Chapter notes: MS-Powerpoint | National Cyber Olympiad Class 8 PDF Download

• MS – PowerPoint is a visual graphical application developed by Microsoft.
• With respect to class 8 MS-PowerPoint 2010, the main purpose of a PowerPoint is to create a presentation.
• We can create, view, present slides that combine text, shapes, graphs, animations, sounds and special effects.
• These slides contain rich multimedia information.

File menu

• With respect to class 8 computer lessons, the File menu allows you the following actions:
• With respect to class 8 computer lessons, how to create a new document:
• New > Blank document > Create or by pressing the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + N

With respect to class 8 computer lessons, how to open an existing document:

• You can open a document by using the open command
•  or by pressing the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + O

Open more than one document: You can open more documents by using the Ctrl key for adjacent files or the Shift key for non-adjacent files

Save a document:

• To save any file, use the save key
•  or by pressing the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + S
• With respect to class 8 computer lessons,
  • When the file is saved for the first time, the Save As dialog box appears with the following fields:
  •  Save in – enter the location of the folder where the file will be saved File name – type in the file name
  •  Save as type – you can choose the file type in which your file will be saved for example MS PowerPoint 2010.pptx

With respect to class 8 computer lessons, how to print a document:

• Printer: Select the printer which will be used for printing
• Page range:
•  All
•  Current page
• Pages – enter the page number to print
• Orientation:
• Portrait (vertical paper) and Landscape (horizontal paper)

Share
With this new feature we can share files easily

• Change File Type – this helps to change the file type
• Create PDF / XPS Document – save the file in the fixed format so that one cannot easily change the format

Slideshow tab

• From Beginning – To play the slideshow from the beginning or press key F5.
• From Current Slide - To play the slideshow from the current slide or press Shift key and F5.
• Broadcast Slide Show – Newly added feature of MS PowerPoint 2010 - where through the Internet browser, the application sends the link to the remote users who can see the presentation.
• Custom Slide Show - we can customize the slideshow with a new sequence of slides.
• Hide Slide - we can hide slides during the full-screen slide show.

Comparing Two Presentations with respect to class 8 MS-PowerPoint 2010

• With respect to class 8 computer lessons, PowerPoint 2010 includes comparing feature, which enables you to compare two different versions of a presentation.
• Through Compare feature, in an interactive way you can view changes in versions of the presentation.
• Select a presentation and click Merge.

• At the right side of the presentation window, it will open the preview pane.
• Under Slide Changes, you can click any one change from the list of changes.
• You can select one from the list to view respective change description from Presentation changes.
• You will find a box that will pop-up with all the changes made in the slide.

• Select a slide from the Review pane and navigate to the Review tab, to accept the changes.
• From Accept options, you will have the following options: accept all changes, accept all changes to the current slide, or accept all changes to the presentation.

• Once all the changes are made close the presentation and click save.

Protecting your presentation

With respect to class 8 computer lessons, as our presentation has access, anybody can open, copy, and edit its content unless you protect it.
We have are several ways to protect a presentation based on your need.

With respect to class 8 computer lessons, how to protect your document:

• Firstly you have to click the Filetab to go to Backstage view.
• From the backstage view, you will see Infopane, click the Protect Presentation 
• In the drop-down menu, you can choose the protection option that best suits your needs.

• When you are prompted with a dialog box to save. Click
  OK
  

• Post which you will be prompted with another dialog box. Click
  OK
  
• The presentation will be marked as final.