Powerpoint

[Chad Fabry]

I can run a power point presentation just fine. The mouse clicking required for that is well within my skillset.

I need to buy the program and learn how to create

and edit presentations with some degree of proficiency as soon as possible.

What's the best way to achieve this goal?

[Richard Moore]

Chad...I believe Powerpoint is now included with all levels of MS Office 2007. Depending on the age of your software, it might make more sense to upgrade your Office suite (assuming you have one(?)) than to buy it separately.

[Chad Fabry]

Yeah I have an Office Suite...MS Office Pro 2003. I'm not opposed to updating the whole shebang. I've blown the budget for reasonable computer deductions for 2006, but I can justify some software.

I'm more concerned about the best way to learn the program.

[Bob White]

Chad --

If you're looking to create presentations , you can download Openoffice.org suite. It's free.

Openoffice.org Impress is very similar to Powerpoint, and you can even save your presentations in Office 97/ 2000 / XP formats.

It works very well.

And, I think I may have mentioned before, it's free.

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[Chad Fabry]

Thanks Bob,

I need to work on existing ppt presentations...will it work for that?

[Richard Moore]

Chad...I can't help with the training but, if you have Office Pro 2003, you should already have and own PowerPoint. Did you do a custom install and not install that program? Click on Start, All Programs, and then Microsoft Office. You might find it there.

[Bain]

Chad,

I had to learn--portions of, anyway--Powerpoint for a class I taught a couple of years ago. I don't know if it's the best way, but I used Microsoft's online manual/tutorial. It's slow going, but it walks you through the different aspects necessary for assembling a presentation.

[Bill Kibbel]

What Richard said.

or, just click on a PowerPoint presentation file and it should bring up MS PowerPoint, unless you have a "slideshow viewer" installed as the default.

It should look like this:

or it may have some tool bars near the top. If there aren't any tool bars, place your curser on the top bar that lists File, Edit, View, etc., right click and select some tool bars. Then, play around with some of the tools to create and edit presentations.

[Bill Kibbel]

My PowerPoint is from Office 97, so you should have it in 2000.

I Googled "PowerPoint basics" and this came up first: http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy202/tutorial/PowerPoint/pptBasics/pptBasics.htm

[Bob White]

I need to work on existing ppt presentations...will it work for that?

I just opened a a powerpoint presentation and tweaked it some...

Every time I save back to powerpoint I get the warning that the changes I made may not accurately translate to the ppt format....

But they have so far...

[Jim Katen]

Originally posted by Chad Fabry

I can run a power point presentation just fine. The mouse clicking required for that is well within my skillset.

I need to buy the program and learn how to create

and edit presentations with some degree of proficiency as soon as possible.

What's the best way to achieve this goal?

Find a New Horizons Learning Center and sign up for one of their classes. You'll learn a lot fast.

- Jim Katen, Oregon

[Terence McCann]

Hi Chad:

I know my way around PowerPoint. If you'd like, I can help you out if you need something done quickly. Drop me a note at tjmccann"at"alltel.net.

If you have Office 2003 there's no need to update your software as PowerPoint 2003 will do some pretty robust presentations. As far as learning, nothing beats a trip to your local Boarders Books to look for a "Everything you wanted to know about Powerpoint" book.

[Chad Fabry]

Thanks very much everyone. I'll grab a book and sign up for class.

I found the program on the system disks and re-installed it...I must have deleted it at some time.

OK, I'm off and running, well stumbling anyway.