Multimedia presentations:
Multimedia presentations helps the users to presents information visually an interactive way.
Multimedia:
Multimedia is a combination of all or some of the media elements. The elements of multimedia includes text, graphics, audio/video and animation.
Graphics
Digital representation of non text information such as drawing, photographs, painting and charts etc. are called graphics.
Sound
A wave or vibration which can be heard by human ears is known as sound. For example, sound of a passing cars, gunshot and applause etc.
Animation
Animation is a technique used to create movement in objects. For example, cartoon programs and animated movie etc.
Video
A series of pictures that are displayed one after another along with sound is known as video. For example, movie clips and documentary clips etc.
Text
Text is a combination of letters and numbers that a user types with a keyboard.
Creating a PowerPoint presentation
Microsoft PowerPoint is a software that helps a user to create attractive multimedia presentations using different media elements, such as text, graphics, sound, video and animation. When we start PowerPoint, a new blank presentation begins automatically with one slide.
Multimedia presentation
An orderly display information using different media elements such as audio, video, animation, text and graphics is known as multimedia presentations. Multimedia presentations are used to present information to a group of people. It is the most comprehensive way to present information. PowerPoint and Adobe Flash are some examples of multimedia presentations software.
Slide and slideshow
A single page of presentation created in PowerPoint is called Slide. All the information in the form of media elements such as text, graphics and sound etc. is presented on the slide. created in PowerPoint shown one after another is known as slide show. In the slideshow presentation is shown in full screen mode. In the slide show all the graphics, timing, animated effects and transition effects are shown.
Opening PowerPoint
- Click start button Point to all programs➡️ Microsoft Office
- Click Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
- PowerPoint 2007 opens
- Click on the title placeholder and My First Presentation.
- Now click on the subtitle placeholder and type your name, and section.
- Click on new slide button to add few more slides
- Now click the slide show button to run the slide show of your presentation or press F5 key on the keyboard
- The presentation will run in full screen mode.
- Save it in my MS Documents folder with the same of "My first presentation".
Blank presentation
When a user start PowerPoint, a new blank presentation begins automatically with one slide. If the user needs to starts another blank presentation, follow these steps.
Creating blank presentation
- Click office button and select new
- Or press Ctrl+ N.
- The New Presentation dialogue box opens
- Blanks Presentation is selected by default
- Click create button
- A new blank presentation will be created.
Template
A template is a file that contains pre-defined setting on which a user can base new presentations. Template are easy to use. They also save much time in beautifying the slides.
There are three types of template
- Installed template- These are provided with the PowerPoint.
- My Template: Template that a user has created and saved.
- Office Online Template- Templates that a user download from Office websites.
Using Installed Template
- Open PowerPoint (a new blank presentation appears)
- Choose office button and click New.
- The new presentation dialogue box opens.
- In the Template list, click installed templates.
- Click a template to see a preview of it.
- Click Create button.
- A new presentation opens based on that selected template.
Themes
A user can open a new presentation using a theme. A theme contains pre-defined setting of fonts, colors and other settings.
Using themes
- Open PowerPoint (a new blank presentation appears).
- The New Presentation dialogue box opens.
- In the Template list, click Installed Themes
- Click a theme to see a preview of it
- Click a create button.
- A new presentation opens based on the selected theme.
Collecting content for presentation:
Content for presentation can be collected in the form of text, images, audio and video clips. The presenter can search books and internet for the best available material. Suppose a user wants to create a presentation on the famous personality. The user should collect the following material to make an attractive presentation.
- Textual data (birthday, a brief history and quotes etc.)
- Image of the famous personality
- Sound clips from his speeches
- Video clips of famous personality
Adding Background fill effect:
The background of a slide is the area behind the text and graphic. The background color and appearance of the slide can easily be modified with the following effects.
Gradient fill: A gradual progression of colors and shades usually from one color to another color or from one shade to another shade of the same color.
Texture fill: The feel of a surface or a fabric is called texture. There are different texture available in PowerPoint to set as background.
Picture fill: A visual representation of an object or scene or person produced on a surface is known as picture. For example, painting, drawings and photographs. etc.
Adding Gradient Fill
- Open PowerPoint (a new blank presentation appears).
- Types the quotation.
- On the design tab, in the background group, click background dialogue box launcher.
- The format background dialogue box appears.
- Click gradient fill
- Click preset colors and set one preset color style.
- Click apply to all the color of the background of the slide changes.
- Click close
- The background of the slide changes.
Adding texture fill:
- Open PowerPoint (a new blank presentation appears)
- Type the quotation
- Right click on the background of the slide
- Select the Format Background
- The format background dialogue box opens
- Click Picture or texture fill
- Click Texture button and then select the required texture
- Click Apply to All
- Click Close
Adding Picture as Background Fill
- Open PowerPoint ( a new blank presentation)
- Type the Quotation
- Open the format background dialogue box
- Click picture or texture fill
- Click File button to choose a picture
- Set the path of appropriate picture which you want to set as background
- Click Apply to all
- now the picture has been set as background
Slide layout and Placeholders:
Layout refer to the way things are arranged on a slide. A slide layout is a ready-made or pre-defined design of a slide available in Microsoft PowerPoint. All slide layouts contain boxes with dotted borders called placeholders. These boxes hold title and body text or objects such as SmartArt graphic, charts, tables and pictures.
Using slide layout and placeholders
- Open a new blank PowerPoint Presentation.
- In the Home tab, on the Slide groups, Click Layout
- A menu of layout appears
- Click the desired layout
- In the title placeholder type something
- In the content placeholder, click insert Clip Arts appears
- Click the Click art you want to insert
- The insert clip art appears on the slide
- In the Home tab on the drawing group click shapes
- A menu of shapes appears
- Click the shapes that you want to insert
- Edit the shapes, for example by resizing or moving it as needed
- Save it with the name
Adding animation
A user can add animation in presentation by using slide transition and custom animation effects. These effects can help to animate the slide and its objects.
Custom animation
Custom animation is the list of animated effects that a user can apply to different selected objects on the slide during the slide show.
Using custom animation
- Open the presentation
- select the image
- In the Animation tab, click Custom Animation
- Custom Animation task pane appears
- Click add Effects⇾ Entrance⇾ Checkerboard
- Select the slide show button to view the full screen animation effects
Slide Transition
Slide transition is the movement from one slide to another in the slide show. A user can add sound, select the speed and style to the transition effects.
Applying the sound effects
- On the animation tab, in the Transition to this Slide group, Click Transition sound
- Transition sound drop-down list appears
- Select the transition sound
- Setting speed of slide transition
- On the Animation tab in the Transition to this slide group, CLICK TRANSITION SPEED.
- Select the transition speed drop down list
Run a slide show
The presentation of all the slides created in PowerPoint one after another is known as slideshow. In the slide show in the full screen mode.
Slide Show
On the Slide Show tab in the start slide show group, click from the beginning
Slide show start from the first slide