Using
PowerPoint
 To
start PowerPoint, click the PowerPoint shortcut icon on the Desktop
or once on the button in the Microsoft Office shortcut bar (usually
on the far right hand side of the screen), or by clicking on Start
> Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft PowerPoint.
The
first item to appear will probably be the PowerPoint Office Assistant,
a talking paper clip icon located at the bottom right-hand side
of the screen. To use PowerPoint, click on Use PowerPoint, which
appears under the Office Assistant.
The PowerPoint
Window
The window in which PowerPoint appears has a standard range of
items, as illustrated below. Please note that the following illustration
is taken from PowerPoint 2000, the 97 version differs slightly.
- Title
Bar
- Displays
application name.
- Menu
Bar
- Lists
the names of menus available.
- Toolbar
- Standard
toolbar icons for the most frequently used commands.
- Presentation
Window
- The
working surface area - the 'paper' or 'slide'.
- Status
Bar
- Displays
messages about what you are currently doing in PowerPoint.
After
launching PowerPoint, click on Cancel to delete the New Presentation
dialog box and then click on Help on the Menu Bar. Help items include
Contents, Search and an Index. Pressing the F1 key gives immediate
help via the Office Assistant. It brings up an input box - just
type in your question, then click OK. This should then give a context-specific
help dialog box - ie. its contents are related to the task you are
attempting to undertake.
The
vertical toolbar on the left of the Presentation window changes
depending on the Slide show view selected - drawing or outline.
As with most other Windows applications, clicking the right mouse
button displays a context-specific menu, similar to clicking on
the Toolbar.
 Contents:
Presentations
Skill
Check: Presentations
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