1) Views
PowerPoint has several 'views' that allow you to edit and see presentation
content in various useful ways. You can switch among the views as you work by
selecting one from the View menu
or clicking one of the five 'view' buttons in the lower left-hand corner
of the PowerPoint window.
Tip: Office 2000 may be installed to show only your most recent
menu selections. To see non-visible choices, click the double-headed arrow
at the bottom of the menu list, or hold the mouse over the menu for a
few seconds. Either of these actions will then display all the choices
in that menu item.
Normal View in 2000 | in 2002 (XP)
In the Normal view, the screen is split into three sections showing the
presentation outline on the left, the slide in the main window, and notes
at the bottom. back to top
Outline View in 2000 | no Outline View in 2002 (XP)
In the Outline view, the majority of the screen shows all the titles and
body text in your presentation whereas the slide and notes appear on small
windows. In Outline view, you can move slides around within your presentation
and also edit your text. back to top
Slide Sorter View in 2000
The Slide Sorter view shows you a minature of each slide in your presentation.
You can drag slides around on the screen to reposition them in this view.
You can also select and copy multiple slides should you want to use them
in other presentations. back to top
Notes View in 2000
The Notes view lets you create speaker's notes. Each page corresponds
to a slide in your presentation and includes a reduce image of the slide.
You can draw and type in Notes view the way you can in Slide View. back to top
Slide View in 2000 | no Slide View in 2002 (XP)
The Slide view does not differ much from the Normal view, except in that
the Slide view does not display the presentation outline. The slide view
displays each slide on the screen and is helpful for adding images, formatting
text, and adding background styles.
There is no Slide View in the 2002 (XP) version, however, you can obtain the same similar effect by closing the Task Pane and switching the left side window from Outline to Slide Sorter.
Slide Show View
Finally, the Slide Show view runs the slide show on full-screen. See section
"Running a slide show" for more details. back to top
2) Toolbars
In all Microsoft programs, there are three ways to accomplish most
tasks:
through the menu choices (File, Edit, Insert...)
via a toolbar, or
using the keyboard shortcuts.
Generally, keyboard shortcuts are used by people who are very
familiar with the program, whereas novices find the toolbars easier and
quicker to access once they are comfortable with the icons' functions.
Usually PowerPoint displays the menu bar, standard toolbar,
the formatting toolbar, as well as the drawing toolbar by default. If
however, these toolbars do not appear on your screen or you need to see
the other toolbars as well, you can customize your toolbar by clicking
on View menu --> Toolbars and checking or unchecking the toolbar you
want to show or hide.
