Hands-On Exercises

Shelbyville Public Library: Using the Set Up Show Dialog Box

Brent has been learning how to use PowerPoint to create self-running presentations. He thought that it would be neat to set up an extra computer to run presentations as a source for library announcements. Assume the role of Brent and perform the same steps he identifies.

1. Open the pp05xtra01.ppt file and save it as "Library Announcements" to your personal storage location. The first slide of the presentation is shown in Figure 5.1.

Figure 5.1 "Library Announcements" presentation

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2. To add manual timings and random transitions to the presentation:

3. CHOOSE: Slide Show, Slide Transition

4. SELECT: Random Transition in the Slide Transition task pane
5. In the Advance slide area, located in the Slide Transition task pane, do the following:

6. SELECT: Automatically after check box

   CLICK: up arrow in the associated spin box until "00:10" displays

   CLICK: Apply to All Slides command button

   Every slide will now advance automatically after 10 seconds.

7. To display the Set Up Show dialog box:

8. CHOOSE: Slide Show, Set Up Show

9. To set up the presentation to run in a continuous loop:

10. SELECT: Loop continuously until ?Esc? check box

    CLICK: OK command button

11. Review the presentation in Slide Show view.
12. At the conclusion of the presentation, save and then close the revised presentation.

Data File: pp05xtra01 (226.0K)

Beavercreek High School Student Council: Extending PowerPoint to the Web

Mita Patel, the BHS student council president, is creating a web page for the council. Since she has a lot of experience using PowerPoint, Mita is most comfortable creating the rudimentary site using PowerPoint.

1. Open the pp05xtra02.ppt presentation.
2. Save the presentation as "StuCo site" to your personal storage location.
3. Preview the presentation as a Web page by choosing File, Web Page Preview from the menu.
4. Save the presentation as a Web Page named "StuCo site," changing the title that will appear in the browser window to "BHS Student Council". You will customize the contents of the presentation in the next step.
5. Use the Publish command button to customize the contents of the presentation. Make the following selections: (a) Deselect the Display speaker notes check box and (b) using the Web Options command button, customize the slide navigation controls to show slide animations while browsing.
6. To publish the presentation and display it in your browser, do the following:

7. CLICK: Publish command button

   Figure 5.2 shows how the third slide of the presentation might appear in Internet Explorer.

   Figure 5.2 "StuCo site" viewed in Internet Explorer

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8. Close the browser window and then close any presentations that are still open in PowerPoint.

Data File: pp05xtra01 (226.0K)
Data File: pp05xtra02 (74.0K)

ColsOhio.com: Using Pack and Go

In this exercise, Adam uses the Pack and Go Wizard to package a presentation so that it can be delivered on another computer. Assume the role of Adam and performs the same steps that he identifies.

1. Open the pp05xtra03.ppt presentation.
2. Save the presentation as "Site Meeting" to your personal storage location.
3. Launch the Pack and Go Wizard.
4. Make the following selections as you follow the steps in the wizard:
5. • Package the active presentation
   • Copy the presentation to your personal storage location.
   • Embed True Type fonts
   • Include the PowerPoint Viewer program if you already have it installed. Otherwise, do not.
6. Close the "Site Meeting" presentation.

Data File: pp05xtra03 (53.0K)