Datasheet

 Installed Templates: Click this item to display a list of all the templates
installed on your computer. When you create a presentation from a tem-
plate, the presentation inherits various design elements (collectively called
the theme) as well as pre-written content that’s stored in the template.
 Installed Themes: Click this item to display a list of all the themes
installed on your computer. Creating a presentation from a theme is
similar to creating a presentation from a template, except that the
new presentation doesn’t contain any pre-written content.
 My Templates: Double-click My Templates to bring up a separate dialog
box that lets you locate templates to create your presentation from.
 New From Existing: Double-click New From Existing to create a new pre-
sentation based on an existing one. Use this option if you want to create
a presentation that is similar to one that you created previously.
 Microsoft Office Online: Use this section of the dialog box to select a
template from Microsoft’s online Web site. Note that the templates are
arranged into categories, such as Agendas, Plans, and Presentations.
Zooming in
PowerPoint automatically adjusts its zoom factor so that Slide View displays
each slide in its entirety. You can change the size of your slide by using the
zoom control slider that appears at the bottom right of the window.
Editing text
In PowerPoint, slides are blank areas that you can adorn with various
objects. The most common type of object is a text object, a rectangular area
that is specially designated for holding text. (Other types of objects include
shapes, such as circles or triangles; pictures imported from clip art files; and
graphs.)
Most slides contain two text objects: one for the slide’s title and the other for
its body text. However, you can add more text objects if you want, and you
can remove the body text or title text object. You can even remove both to
create a slide that contains no text.
Whenever you move the cursor over a text object, the cursor changes from
an arrow to the I-beam, which you can use to support bridges or build air-
craft carriers. Seriously, when the cursor changes to an I-beam, you can click
the mouse button and start typing text.
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