Slide Show in PowerPoint
In a slide show, you can:
Display one slide at a time manually.
Configure the slides to advance automatically
When you run a slide show, Power Point displays one slide at a time. You can either proceed to the next slide in the presentation manually or configure the presentation to advance the slides automatically
To run the slide show, perform the following step:
Select the Slide Show à View Show command
The presentation automatically starts in Full Screen mode
The presentation starts from the slide, which is selected in the Slide pane
To navigate during the slide show, you can use the following methods:
Press the left mouse button to move to the next slide
Right-click the mouse and select the required option on the pop-up menu
Select Next to move to the next slide or select Previous to move to the previous slide
Press the Left arrow key or Down arrow key to move to the next slide
Press Spacebar to move to the next slide
Press the Page Down key to move to the next slide
Press the Page Up key to move to the previous slide
Press the Esc key to end the slide show
Views in PowerPoint
The different types of views in PowerPoint are:
Normal
Slide Sorter
Slide Show
Notes Page
Normal View
By default, Power Point displays the presentation in the Normal view. Select the View à Normal command, to display the presentation in Normal view as shown in next slide
It has three sections namely, tabs, Slide pane and Notes pane
It allows a user to view the content in the slide while the text is being typed in the Outline tab or vice-versa
The Slide tab shows thumbnail images of slides, which helps in navigation between slides
The Notes pane is used to add speaker notes. Speaker notes are notes that a speaker refers to while conducting the presentation
Alternatively, you can display the presentation in Normal view by clicking the Normal View ( )
Slide Sorter View
The Slide sorter view in PowerPoint enables you to display slides in thumbnail form. You can use this view to re-arrange, add, and delete slides. To display in Slide Sorter view, select the View à Slide Sorter command. You can display the Slide Sorter view by clicking the Slide Sorter view icon ( )
ENHANCING PRESENTATION
Formatting Text
The appearance of text in a presentation can be enhanced by formatting the text. Formatting involves:
Specifying the Font of Text in a Presentation
Changing Text Case
Modifying the Text Alignment
Applying Bullets and Numbering
Adjusting the Line Spacing
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