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Okay,
we've got the stars where the aliens came from, and we've
got a picture of the goldfish that they stole. But what
about the potato resembling Cindy Crawford that they left
in the fish's place? I bet you don't have that in your
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You're
right, Jim. As much as I wish I had a picture of that
potato, I don't. But I'm an agile program. If you can scan
it, draw it, or take a picture of it with a camera, I can
use it in a presentation. Anything goes. Here, let me show
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Adding your own works of
art
You are not restricted to using clip art or pictures from
the Clip Art gallery. PowerPoint lets you insert images
from other sources.
Let's say you've used a graphics program to create an
amazing logo for your school, and you want to insert the
logo into your PowerPoint presentation. Here's how to do
it:
1. Click the Insert menu, point to Picture,
and then click From File. The Insert Picture
dialog box will appear.
2. In the Look in box, find the drive and folder
where the artwork is located.
3. In the File name box, enter the name
of the file. Then click the Insert button.
4. The drawing is inserted on the slide.
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Okay,
but what if we're working with images and they get piled
up on top of each other? Then the image you need is in the
back and you can't get to it! |
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Oh,
I hate it when that happens. That's why I have an ordering
function that solves the problem. Afterall, if you have a
picture of a pizza and another picture of some sliced
pepperoni, you're going to need that picture of the
pepperoni on top. Am I right? |
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Of
course you're right. Who likes their pepperoni under
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Layering images
Sometimes you may end up with images overlapping each
other on a slide. Let's say you've created a design where
three different colored squares are layered on top of each
other: a blue square at the back, a yellow square in the
middle, and an orange square in front.
You want to send the orange square to the back layer.
How do you get it there?
Try these steps:
1. Click the orange square to select it.
2. On the drawing toolbar, click the Draw
button. The Draw menu appears.
3. Point to Order, and then click Send
to Back.
To bring the orange square back to the front.
1. Click the orange square to select it.
2. Click the Draw menu, point to Order,
and then click Bring to Front.
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One
other thing... You can add shadows to shapes. It's just
another cool feature I have.
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This
is just amazing. My producer is telling me to cut to a
commercial, but I'm ignoring him. Please, tell me more! |
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Adding shadows to images
Let's try adding a shadow to a shape using the Shadow
button.
1. Click the shape to select it.
2. On the Drawing Toolbar, click the Shadow
button, then click a style.
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