Introduction to Computers: Fall 2013

Lab5: Using Powerpoint

Note: Bring headphones or earbuds if you want to listen to the tutorials.

This lab is divided into two parts:

- In part I, you will do online tutorials supplied by Microsoft to help you better understand how to use Microsoft Powerpoint formatting tools
- In part II, you will apply your knowledge on Powerpoint to generate a short (5 mins approx) presentation on the topic of your term paper.

You will have to use Internet Explorer to run the tutorials. If you have troubles starting the program, you may have to click the message bar of Internet Explorer to permit the download of the ActiveX program.

You will not need to save your work as you progress through the tutorials: your handout for this lab will be based solely on part II.

Part I: Tutorials on Advanced Powerpoint Techniques

You have three options, based on the version of Microsoft Powerpoint you will use: Powerpoint2007, Powerpoint2010, and Powerpoint2013. If you are in the lab, I strongly advise that you go over the tutorials for Powerpoint2013, as this is the version that is available on the computers.

Option 1: Powerpoint 2007

Go to: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR010065457.aspx which has a list of the Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Courses. The tutorials I advise you to do are:

After each tutorial, to get back to the Powerpoint 2007 training page you can either use the down arrow of your browser to get to the CR01... web page, or click "Return to Training on Microsoft Office Online", and then select the Office 2007 tab in the Browse Training by Product area.

Each tutorial has practice sessions; I advise you to follow them; you do not need however to save your work.

Option 2: Powerpoint 2010

Goto the URL: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/CL010370721.aspx which has a list of the Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 Courses. The tutorials I advise are:

Some of these tutorials may have practice sessions; I advise you to follow them; you do not need however to save your work.

Option 3: Powerpoint2013

Goto the URL:http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/training-courses-for-powerpoint-2013-HA104015465.aspx a web page that contains links to a list of the Microsoft Powerpoint 2013 courses. The three tutorials I advise you to do are:

Create your first Powerpoint document
Make the switch to Powerpoint 2103. This link leads to a complete course with 5 videos on what changed in Powerpoint.
Animate pictures, clip art, text, and other objects

The training courses for Powerpoint 2013 do not contain practice sessions.

Part 2: Making your own Powerpoint presentation

You are to create a Power Point presentation on the topic you have chosen for your term paper. You will only need to include enough information for 5-7 slides. This lab has two objectives: (i) help you use PowerPoint more efficiently and (ii) help you organize your ideas for your term paper.

Your PowerPoint presentation should include:

A title page with your topic and your name [5 points]
A slide with a visual created with the drawing tools of Powerpoint [10 points]
A slide with animated text [10 points]
A slide incorporating a picture, graph, chart, etc. from a source besides PowerPoint (ex. Internet, Excel, ...) [10 points]
A slide with animated picture(s) [10 points]
A slide transition [10 points]

You will get 5 additional points for submitting to Smartsite. The total number of points for this lab is 60

Remember that the theme of your presentation is the topic you chose for your term paper. 5-7 slides are sufficient.

File submission

Please submit your report as a single document (you can name this document as you want, but do keep the .pptx or .ppt extension).

It is very important to turn in your assignment. If you do not turn in, you will not get your credit. USE SMARTSITE to save your assignment. If you are not sure how to do it, ask a TA for help.

Do not forget to logout from the lab computers!