Microsoft PowerPoint Reference Page

Resources

  1. This site offers a great glossary of terms.

  2. Quick Tips to use in PowerPoint can be found at this site.

  3. A wide variety of resources for PowerPoint are available here including backgrounds and sound files.

  4. This "How to" site is divided into a list of topics from which you can choose the topic/information you need. Scroll down to the section titled: Presentations to get the information for PowerPoint. Note! Several applications are listed on this page.

Tutorials

  1. This is a good site for beginners to learn about basic tasks.

  2. This is a well illustrated and indexed tutorial but heavy on text.

  3. This site is set up so the user can work through the tutorials easily by following the step by step instructions. Examples are available to facilitate learning. A good table of contents helps you to access the information quickly

  4. Two websites offer "viewlets" to help users understand specific tasks.( A viewlet is an animated presentation with text-bubble or voice commentary to guide you through the process.) At the first site, you can learn about PowerPoint. At the second website, tutorials offer step by step instructions of the tasks involved in setting up a presentation by modifying the Master Slide of a Template. Note! The "viewlet" library offers all the major applications.

  5. The table of contents is easy to follow. Most of the basic topics needed for creating an effective presentation are covered.

  6. This site clearly lists the different tasks/choices which are explained and allows for "self-paced" instruction. Some great sections can be used for handouts. Teachers: Check out the sample presentations at the end.

  7. Learning PowerPoint97 is what you can do at this site.

  8. A comprehensive tutorial for PowerPoint 2000 using good supporting graphics is given at this site. Note! Other software tutorials are also available here.