PowerPoint Tutorials from the University of California

Here are several excellent PowerPoint Training Tutorials from the University of California. These will show and teach you how to use many features of PowerPoint, as shown and linked to below. The first document is a comprehensive PowerPoint Guide with 9 screen video tutorials. This free training document will take you through practices and recommendations for creating and using PowerPoint presentations. This tutorial guide was created using PowerPoint XP and 2003, but many of the specific instructions are also applicable to version 2000. The remaining PowerPoint tutorials are available in several formats: .doc, .pdf, and video.


PowerPoint Tutorials from the University of California:

• PowerPoint Guide
  • Introduction to the PowerPoint Guide (0.9mb)
  • Creating a Blank PowerPoint Presentation (1.67mb)
  • Inserting Text, Images, and New Slides (1.61mb)
  • Inserting Tables and Graphs in Your PowerPoint Presentations (2.83mb)
  • View Modes in PowerPoint (4.48mb)
  • Choose a Color Layout For Your PowerPoint Presentation (4.25 mb)
  • Adding and Modifying Animations and Slide Transitions in Your PowerPoint Presentation (2.48 mb)
  • Adding Speaker Notes to Your PowerPoint Presentation (2.14mb)
  • Adding Media to Your PowerPoint Presentation (3.73 mb)
• Creating an Image-Only Presentation (.doc, pdf, Video - 1.88mb)
• Manually Setting Animations and Slide Transitions in PowerPoint (.doc, pdf, Video - 0.4mb)
• Effective Presentation Visuals in PowerPoint (.doc, pdf)
• Combining PowerPoint Presentations (.doc, pdf, Video - 0.4mb)
• Timing PowerPoint Presentations Manually (.doc, pdf, Video - 0.5mb)
• Acceptable File Formats in PowerPoint for Windows (.doc, pdf)
• Searching for Images (.doc, pdf, Video - 4.4mb)
• Optimizing Images for PowerPoint and the Web (.doc, pdf)
• Resizing Images in Photoshop (.doc, pdf)
• Compressing Images in Powerpoint for: Mac (.doc, pdf)) or PC (.doc, pdf, Video)
• Batch Cropping of Images (.doc, pdf)
• Cross-compatilibilty Issues Between Mac and PC Platforms (.doc, pdf)
• Using the “Pack and Go” Tool in PowerPoint for Windows (.doc, pdf, Video - 0.4mb)
• Exporting PowerPoint Presentations onto CD or Other External Media for Mac (.doc, pdf)

• Create a Slide Presentation using PowerPoint XP. Add objects, images, and text. Learn how to use animations to build slides.
• Intermediate PowerPoint, The Next Step (pdf). Support filess: non-linear.ppt and .avi file
• Tutorial in PowerPoint format
• Tips for teaching large classes

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