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PowerPoint 2003 Tips and Tricks


PowerPoint 2003 Tips and Tricks

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How to:

  1. Insert a slide from another Powerpoint presentation - (more)
  2. Insert an Excel worksheet and chart - (more)
  3. Create a custom toolbar - (more)
  4. Set up a self-running slide show - (more)
  5. To use the pen tool mark up a slide - (more)
  6. Send a Powerpoint presentation for review using email - (more)
  7. Save a PowerPoint presentation as a Web Page - (more)
  8. Prepare a Powerpoint presentation for use on another computer using Package for CD - (more)
  • How to insert a slide from another Powerpoint presentation
    1. In the open presentation, click where you want to insert the slide from another presentation
    2. From the Insert menu, click Slide from Files
    3. Click the Find Presentation tab, if necessary, and then click Browse.
    4. Navigate to the location of the file to insert, select it, and hen click Open
    5. Select the slides you want to insert
    6. Click Insert

  • How to insert an Excel worksheet and chart in Powerpoint

    To insert an Excel worksheet
    1. Position the cursor at the point where you want to place the worksheet
    2. From the Insert menu, click Object
    3. Select the Create from file option, and then click Browse
    4. Navigate to the folder that contains the worksheet you want to insert
    5. In the list of file and folder names, click the file, and then click OK to close the Browse dialog box Go to top

    To insert an Excel chart
    1. Position the cursor at the point where you want to place the chart
    2. From the Insert menu, click Object
    3. Select the Create from file option, and then click Browse
    4. Navigate to the folder that contains the chart you want to insert
    5. In the list of file and folder names, click the file, and then click OK to close the Browse dialog box Go to top

  • How to create a custom toolbar
    1. On the Tools menu, select Customize
    2. Click the Toolbars tab, then click New
    3. In the Toolbar name box, type a name of your choice, then click OK
    4. Click the Commands tab to display a list of available commands in Powerpoint
    5. In the Categories list, click a category to display a list of commands
    6. In the Commands list, drag the buttons you want to the custom toolbar that you just created.
    7. Click Close to close the Customize dialog box. Go to top

  • How to setup a self-running slide show
    1. Open the presentation, and then select the Slide Show menu, click Set Up Show
    2. In the Set Up Show dialog box's Show type area, select the Browsed at a kiosk (full screen) option
    3. Click OK
    4. To test the show, move to Slide 1, and click the Slide Show button
    5. Press the ESC key to stop the slide show
    6. From the File menu, click Save As and navigate to the folder where you wan to store the self-running presentation
    7. Click thr down arrow to the right of the Save as Type box, and click Powerpoint Show in the drop-down list. Go to top

  • How to use the pen tool to add marks to a slide
    1. Select a slide and then click the Slide Show button
    2. Right-click anywhere on the screen, click Pointer Options on the shortcut menu, click Felt Tip Pen, and then make you mark Go to top

  • How to send a Powerpoint presentation for review using e-mail
    1. On the File menu, select Send To, and then select Mail Recipient (for Review)
    2. Click in the To: box and enter the recipient's e-mail address
    3. Click in the message area below the text Please review the attached document, and if necessary, type an additional note
    4. On the Message toolbar, click the Send button. Go to top

  • How to save a PowerPoint presentation as a Web Page
    1. Select the File menu, click on Save as Web Page
    2. Type in a name for your presentation (remember to include the .html extension)
    3. Select the folder where you want your presentation stored and then click the Publish button.
    4. Select the Complete Presentation option, or you can choose to publish a range of slides, then select the All browsers listed above (create larger files) option.
    5. Clear the Open published Web page in browser check box, if necessary, and then click Publish. Go to top

  • How to prepare a Powerpoint presentation for use on another computer using Package for CD
    1. From the File menu, select Package for CD
    2. In the Name the CD box, type the name of your presentation, and click Options
    3. Select the Embedded TrueType fonts check box, and click OK
    4. Click Copy to Folder, click Browse, navigate to the folder that contains the presentation, and click Select
    5. When you return to the Copy to Folder dialog box, click OK, and then click Close to close the Package for CD dialog box. Go to top

  • Record Number: 2573
  • Create Date: 2005-06-29
  • Last Reviewed: 03-10-2009

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