| Several options are available to you as you create your slides. You can, of course, work directly in your presentation software package, typing text and using the package's drawing tools to create your graphics. You can also import text and graphics into your presentation program from other types of software. For instance, you can write your text in a word processor and create your graphics in a spreadsheet or graphics program, then import them into PowerPoint or another presentation package. Rather than typing or creating all of your own materials, you can also scan text and graphics from other sources directly into your presentation package. Finally, you can download materials from the Internet and place them directly into your slides. (Remember that you must obtain written permission in order to display copyrighted material to the public.) For more information on using these techniques, see one of these tutorials: PowerPoint® in the Classroom (http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm) Florida Gulf Coast University: PowerPoint® 2000 Tutorial (http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt/index.html) The Land Grant Training Alliance: Learning Corel Presentations 8.0 (http://www.uaex.edu/pres8/default.htm) Once you have placed your text and graphics, you can configure your presentation software to animate individual objects. The most useful animation is to have bulleted items appear one at a time so that your audience is focused on the point you are making. Once you move on to the next bulleted item, you can dim the prior item so that it is no longer the center of attention. Consult your program's Help feature for specific instructions for animating text and graphics. |
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The picture below shows the Appear dialog box in Microsoft® PowerPoint® . In this dialog box, you can animate your bulleted items and choose a different text color for your bulleted text when the next bulleted item appears.  |
