Computer Concepts in Action

Unit 7: Presentations

Use Drawing Tools to Enhance Your Presentation

Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful software program for creating presentation material. You can use any combinations of words, pictures, sounds, and video to help support a speech or public presentation. In the following exercise, you will use Drawing tools to add visual impact to a presentation designed to introduce a new line of car.

To open the data file in Step 1, click on the link. If you are not able to download the file, ask your teacher for help.

1. Start Microsoft PowerPoint, and open the data file SUVSales (50.0K) .


2. Save the file as Your Name SUV Sales.


3. In the pane on the left of your screen, click the Outline tab to display the slides in Outline View.


4. Click the second slide Major Selling Points.


5. On the Drawing toolbar, click the AutoShapes menu, then Block Arrows. Choose the Right Arrow shape (see Figure 1).

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   Figure 1 Insert a right arrow.

6. In the slide, click under the arrow pointing to Fuel Economy. The new arrow is inserted.


7. Drag the arrow so it points at Base Price and lines up under the first arrow.


8. Make sure the new arrow is selected. On the Drawing toolbar, click the 3-D Style menu, and then click 3-D Settings.


9. The 3-D Settings toolbar appears.

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   Figure 2 The 3-D settings toolbar

10. On the 3-D settings toolbar, click the 3-D On/Off button.


11. Click the Depth button.


12. Select the number in the Custom field and key in the number 12.


13. Press the Enter key. The depth of the arrow is reduced.


14. Click the Direction button, and then click the upper left icon. The depth of the arrow changes direction.


15. Click the 3-D Color button. The colors and attributes of the arrows now match (see Figure 3).

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    Figure 3 Color the arrow.

16. Close the 3-D Settings toolbar.


17. Save your file and continue to the next activity.