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WORKING WITH SLIDES

Chapter 8

Grade
4
INDEX

• Adding a slide
• Deleting a slide
• Formatting a text
• Adding Objects
• Rotating an Objects
• Resizing an Objects
• Inserting 3D Models
ADDING A SLIDE

While creating a presentation, sometimes you need to insert new


slides in it. Whenever you insert a new slide, first select its layout. A
slide refers to the general arrangement of the various components
on a slide. It contains placeholders that hold text, titles, bulleted
lists, and other objects, such as tables, charts, images, movies, and
sound clips. To add a new slide, do the following:
 Select the slide after which you
want to add a new slide.
 If you want that the new slide
should have the same layout as
that of the previous one, then click
on the New Slide button in the
Slides group on the Home tab.
 If you want your new slide to be
based on any other slide layout,
click on the New Slide drop-down
arrow. Select the desired slide
layout.PowerPoint will add a new
slide with the selected layout in the
Slides pane. It can also be seen in
Changing Slide Layout.

You can also change the layout of the existing slide that
matches your requirement. To do so, follow the given
steps:
 Select the existing slide in the Slides Navigation pane.
 Click on Home > Layout and select the required layout.
DELETING A SLIDE

To delete a slide from your presentation, do the following:


 Right-click on the slide in the slides Navigation pane that you
want to delete, and then click on the Delete Slide option. Or
 Select the slide and press the Delete key.
F O R M ATT I N G T E XT

Applying formatting effects to a text can draw the attention of your


audience to specific parts of a presentation and emphasise on
important information. Similar to Word 2019, PowerPoint also
provides several formatting features to beautify the text on a slide.
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Font Increase
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Let us discuss some of these features.

Changing Font Style


To change the font style, follow the given steps:
 Select the text to be formatted.
 Click on the Font drop-down arrow in the Font group on the Home
tab.
 Select any font style from the drop-down list and observe the
change.

Changing Font Size


There are two ways to change the font size of the text. Let us learn
about each of them.
Method 1
 Click on the Font Size drop-down arrow in the Font group on the
Home tab and select the desired font size.
Method 2
 Click on the Increase Font Size button A or Decrease Font Size
button A in the Font group to increase or decrease the font size,
respectively.
Changing Font Case
To change the font case, follow these steps:
 Select the text. Click on the Change Case drop-down arrow in the
Font group on the Home tab.
 Select the desired case from the displayed list of options.

Changing Alignment
Alignment refers to the placement of the text on a slide. You can adjust
the horizontal as well as vertical alignment of the text to change how it
is displayed on the slide.
To set vertical or horizontal alignment, follow these steps:
Vertical Alignment
 Select the text. Click on the drop-down arrow of the Align Text button
in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.
 Select the desired option from the menu that opens up.
Horizontal Alignment
 You can align the text horizontally by selecting the text and choosing
any one of the desired options, like Align Left, Align Right, Center,
and Justify available in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.
Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
To create bulleted and numbered lists, follow the steps given below:
• Select the paragraph on which you want to apply bullets. Or Place
the cursor at the location where you want to apply the bullets.
• Click on Bullets or Numbering drop-down arrow Home tab. Select the
desired list style from the displayed options.in the Paragraph group
on the

Using Format Painter


Just like in Word, Format Painter allows you copy the formatting effects
from one object to another in PowerPoint too. It picks up all the
formatting from your first object, whether it is a shape, picture, or piece
of text, and applies it to the another one. To copy the formatting effect,
follow these steps:
• Select the text formatting that you want to copy.
• Click on the Format Painter tool in the Clipboard group on the Home
tab.
• The pointer changes to a Paintbrush icon. Now, hold down the mouse
ADDING OBJECTS

You can add different objects in the slide to enhance its look and
feel.

Inserting WordArt
The WordArt feature helps you create special or decorative
text. It gives a unique look to the text.
By using the WordArt, you can make the text curved, wavy,
shadowed, or apply 3D effects.
 On the Insert tab, click on the WordArt option in the
Text group.
 The WordArt gallery opens up on the screen as shown
in Figure. Select any WordArt style.
 Type 'PRESENTATION' in the placeholder by replacing the text
'Your text here’. Now, select this text.
 Click on the Text Fill drop-down arrow in the WordArt Styles
group on the Format tab. Select the desired colour and
observe the change.
 Click on the Text Outline drop-down arrow. Choose the desired
outline colour from the displayed list.
 Now, click on the Text Effects drop-down arrow. Point to the
Glow option and select the desired effect from the Glow
Inserting a Text Box
Sometimes, you may have to add more text than the area provided
for entering text in the slide. The Text Box tool gives the facility to
add more text to your slide. A text box is a placeholder, where you
can enter and manipulate the text. You can move the text box along
with its contents anywhere on the slide.
 Click on the Text Box tool in the Text group on the Insert tab. Hold
down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse diagonally
towards right and release the mouse button.
 You will get a rectangular box on the slide with the cursor inside it.
Enter the text, say, 'This is a Text Box'.

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