Primers Powerpoint (18 links)

Creating Interactive Presentations Using PowerPoint. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign. Explains how to use Action Buttons to create dynamic, interactive PowerPoint presentations.

Introduction To Presentation Software: Using PowerPoint 2000. Cornell University - Academic Technology Center. Covers all the basics of using Powerpoint 2000 to create a presentation, including: adding slides and text; using Powerpoint views; adding media; formatting presentations; using templates; using the slide sorter; using selected presentation tools (notes, effects, printing) and distributing Powerpoint presentations.

Introduction To Presentation Software: Using PowerPoint XP. Cornell University - Academic Technology Center. Covers all the basics of using Powerpoint XP to create a presentation, including: adding slides and text; using Powerpoint views; adding media; formatting presentations; using templates; using the slide sorter; using selected presentation tools (notes, effects, printing), distributing Powerpoint presentations and adding sound and video.

Microsoft Powerpoint Assistance and Tutorials. University of North Carolina ITS Help & Support. Extensive selection of help documentation covering critical aspects of using Powerpoint 97, 2000 and 2003/XP.

Nick's PowerPoint Handouts. Nick Dvorcek. An extensive collection of Powerpoint resources covering both basic and advanced topics from an expert in media services.

Power Point 2000 Tutorial. Florida Gulf Coast University. A dozen graphical lessons covering Getting Started, the Power Point Screen, Working with Slides, Adding Content, Working with Text, Color Schemes, Graphics, Slide Effects, Master Slides, Saving and Printing (including saving as a web page); Keyboard shortcuts and Tips (design and presentation basics).

PowerPoint 2000 Basics Tutorial. Indiana University. A very good tutorial that relies heavily on graphical examples of Powerpoint screens and dialogs. Covers all basic and some intermediate functions, including printing, presentation and Web publishing tips. Large single page file canbe slow to download over standard modem.

PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial. University of Pennsylvania - Biomedical Library. Covers Powerpoint basics; Adding and editing content; Working with design; Working with graphics; Working with animation; Adding sound and video; Graphs and tables; Online features (hyperlinks, action buttons, Web presentation); and Printing and presenting.

Powerpoint 2000: Creating a Multimedia Presentation. University of California - Los Angeles. Covers selecting slide formats; entering and formatting text; configuring a master slide; adding new slides; customizing a blank slide; creating a multimedia presentation; sorting slides; projecting slides; creating other output (35 mm slides, OHTs, handouts); publishing to the Web and presentation tips.

PowerPoint 98 (Mac) Tutorial. North Carolina State University. Tutorial for Mac users of Powerpoint 98. Covers Using the AutoContent Wizard; PowerPoint Views and Navigation; Creating and Editing Slides; Creating a Slide Show and Presenting a Slide Show (including for viewing on the Internet).

Powerpoint action settings and interactivity. Nick Dvorcek. Explains the interactive mechanisms available in Powerpoint (action button, hyperlinks, etc.) and how to use them effectively.

PowerPoint Basics. University of Alberta. Explains some of the basic features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, including Starting PowerPoint, View Options, Add a Slide, Add / Modify Text, Speaker Notes, Background / Color Scheme, Headers / Footers, Graphics, Audio & Video, Charts, Transitions and Slide Show Animation.

PowerPoint Presentations. Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Academic Technology Center. 10 modules on Powerpoint 2003: Creating a Presentation with PowerPoint; Best Practices for Presentation Design; Formatting Master Slides; Organizing and Previewing Slides; Inserting Graphics and Images; Inserting Video and Audio Clips; Recording Narration; Animation and Slide Transitions; Printing Slides, Handouts, and Notes; and Giving a Live Presentation.

PowerPoint XP. California State University - San Bernardino. Provides both beginning and advanced topics, mainly text-based. Beginning topics include: AutoContent Wizard; Text/Design Elements; Graphics and WordArt; Links; Navigation Buttons; Notes; Outlines; Viewing and Timing Slides; Templates and Text Editing. Advanced topics include: Action Buttons; Animations; Backgrounds; Charts; Custom Templates; Draw Tool; Narration; Sound; Slide Transitions; Tables; Video, and Posting Your Presentation to the Web.

PowerPoint XP Tutorials. Lake Land College - Center for Technology and Professional Development. Lessons include: Adding slides in PowerPoint; Creating slide transitions; Animating points on slides; Adding clipart; Changing color schemes; Printing options; Creating a master slide; Saving a presentation as a web page; and Adding Flash movies to presentations .

PowerPoint XP: Creating a Presentation. Eastern Michigan University - Information and Communications Technology. Excellent, graphic-intensive introduction to Powerpoint XP. Topics include: the Powerpoint XP interface; Creating and saving presentations, entering content, enhancing content, printing presentations, and the onscreen slideshow.

PowerPoint XP: Enhancing a Presentation. Eastern Michigan University - Information and Communications Technology. Excellent, graphic-intensive advanced Powerpoint XP tutorial. Topics covered include: using and modifying the slide master; slide transitions and custom animations; and incorporating multimedia (audio and video).

Tutorials: PowerPoint. Epson Presentors Online. Provides dozens of quick tips on using Microsoft Powerpoint, grouped into the following categories: Templates and Master Slides, Graphics, Aligning and Grouping Objects, Fonts and Text, Sound and Narration, Tables and Charts, Transitions and Timing, Shows within Shows, Internet Presentations, and Advanced Features.