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Below are some of the basic commands for PowerPoint. We do not
cover all the commands within PowerPoint only the ones the ones
you will need to understand for using PowerPoint for Worship
Services or Sermon Outlines.
VIEW OPTIONS
NOTE: While this tutorial contains some basic PowerPoint
commands, it does not cover all the PowerPoint commands. We
explain only the commands needed to understand the use of
PowerPoint for Worship Services or Sermon Outlines
1. Outline View. Clicking this tab displays
the outline pane. This view shows an outline of the text on each
page.
2. Slide View. Clicking this tab displays
the slide view pane. This view shows a thumbnail of each slide in
a presentation.
3. Normal View. Clicking this icon causes
the window to be displayed in normal view. This is the best view
when using an extended desktop.
4. Slide Sorter View. Clicking this icon
causes the window to display thumbnails of each slide within a
presentation. To change the order of a slide in slide sorter view,
hold down the left mouse button on the slide to be moved and drag
to the new location. We do not use this view while setting up
songs but rather use it when sorting or rearranging announcements.
5. Slide Show. Clicking this icon begins
playing the presentation. When on an extended desktop system, the
presentation will be displayed on the second screen and the
primary monitor will display the outline view. From this point on
you must use your keyboard to move through the slides. Use the
Up/Down arrows or type in a slide number and hit enter.
DRAWING TOOLBAR
1. Draw Menu. Clicking Draw displays
the draw menu. The draw menu provides options for creating,
grouping, nudging, aligning, rotating and changing objects.
2. Select Object. The cursor allows you to
select objects. Click this icon, then click an object using the
left mouse button.
3. Text Box. To draw a text box, click this
icon, hold down the left mouse button on the starting point and
drag. Use this command to create text for your announcements or
sermon notes.
4. Font Color. To apply color to text,
select the text then click this icon. To change the color, click
the arrow located beside the icon. Use this to change the color of
the font for announcements or sermon notes. We suggest not using
this command for our songs as it will override the color scheme
settings.
5. Object Shadow. This places a shadow on a
selected object or text. This is the shadow we suggest using with
songs. It will adapt to the slide color scheme settings and
provides greater control than the shadow text command.
FORMATTING TOOLBAR
1. Font . The font name is displayed here.
To change the font, click the arrow located to the right of the
field and make a selection from the options provided. The songs
are all formatted using Halvett Black Condensed which we have
found to be the most readable font for music. For a download link
to the Halvett Black Condensed font please see the online tutorial.
2. Font Size. The font size is displayed
here in points. To change the font size, click the arrow located
to the right of the field and make a selection from the options
provided. You can also type a number in the box. If the font at 36
points trails onto the next line, reduce the font size to 35 (or
smaller if required).
3. Font Options. These buttons change the
font to bold, italic and underline.
4. Shadow Text. We suggest not using this
option as it has limited control and overrides the color scheme
settings.
5. Aligning Text. Use these buttons to
align your text.
PICTURE TOOLBAR
1. Contrast. Increase/decrease contrast in
selected photo.
2. Brightness. Increase/decrease brightness
in selected photo
3. Crop. This allows you to change the size of
an inserted photo.
4. Format Picture. Displays a window,
providing options for cropping, image control, position sizing,
and borders.
5. Set Transparent Color. Allows you to set
a transparent color for the selected picture. This is a good tool
for placing your church logo on announcements or welcome pages..
INSERT MENU
Slides from Files. The insert Slides from
Files command allows you to insert an individual song file or
announcement. This is ideal for bringing PowerPoint slides in from
another file.
SLIDE SHOW MENU
1. Set Up Show. This option allows you to
configure PowerPoint to show the slide show through the projector
when in extended desktop mode. This process is described in detail
under
Display Slide Show On.
Slide Shows can also be set to loop forever for announcements.
2. Slide Transitions. This command allows
you to change the slide transitions between announcements or
sermons. We suggest not using slide transitions in your song lists
as it tends to distract from worship.
FORMAT MENU
1. Slide Color Scheme. This option allows
you to change the default color of the text and shadows for a song
list. This process is described in detail in the Slide Color
Scheme tutorial: Slide
Color Scheme.
2. Background. This option allows you to
change the default background for the music list. This process is
described in the following tutorials: Using ImageVine
Worship Photo Templates &
Custom Jpeg Backgrounds.
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