how the presentation is building up. You do not have to navigate through each slide individually.
*In case you want to increase the indent level of the bulleted text, you will need to use the promote button on the Outlining toolbar.
*In case you want to decrease the indent level of the bulleted text, you will need to use the Demotes button on the Outlining toolbar.
*A slide Maser is a special slides, which is used to define the formatting for all the slides in a presentation. If you want a pictured or some text to appear on every slide, you can add it to the Slides Master.
Objectives
At the end of this chapter, you will be able to :
PDraw objects
PUse the text box
PChange the appearance of the objects
PUse the ClipArt Gallery
PWork with tables
Puse the office Clipboard 
PImport text from word
PInsert slides form one presentation into another

WORKING WITH FONTS

sometimes while making a presentation, you need to emphasize some topics .In that case you can change the style of writing by making that text bold and underlined. You may also need to change the color ,font or size of the text. PowerPoint provides different types of fonts that can be used to write the text in a presentation. The steps to change the font for  the text in a specific slide are. Select the text Select the Font option from the Format menu .The font dialog  box is displayed (refer Figure 2.15).

Various potion in the Font dialog box are. Font : This list box displays a list of available fonts that can be used. Font style :This list box displays various font styles like Regular, Bold italic and Bold latch .Size : This list box displays the size in points for different fonts Underline : This check box is used to underline the selected text.

Shadow : This check box is used to apply the shadow effect to the selected text. Emboss : This check box makes the selected text the superscript of the text that is placed before the selected text. Subscript :This check box makes the selected text the subscript of the text that is placed before the selected text .Offset : this spin button is used to specify the distance of the text to be placed above or below the superscript and subscript. Color: This drop down list is used to specify the color of the selected text. Make the necessary selections and click ok . The font for the selected text in the slide is changed.

To make the presentation consistent, you would require to replace one font with the other. The steps to change a specific font of  text to another font in all the slides of a presentation at once are. Select the Replace fonts option from the Format menu
The Replace Font dialog box is displayed (refer Figure .2.16)

The options in the Replace Font dialog box  are: Replace: This drop down list is used to specify the font that needs to be changed. With, This drop down list is used to select the font with which you want to replace the exiting font.  Replace button: This button is used to replace the selection. Close button: This button is used to close the dialog box. Make the necessary selections and click the Replace button. Click on the Close button to close the Replace Font dialog box.




 

Finding and Replacing text

Consider a situation in which you have typed i.e. in place of that is . Now you want of replace some of the occurrences of the word i.e. with the words that is To perform this operation, you need to find the word. and then replace it.
You can find a particular word in the presentation and also replace any word with another word. The steps to find a particular word are, Select the Find option from the Edit menu.
The Find dialog box is displayed (refer Figure2.12)
Find what : This text box is used to specify the word that you want to search. Match case this check box is used to search for the word having the same case as the word specified in the Find what text box. Find whole words only This check box is used to search the exact word and not the occurrences of the  word in other words.  
Fid Next This button is used to search for the next occurrence of the word. Replace This button is used to specify the word that needs to replace the word specified in the Find what text box. Specify the word that you want to find in the Find what text box. Make the necessary selections as per your requirements. Click on the Find Next button to search for the next occurrence of the word, Click on the Close button The steps to replace one word with another word are, Click on the Replace button in the Find dialog box ( refer Figure2.12)
Alternatively, you can select he Replace option from the Edit menu.
The Replace dialog box is displayed (refer Figure 3.13)
Enter The text that you want to replace in the fine what text box. Enter the replacement text in the Replace with text box. Click on the Find Next button. if you want the specific occurrence of the word to be found and then click on the replace button to replace that word If you want to replace all the occurrences of the word, click on the replace all button.
More often you would need to align the text in a proper direction so as to increase the readability of the text. The ways in which text can be aligned are. Left- to align the text to the left side of the slide. Right-to align the text to the right side of the slide. Conte-to align the text to the center of the slide.  Justify -to justify the text between the left and right margin of the slide so that margins from both the sides in the slide are equal. The steps to change the alignment of the text are .Select the text for which you want to change the alignment. Select the alignment. option from the Format menu Select the required from the Alignment menu.
Alternatively you can click on the Align Left ,Center or Align Right buttons on the Formatting toolbar (refer Figures 2.14)
 

Using The Outline View

Changing the layout using the slide master The steps to change the layout of slides using the slide master are:
1.    Select the Master option form the View menu
2.    Select the slide Master option from the master menu
The slide Master is displayed along with the Master toolbar as shown in Figure 2.7.
3.    place the mouse pointer tin the click to edit Master tile style area The heading disappears and the cursor is placed at that point.
4.    Insert the required title Similarly, you can add footers in the Footer Area
5.    Click on the Close button on the Master toolbar
When you close the Slide Master, the changes are applied to  all the slides in the presentation. If you insert more slides in the presentation, these slides will have the same format as the Slide Master. 
 
