PowerPoint Basics

What is the Ribbon?

• The collection of tools and features at the top of the screen

• The name for the icons at the bottom of the screen

• The name for the whole slide

True or False: The ribbon is divided into TABS like Design, Insert and Home

• True

• False

There are also commands on each tab that have been organized into

True or false: Some groups even have an arrow that you can click on to view even more commands

• True

• False

If you feel that the ribbon is taking up too much space, you can hide it by

• Closing PowerPoint

• clicking the arrow in the upper right corner and choosing the option that you want

• going to the Home tab and clicking on bold

For help working with PowerPoint, click on the Tell Me feature because______

• it takes you to the internet allowing you to search there

• it automatically knows what you are thinking

• it works like a regular search bar, allowing you to quickly find the right tool or command.

True or False: The Quick Access Toolbar in the upper left hand corner of your PowerPoint allows you to customize commands that you use frequently

• True

• False

In the bottom right corner, you will find a few more tools that let you change the way that your presentation is displayed. To zoom in or out,

• click on the home tab

• Click on the insert tab

• click and drag the slider in the zoom control to the left or the right

Slide sorter view

• displays the print view of your presentation

• displays smaller views of the slides in your presentation

• displays the backstage view of your presentation

The play slide show icon will play your slides as

• an actual presentation

• as a slide sorter view

• as a reading view