BCA – 105: Lab on MS- Windows and DOS
Rahul Kumar Singh
In today's Lab Class we have discussed on MS PowerPoint.
MS PowerPoint:-
MS PowerPoint (PPT) is a program that is included in the
Microsoft Office suite. It is used to make presentations for
personal and professional purposes. It is a powerful, easy-
to-use presentation graphics software program that allows
you to create professional-looking electronic slide shows.
The image given below shows the main page of MS
PowerPoint, where a person lands when the program is
opened on a computer system:
Open MS PowerPoint:-
Follow the steps below to open MS PowerPoint on a
personal computer:
Click on the start button
Then choose “All Programs”
Next step is to select “MS Office”
Under MS Office, click on the “MS PowerPoint”
A blank presentation is open on the screen. According to
the requirement, a person can modify the template for a
presentation and start using the program.
Features of MS PowerPoint:-
There are multiple features that are available in MS
PowerPoint which can customise and optimise a
presentation. The same have been discussed below.
Slide Layout:-
Multiple options and layouts are available based on which a
presentation can be created. This option is available under
the “Home” section and one can select from the multiple
layout options provided.
The image below shows the different slide layout options
which are available for use:
Insert:-
Under the “Insert” category, multiple options are available
where one can choose what feature they want to insert in
their presentation. This may include images, audio, video,
header, footer, symbols, shapes, etc.
The image below shows the features which can be inserted:
Slide Design:-
MS PowerPoint has various themes using which
background colour and designs or textures can be added to
a slide. This makes the presentation more colourful and
attracts the attention of the people looking at it.
This feature can be added using the “Design” category
mentioned on the homepage of MS PowerPoint. Although
there are existing design templates available, in case
someone wants to add some new texture or colour, the
option to customise the design is also available. Apart from
this, slide designs can also be downloaded online.
Animations:-
During the slide show, the slides appear on the screen one
after the other. In case, one wants to add some animations
to the way in which a slide presents itself, they can refer to
the “Animations” category.
The different animation styles available on PowerPoint are:
Apart from all these options; font size, font style, font
colour, word art, date and time, etc. can also be added to a
PPT.
Uses of PowerPoint Presentation:-
PowerPoint presentations are useful for both personal and
professional usage. Given below are a few of the major
fields where PPT is extremely useful:
Education – With e-learning and smart classes being
chosen as a common mode of education today, PowerPoint
presentations can help in making education more
interactive and attract students towards the modified
version of studying.
Marketing – In the field of marketing, PowerPoint
presentations can be extremely important. Using graphs
and charts, numbers can be shown more evidently and
clearly which may be ignored by the viewer if being read.
Business – To invite investors or to show the increase or
decrease in profits, MS PowerPoint can be used.
Creating Resumes – Digital resumes can be formed using
MS PowerPoint. Different patterns, photograph, etc. can be
added to the resume.
Depicting Growth – Since both graphics and text can be
added in a presentation, depicting the growth of a company,
business, student’s marks, etc. is easier using PPT.
Shortcuts key for Microsoft PowerPoint:-
Here are some keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft
PowerPoint:
Create a presentation: Press Ctrl + N
Open a presentation: Press Ctrl + O
Insert a slide: Press Ctrl + M
Close a presentation: Press Ctrl + D
Copy a slide: Press Ctrl + Shift + D
Show or hide the ribbon: Press Ctrl + F1
Show or hide the selection pane: Press Alt + F10
Select a command: Press the letter shown in the Key
Tip that appears by the ribbon command
Copy object attributes: Press Ctrl + Shift + C
Paste object attributes: Press Ctrl + Shift + V
Move a slide down: Hold down Control and hit the
down arrow
Move a slide up: Press Control and the up arrow
Move a slide to the end: Press Control + Shift + Down
Move a slide to the top: Press Control + Shift + Up
Duplicate a slide: Press Control + D
Jump to the end of the deck: Press Control + End
Jump back up: Press Control + Home
