MS PowerPoint 2010 Exercises

GET DOWN AND GIVE ME 100 PUSHUPS! Oops, wrong kind of exercise. Nah, just make a few practice PowerPoints and we'll be good.

Beginners PowerPoint Exercises
 
Exercise # 1: Seasons
Create a presentation that consists of 4 slides.
SLIDE ONE: use title layout
Title: “The Seasons”
Subtitle: BY: “Your Name”
SLIDE TWO: use title and content layout
Title: SPRING
  • March 20th is the first day of Spring
  • Spring lasts from March to June
  • Observed holidays during this season are Easter, Mother’s and Father’s Day
SLIDE THREE: use title and content layout
Title: SUMMER
  • June 20th is the first day of Summer
  • Summer lasts from June to September
  • Observed holidays during this season are Independence Day and Labor Day
SLIDE FOUR: use title and content layout
Title: AUTUMN
  • September 22nd is the first day of Autumn
  • Autumn lasts from September to December
  • Observed holidays during this season are Veteran’s Day, Election Day
SLIDE FIVE: use title and content layout
Title: WINTER
  • December 21st is the first day of Winter
  • Winter lasts from December to March
  • Observed holidays during this season are Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s Day

Exercise #2: Hobbies You must be sure to change the layout for each slide.

Each slide must have words written on it Pick a slide design for the entire slide show.

1) Sewing

    Cooking

    Baking

2) Running

    Reading

    Writing 

3) Biking

    Basketball

    Football

 

1) Pick one of the three groups above.

2) Make a 4 slide presentation

3) The first slide should be the title slide

4) The second, third, and fourth slides should pertain to the first second and third topic listed in the group you chose.

5) On each slide, write three sentences on each hobby

6) On each slide, find appropriate clip art to insert that pertains to each hobby

 

1) Design a flyer: it should resemble the example above, text may differ

2) Change the view in PowerPoint to portrait

3) For the layout, chose a blank slide

4) Use text boxes to orient your text according to the example above

5) Use Clip Art to insert a picture

6) Be sure to select a slide design theme

 

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