PowerPoint 2000automatically checks the spelling of each word in the text as and when it is typed. The words are checked against the dictionary provided by Microsoft Office . This dictionary contains the commonly used words . If a word to the dictionary that power point uses to check the words . You can also stop the red wavy kine from appearing even if the word is slept incorrectly. To do so ;
1. Select the Options option from the Tools menu
The options dialog box is displayed .
2.Select the Spelling and style tad from the dialog box (refer figure )3.Uncheckable the check spelling as you type check box .The steps to check the spelling errors in the presentation are :
1.Select the spieling option from the Tools menu Alternatively , you can click on the spelling button on the standard toolbar (reefer Figure )Figure 2.9 Spelling Button
If there is a mus - slept word ,a spelling dialog box is displayed (refer Figure 2.10).The mus slept word is also highlighted in the text area of the slide .The various options in the spelling dialog box are :Not in Dictionary : This text  box displays the word that is not in the dictionary provided by Microsoft Office or is a mus -slept word .
Change to : This text box displays the word that could be a possible replacement for the mus -slept word .Suggestions : This list box displays various other possible words that can replace the mus -slept word .Add words to :This drop down list displays the name of the dictionary in which you can add words .you click on the Add button ,the word that is highlighted is added to the dictionary .If the word is used next time , power point treats it as a correct word .ignore :This button is used to ignore all the occurrences of the word .
Change: This button changes the  mus-slept word withe the word that is currently in the change to text box.
Change all : This button changes all the occurrences of the mus -slept word with the word that is currents in the change to text box .
Add: This button is used to add the mus -slept word to the dictionary .
Suggest :This button is used to suggest the possible replacement for the word by highlighting it in the Suggestions .
Auto correct : This button is used to add the mus spent word and its replacement word to its Auto correct list . V ext time the word is mus-slept, it is automatically corrected .
Close :This button is used to x lose the Spelling dialog box.
Make the necessary selections in the spelling dialog box
Once all the changes are made ,the Microsoft power point message box is  displayed indicating that the spell check is complete


Outline View

Using The Outline View
The outline View displays the text of multiple slides in the outline form as shown is Figure 2.2 .

The outline View presents the contents is list, This helps you to see the flow of ideas and how the presentation is building up. You do not have to aviator through  each slide individually.
A slide icon is displayed to the left of each slide’s title. If the slide contains a picture or other objects, the slide icon also contains a graphical representation. In this view, you can edit the displayed text, delete slides and even cut, copy and paste the slides and the slide text from one location to another.
To display the Outline View, click on the Outline View button.
Promoting text in the outline view
In case you want to increase the indent level of the billeted text, you will need to use the promote button on the Outlining toolbar.
Increasing the indent level of the billeted text is referred to as promoting text. The steps to promote text in the outline pane are:

1.    place the mouse pointer on the billeted text in the outline pane
2.    Click on the promote button on the Formatting toolbar as shown in Figure 2.3.

In case you want to decrease the indent level of the billeted text, you will need to use the Demotes button on  the Outlining toolbar.
Decreasing the indent level of  the bullet ed text is referred to as demoting text .
The steps to demote text in the outline pane are :
1.    Place the mouse pointer on the bullet ed text in the outline pane
2.    Click on the Demote button on the Formatting toolbar as in figure 2.1
Changing layout for one or more slides
If you want to change the appearance of the slide, like changing the placeholder for the bullet ed text, or if you want to change the slide to include a picture, you need to change the layout of the slide. The steps to change layout for one or more slides are :
1.    Display the slide for which you want to change the layout
2.    Select the Layout option from the Format menu
Alternatively, you can select the slide Layout option from the common Tasks button in the Formatting toolbar.
The slide Layout dialog box is displayed (refer Figure 2.5.)

3. Select the layout that you  want to apply and click on the apply button The layout of the displayed slide gets changed       ( refer Figure 2.6)   
Using slide master

A slide master is a special slide, which is used to define the formatting for all the slides in a presentation you want a picture or some text to appear on every slide, you can add it to the Slide master, The slide Master is used to :
* Modify title are.
* Add footers, date, time and slide numbers,
* Change fonts and styles,
*Apply designs. 
*Add pictures.

Objectives

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to
Pusey theSlide sorter View, Pusey the Outline View ,
P Change the Slide layout, Work with text,Work With fonts .
Using the slide sorter view
Slide sorter view
The Slide  view gives you a miniature picture of each slide a shown in figure 2.1.

This view helps you to see the select and drag slides from one position to another within the slide show. This allows sorting or rearranging the order in which the slides are presented. The slide number is displayed near the bottom-right corner of each slide.
To select a slide in the slide sorter view, click on it A bold outline surrounds the selected slide. To select multiple slides, press and hold down the shift key while clicking on all the slides that you want to select, To cancel any selection, Click on any blank area of the slide sorter view window.

