Unit A: Creating A Presentation in PowerPoint 2010 Objectives ...

9/4/2012PowerPoint Window in NormalViewMicrosoft Office 2010 - Illustrated13Normal View• The Ribbon organizes PowerPoint’sprimary commands• Each set of primary commands isidentified by a tab• Commands are further arranged intogroups based on their function• The Outline tab displays the text ofyour presentation in the form of anoutlineMicrosoft Office 2010 - Illustrated14Normal View• The Slides tab displays the slides ofyour presentation as small images,called thumbnails• The Quick Access toolbar providesimmediate access to commoncommands, such as Save and Undo• The status bar shows messagesabout what you are doing and seeingin PowerPointEntering Slide Text• PowerPoint opens in Normal view• The title slide has two textplaceholders:• the title placeholder• the subtitle text placeholder• A placeholder with text is a textobject. An object is any item on aslide that can be modified.Microsoft Office 2010 - Illustrated15Microsoft Office 2010 - Illustrated16Entering Slide TextAdding a New Slide• When you click inside a placeholder,the insertion point appears• A selection box with a dashed lineborder and sizing handles appearsaround the placeholder, indicatingthat it is selected and ready to accepttext• It is easy to add a new slide to yourpresentation• You can choose among nine slidelayouts• A slide layout contains text andobject placeholders that are arrangedin a specific way on the slideMicrosoft Office 2010 - Illustrated17Microsoft Office 2010 - Illustrated183