Tips Power Point 2007

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

PowerPoint 2007: Create a Photo Album

You can use PowerPoint to create a photo album to display your photographs and pictures. PowerPoint makes it easy for you to insert pictures and customize them by applying themes and using special layout options. You can also change the appearance of a picture in the photo album by adjusting rotation, contrast, and brightness. To create your photo album, you will need to . . .

1. Go to the Ribbon and click the Insert tab.
2. Click the arrow next to Photo Album, and select New Photo Album.
3. Click the File/Disk button under Insert picture from:.
4. Browse to folder that contain the pictures you wish to insert.
5. Select the pictures you wish to include in the new photo album, hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple images...
6. Click the Insert button.
7. Select the desired layout from the Picture layout dropdown.
8. Select the desired frame shape from the Frame Shape dropdown.
9. Select the desired theme from the Theme dropdown.
10. Click the Create button.
11. Click the Office button and select Save As. Type a name for the file.
12. Click Save.

PowerPoint 2007: Package Your Presentation(s) for CD

PowerPoint automates the process of gathering all aspects of your presentation necessary for running your slideshow (including fonts, multimedia, linked content and the PowerPoint viewer). It places them into a folder ready to be burned to CD. You can even save more than one presentation to your CD and indicate the order you wish the presentations to run in. To package your presentation for CD . . .

1. Click the Office Button.
2. Click Publish and select Package for CD.
3. In the Package for CD dialog box, select Options.
4. Choose the Package Type, the default is Viewer Package which includes the PowerPoint Viewer and allows you to specify how the presentation will be played when the recipient inserts the CD. The other option is Archive Package which will exclude the Viewer and only package the presentation itself.
5. If you have linked any files to your slideshow (such as audio files), check the Linked files checkbox.
6. Check the Embedded True Type fonts checkbox to make sure the text will display properly on another computer.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Copy to Folder. This will launch a dialog box allowing you to name your folder and the location to which you want it to be saved. Enter your information and click OK.
9. If you linked files to your slideshow, a confirmation box will appear verifying that you trust the content. Click the Yes button. PowerPoint will then copy the necessary files to the desired folder.
10. Once this is completed, click the Close button to close the dialog box.
You can now use your CD burning software to make your presentation CD using the folder that was created with PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 2007: Prevent Black Slide from Appearing at the end of a Presentation

By default, PowerPoint ends your presentation with a black slide. If you would rather it end with your final slide, follow these steps and be rid of the black slide.

1. Click the Office Button.
2. Click PowerPoint Options.
3. In the left pane, select Advanced.
4. In the right pane, go to the slide Show section.
5. Uncheck the End with black slide checkbox.
6. Click OK.
The presentation will now end with your final slide.