Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

Starting a Slide Show

Launch a file into Slide Show from the Windows 98 shell by right-mouse clicking on the PowerPoint file and selecting Show from the shortcut menu.

Keyboarding

You can create a new bullet slide and move from the title area to the body area with keyboard commands. To create a new slide while on a bullet slide, hold the Ctrl key while hitting Enter in Slide view. Start typing to automatically enter Title text. Then hit Ctrl+Enter again to move to the bullet area, and so on. When you've finished with the last placeholder on the slide, Ctrl+Enter will create a new slide for you.

Reverting to Master Layout

If you've created a slide and made formatting changes to the layout but want to revert to the original PowerPoint formatting from the master layout, select the Slide Layout button from the Common Tasks list, select the slide layout of your slide, and click on Reapply.

Hiding background Graphics

You can hide background graphics from the master on any slide if you need more room for your slide objects. From the Format menu, select Background and click the "Omit background graphics from master" check box.

Multiple Guides

You can create multiple guides in PowerPoint to help you align different objects. From the View menu, select Guides. While pressing the Ctrl key, drag a copy of the guide to the desired location. To eliminate unwanted guides, select one and drag it off the edge of the screen.

Adding AutoClipArt

You can add your own clip art images to Clip Art Gallery to illustrate concepts in your presentation. Use the Import button in Clip Art Gallery, and double-click on your picture to add it. After the image is imported, you'll see the Picture Properties dialog. Enter the keyword(s) in the Description box to associate with the image. The next time the AutoClipArt feature encounters that word and suggests clip-art images, your image will be among the selections offered.

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