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PPT ─ Getting Started PowerPoint

Step 1: Click the Start button.

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Step 2: Click All Programs option from the menu.

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Step 3: Search for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 from the submenu and click it.

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This will launch the Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 application and you will see the following�presentation window.

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presentations based on blank or predefined templates. The other file related operations�can also be executed from this view.

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The ribbon contains three components:� 1. Tabs: They appear across the top of the Ribbon and contain groups of related commands. Home, Insert, design, transition, Animations, Slide Show,�Review, View are examples of ribbon tabs.�2. Groups: They organize related commands; each group name appears below the�group on the Ribbon. For example, a group of commands related to fonts or a group�of commands related to alignment, etc.� 3. Commands: Commands appear within each group as mentioned above.

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��TitleBar�This is the top section of the window. It shows the name of the file followed by the name of the program which in this case is Microsof �PowerPoint.�AreaSlide�This is the area where the actual slide is created and edited. You can add, edit and delete�text, images, shapes and multimedia in this section.�

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ZoomOptions�The zoom control lets you zoom in for a closer look at your text. The zoom control consists�of a slider that you can slide left or right to zoom in or out, you can click on the - and +�buttons to increase or decrease the zoom factor. The maximum zoom supported by�PowerPoint is 400% and the 100% is indicated by the mark in the middle.

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Slide Views�The group of four buttons located to the left of the Zoom control, near the bottom of the�screen, lets you switch between PowerPoint views.

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· Normal Layout view: This displays page in normal view with the slide on the right�and a list of thumbnails to the left. This view allows you to edit individual slides and�also rearrange them.

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· Slide Sorter view: This displays all the slides as a matrix. This view only allows you to rearrange the slides but not edit the contents of each slide.

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· Reading View: This view is like a slideshow with access to the Windows task bar in case you need to switch windows. However, like the slideshow you cannot edit anything in this view.