and choose "Template" from the window. Click OK.1a. If PowerPoint is not running, double-click on
the PowerPoint icon
and choose "Template" from the window. Click OK.
1b. If PowerPoint is already running, choose File/New...
2. Under the Presentation Designs tab, single-click on the listed designs (a preview will appear at right) and when you find one you like, click OK.
3. From the AutoLayout choices, select a slide that resembles a title page and click OK.
4. Your slide will appear on the screen. You can edit the slide by clicking inside the text box and typing.
5. You are currently in "Slide
View" mode. Click on the "Outline View" icon
in the lower left corner of the screen to switch to Outline
View mode. You will see a #1 and a slide icon. Hit the
Return key a few times to make more slides. Give each
slide a title. My first slide is entitled "Blah, blah,
blah".
6. Now click on the Slide Sorter icon
and you will see all of your slides. Simply drag slides around to
change their order in your presentation.
7. Click on the Slide View icon 
to return to Slide View mode. You can move between slides using the
scroll bar on the right side of the window. To create a new slide
while in Slide View mode, choose Insert/Slide from the
menu.
8. On the current slide, highlight some text by dragging the pointer over it. Choose Format/Font and the following text options will appear. Try changing font or style, size or color.
9. On the current slide, highlight some text by
dragging the pointer over it. Under the Slide Show menu, choose
Preset Animation and select one of the effects. Switch to
Slide Show mode using the Slide Show icon 
in order to see the animation.
10. In Slide Show mode, click the mouse to move to the next slide. Push the Escape key to return to Slide View mode.
11. Under the Insert menu, choose Picture/ClipArt... to put a graphic object into your presentation. The same principle applies for charts and graphs. You can get more clip art from the Microsoft website...
Internet Explorer Multimedia Gallery (sounds, backgrounds, etc.)
12. Explore the menus. There are lots of features we haven't examined, but you now know enough to get around on your own.
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