I. How to insert Internet images, digital photos, mpegs, videos, and music in Powerpoint presentations.

A. How to insert Internet images on Powerpoint slides:

1.    Go to http://www.google.com and click on the Images tab.

2.    Type in a subject, person, or topic you plan to use for the Powerpoint show.

3.    Choose an image, and right click on it.  Choose Save Image As.  Name the image, and save it to the desk top. Another way: Right click on the image, choose "Copy Image," then (after step 5) Right Click and "Paste" the image into the blank slide.

4.    Open Powerpoint, and choose a Blank Presentation.

5.    Click on Insert , New Slide, then choose a Blank Slide.

6.    Click on Insert again, and choose Picture, then From File.  Locate the Desk Top image you saved, and click on Insert. Size the image to fit the page, or whatever size you desire.

7.    Repeat these seven steps to create the number of slides you desire to  include in your presentation.

B. How to insert Digital camera photos on Powerpoint slides:

(This procedure assumes a digital camera, or its memory stick is connected to your computer, and shows up as a drive.)

1.    Open Powerpoint, and choose a Blank Presentation.

2.    Click on Insert , New Slide, then choose a Blank Slide.

3.    Click on Insert again, and choose Picture, then From File.  Locate the connected camera or memory stick, by clicking on My Computer / Drive E (or whatever is the last drive displayed,) locate the folder with your photos, find the photo you want, and click on Insert. Size the image to fit the page, or whatever size you desire.

*A quick way to insert multiple photos from a digital camera: Click on Insert / Picture / New Photo Album. Find the drive for your camera (or memory stick) and select all the photos. This series of selections will allow you to automatically create a Powerpoint slide for each digital photo.

4.   If you did not create a Photo Album, repeat these four steps to create the number of slides you desire to  include in your presentation.

C. Inserting mpegs from digital cameras in Powerpoint slides:

1.    Open Powerpoint, and choose a Blank Presentation.

2.    Click on Insert , New Slide, then choose a Blank Slide.

3.    Click on Insert again, and choose Movie, then From File.  Locate the connected camera or memory stick, by clicking on My Computer / Drive E (or whatever is the last drive displayed,) locate the folder with your mpegs, find the mpeg you want, and click on Insert. Size the image to fit the page, or whatever size you desire. Decide whether you want to automatically play the movie, or (check "no") play it when you click the mpeg image.

D.Programming and timing a CD audio track to play in a Powerpoint show:

1.    Click on Insert, Movies and Sound, Play CD Audio Track.

2.    Choose the track(s) you desire, and adjust any time you want.  Write down the Total Playing Time (in order to time the slides in your show.)  Click OK.

3.    Right Click on the sound icon.  Choose Custom Animation, and click on Effect Options. To allow the music track to be played for multiple slides, enter the number of slides you plan to use for the show in the Stop Playing After ___ slides section. (This can be adjusted later if you need to .  You can just enter a large number to ensure that the track will be completely played. You can also order your music to begin when you want it on that first slide.

4.    While the music icon is highlighted on the first slide, go to the task bar (located at the top of the screen,) and choose Slide Show, Slide Transition. On the Effect option, set it on Random Transition (which you can adjust later.)  In the Advance option, unclick the On Mouse Click , and click Automatically After.  At this point, divide the playing time (in seconds) by the number of slides in your show, and type in the number of seconds each slide will be played.  Click on Apply to All.

5.    Drag the sound icon out of the slide field to hide it.

6.    If you are finished adding slides, photos, and incorporating Text or animations, then you will be ready to play your presentation.

7.      Choose View, Slide Show (or press F5 - located on the top row "Function Keys) to play the presentation.  To stop the show at any point, right-click and choose End Show. At the end of the show, press any key to get back to the Powerpoint program.

*For a continuous/automatic show, which is great for displays and Back-to-School nights...Choose Slide Show / Set Up Show / Show Options / and choose "Loop continuously until 'Esc'."

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