MS-Power Point is used to prepare presentations.

power point file is known as presentation file.

it is a collection of slides. slide is a container to hold the content that is to
be presented at the time of presentation.

file extension:
2003 version : .ppt
2007 version : .pptx

Views of Power point presentation:

1)normal view : in this view all the slides information can be seen towards left
side. which ever side is selected its content can be seen towards right side. and
the notes need to explain the slide can be written at the bottom right of the
window.

2)notes page : in this view the slide and its notes can be seen clearly.

3)slide sorter : in this view we can arrange the slides

4)slide show : this view is the actual presentation.

to create a presentation using a template :

1)go to file menu -> new. towards the right side panel under the templates
category click on mycomputer link
2)select the template under the presentation tab.

slide transition
the special effect given to the slides at the time of presentation is known as
slide transition.

go to slideshow menu -> slide transition. select the transition effect from the
right side panel. and set the properties such as time interval, speed etc. and
click on apply to all slides.

custom animation
the special effect given to the content with in slide is known as custom
animation.
goto slideshow menu -> custom animation. select the animation effect from the
right side panel and set the properties.

to give slide number.

goto insert menu -> slide number. select the checkbox of slide number and u can
also provide date and any text that u want to place at the bottom of each side.

Layout
"Layout" refers to the way things are arranged on a slide. A layout contains
placeholders, which in turn hold text such as titles and bulleted lists and slide
content such as tables, charts, pictures, shapes, and clip art.

to select slide layout.

1)goto format menu -> slide layout.
2)select the layout from the right side panel.

Design Tempate
Microsoft PowerPoint provides design templates that you can apply to a
presentation to give it a fully designed, professional look.
1)to apply the design go to format menu -> slide design
2)select the design from the right side panel.
Slide Master
The slide master is an element of the design template that stores information
about the template, including font styles, placeholder sizes and positions,
background design, and color schemes. We can format
1)Font styles for title, body, and footer text
2)Placeholder positions for text and objects
3)Bullet styles
4)Background design and color scheme

go to view menu -> master ->slide master

and format the content according to ur requirement.

To write onto the slide at the time of slideshow

1)press F5
2)right click
3)select pointer options -> ballpointpen from the popup menu

To erase the content that user has written on the slide at the time of slideshow
1)right click
2)pointer options
3)erase all ink on slide

slide show without animation

to present the slide show without animation
goto slideshow menu -> setupshow->select the checkbox of show without animation.

print what
the user can take the printout of slides, handouts, notes page, outline view
go to file menu->print->print what -> click ok button

rehearse timings
to set different time interval to each and every slide
1)go to slide show menu -> rehearse timings
2)click on the slide after the time limit has reached ex:10 seconds
3)click on yes button after the slide show is complete.