Communication Tools

Communication Tools & Software

Getting Started: Slide templates and Inserting Slides
Text Basics: Using text, Inserting Hyperlinks, Wrap text around images
Adding Objects: Inserting images & shapes
Charts: Inserting a chart and modifying, Chart types (Pie, Chart etc..)
Animation: Slide animations (transitions), images and motion text
Saving & Printing: Saving the presentation options, printing handouts and printing as PDF

Exporting presentations into different formats

By default, PowerPoint presentations are saved in the .pptx file type. However, there may be times when you need to use another file type, such as a PDF or PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation. It's easy to export your presentation from PowerPoint in a variety of file types:

PDF: Saves the presentation as a PDF document instead of a PowerPoint file
Video: Saves the presentation as a video
Package for CD: Saves the presentation in a folder along with the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, a special slide show player anyone can download
Handouts: Prints a handout version of your slides
Other file type: Saves in other file types, including PNG and PowerPoint 97-2003

Source: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/powerpoint2013/6.3

Recording Desktop videos

This is a feature in Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 that allows you to record your desktop (including voice) and insert the recording directly onto a slide within your presentation: INSERT >> Media >> Screen Recording

Microsoft support link: Click Here

Embedding videos & streaming

YouTube

One of the easiest ways to have videos play on your presentations is to use YouTube and use its share feature tool to embed videos on your slides

Uploading Videos to YouTube: If you have your own YouTube account/channel (which is simply an account with Google Mail), you will be to upload videos from most devices.

Lesson Focus:

For this lesson the focus will be on using the key features of Microsoft PowerPoint to create an electronic presentation, but we will also have a look at using other presentation software such Microsoft Sway, Google Slides and Prezi.

Microsoft PowerPoint

The main purpose of MS PowerPoint is:
1) Enable's the user to create dynamic, informational slide shows through the use of text, graphics, and animation
2) Slide shows created with the software are often displayed on projection screens for business, training, or educational presentations
3) Presentations can also be distributed as stand-alone files 4) Presentations slides can be arranged and printed as handouts for reference

Key Tasks:

Getting Started: Navigation around PowerPoint, Slide templates and Slide basics
Text Basics: Using text, Inserting Hyperlinks, Wrap text around images
Adding Objects: Action buttons, Inserting images & shapes
Tables: Adding a table, embedding Excel files (Paste special command)
Charts: Inserting a chart and modifying, Chart types (Pie, Chart etc..)
Audio & Movies: Inserting sound files, narration and movie files
Animation: Slide animations (transitions), images and motion text
Saving & Printing: Saving the presentation options, printing handouts and printing as PDF.

Support Links

Microsoft PowerPoint (Key basics):
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Basic-tasks-in-PowerPoint-2010-35308dfb-792d-400a-b69a-1188b019c66a

Learning Londonmet Presentation Tutorials (MS PowerPoint 2010):
http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/studyhub/essential_it/ppt.html

Google Slides

Prezi

What is Google Slides? https://www.google.com/slides/about/

What is Prezi? www.prezi.com

https://www.moovly.com/