Power Point Presentations Tips

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After the program loads in your internet viewer, look for the following navigational tools, each with a description below, based on this sample slide.

OUTLINE BUTTON (1)

In the lower left corner the box the “Outline” button lets you see the different slides in this presentation, and jump if desired.  This is useful if you have to leave the presentation, and pick up later at the slide you left off.  Click the “Outline” button to close this window unless you prefer to leave it open.  The second button, “detail” shows all the text on the slides.  Less detail is better for navigation, and when not using the outline, turn it off to allow the slide to become larger.

 FORWARD AND BACKWARD (2)

Next is a button, “Slide x of y”  where “x” is the number of the current slide, and “y” is the total number of slide.  From this view, you must press the << or >> button to go forward or backward as desired. 

  PAUSE NARRATION (3)

The little speaker icon is really a “pause” button to stop the narration, then pick it up again if desired at the same place.  To start the narration over from the beginning, back up one, then go forward to the present slide to start the narration over.

  SLIDE SHOW (= Self Progressing Program)(4)

The “Slide Show” button removes all the navigation and simply shows the program as a continuous show in the full screen mode.  Stop at any time with your computer’s “Escape” button.

  DUPLICATE SOUND ERROR

  This indicates the narration is going on in BOTH the navigation format, and the Slide Show format.  Simply press “Escape” to get back to the navigation format, then pause the narration (click the little speaker icon) then return to the Slide Show format by clicking that button.

  STOP

Use your browser button to stop the program, or just close the window.

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