The steps to re-arrange the order of slides in the slide sorter view are:
1.    Select the slide,
2.    Click the left mouse button,
3.    Drag the mouse to the new location where you want to shift the slide
The mouse pointer changes to a miniature slide with an up arrow. When you move the pointer between two slides, a vertical bar appears between slides to mark the location where the slide will be inserted.
4.    Release the mouse button
You can also move more than one slide by using this method. PowerPoint automatically renumbers the rearranged slides.
You can also copy slides, For copying slides, the steps are:
1.    Select the slide you want to copy
2.    press and hold down the ctrl key as you drag the slide to the location where it has to be copied. The mouse pointer Changes to a miniature slide whit a plus symbol. As you move the mouse, a vertical bar  appears between slides to mark the location where the slide will be copied.
3.    Release the mouse button.    When you release the mouse button a copy of the selected Slide is inserted in the new location.

Normal View

This view consists of thee panes (refer Figure 1.15)
Slide pane- to enter and edit text and objects in slides. outline pane –to re-arrange the slides. Notes pane-to insert the information for the speaker or the audience.

This view is also known as the tri-pane view since there are three panes in the view.
This view shows all the slides in a miniature form, in this view, it is easy to add slides, move slides and delete slides, Moreover, timings can be set for the presentation using this view.
This view is used to view the presentation on the screen.
Saving changes to a presentation
Once a presentation is created, it needs to be saved to access it later for further use,
The steps to save a presentation are :
1.    Select the save option from the file menu. The sve As dialog box is displayed as show in Figure 1.16  
2.    Select the folder from the save in drop down list in which you want to save the presentation.
3.    Specify the folder form the save in drop down list in which you want to save the presentation
4.    Click on the save button
The presentation is saved.
Saving the presentation as a New presentation
Sometimes you need to save the changes mad in a presentation as a new presentation. The steps to save  the presentation as a new presentation are :
1.    Select the Save as option form the File menu
The Save As dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 1.16.
2.    Select the folder form the Save in drop down list in which you want to save the presentation
3.    Specify the file name of the presentation in the File name text box
4.    Click on the Save button . The presentation is save

1.    Select the Close option from the File menu
If the current changes to the file wore not save, the Microsoft  PowerPoint dialog box is displayed with Yes, No and cancel buttons (refer Figure 1.17)

2.    Click Yes, if you want to save the file, Click No, if you do not want to save the file of Cancel to return to your file without saving it.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a component of Microsoft office that is used to create professional quality on-screen presentation,  photo print, overhead transparency, or 35mm slides.
Office assistant is a help feature that enables you to type your question about PowerPoint in plain English and display a list of topics related to it.
Template is file that contains formatting styles, text, pictures, etc. presentations can be based on these templates, For example, a business presentation can be based on a business template A presentation based on a template inherits  the properties of text, bullets, pictures, orientation, background, color scheme, etc from the template.
The different types of views in PowerPoint are:
Outline View, Normal View or Tri-pane view, Slide sorter View, Slide Show view.

Editing Text

Table 1.1 lists various keyboard combinations to edit text in a slide.
Key combinations
Functions
Pressing Arrow keys.
Moves the cursor right, Left, op, or down within the text
pressing Backspace or Delete.
Erases characters before to offer the insertion point 
Click and dragging the mouse.
Selects a string of characters
Double-click on a word. 
Selects the compete word 
Triple-click on a line or paragraph.
selects the entire line or paragraph
pressing Ctrl + A.
Selects the entire text
pressing Ctrl +  Click.
Selects the entire sentence
Pressing Ctrl + x.
Cuts the selected text and places it in the Clipboard
Pressing Ctrl + C
Copies selected text to the Clipboard
Pressing Ctrl +  V.
pastes text from the Clipboard

Table 1.1 Methods of Editing Text
A header is a text element shown at the top of a slide, it is different form a title, which is a descriptive text specific to the contents of a slide. A footer is a text element shown at the bottom Merging  of the slide. You can add headers and footers to your slides, presentation  notes and audience handouts.
The steps to add a header or a footer are.
1.    Select the Header and footer option from the View menu
The Header and footer dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 1.13
2.    Select the slide tab to add a data and time, slide number and footer text to slide
Or, select the Notes and Handouts tab to add data, time, header, page number and footer to  notes and handouts.
3. Click on the Don’t show on title slide option to suppress
the title in the Title slide op the presentation
4. Click on the Apply button to apply the settings to every slide in the current presentation.

The steps to insert a slide in an existing presentation are :
1.    Open the presentation
2.    Select the New slide option from the Insert menu. This invokes the New slide dialog
3.    Select an appropriate Auto layout From the New Slide dialog box.
4.    Click ok
A new slide is inserted into the presentation after the selected slide.  
Deleting a Slide
The steps to delete a slide from an existing presentation are :
1.    Select the slide to be deleted
2.    Select the Delete slide option from the Edit menu .
The selected slide is deleted from the presentation.
     Views in Power point
PowerPoint provides different types of views to work easily while a presentation is being created. The views are (refer Figure 1.14)

Slide View, Outline View, Normal View, or Tri-pane view, Slide sorter View, Slide Show view,
Slide view
in slide view you can insert text, movie clips, sounds, objects like Cli Art, Autos Shapes and WordArt, You can also edit the text, and the objects you have inserted in the slide.
In this view, you can re-arrange your slides and bullets that you have inserted in your slides.