Tech Tips
December, 2006
PowerPoint
INSERT A CD AUDIO TRACK ON A SLIDE
Note You need to insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive for this procedure.
1. Display the slide you want to add a CD audio track to.
2. On the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, and then click Play CD Audio Track.
3. Select the track and timing options you want, and then click OK.
A CD icon appears on the slide.
1. A message is displayed. If you want the CD to play automatically when you move to the slide, click Yes; if you want the CD to play only when you click the CD icon during a slide show, click No.
2. To preview the music in normal view, double-click the CD icon.
INSERT A CD AUDIO TRACK ON A SLIDE
Note You need to insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive for this procedure.
1. Display the slide you want to add a CD audio track to.
2. On the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, and then click Play CD Audio Track.
3. Select the track and timing options you want, and then click OK.
A CD icon appears on the slide.
1. A message is displayed. If you want the CD to play automatically when you move to the slide, click Yes; if you want the CD to play only when you click the CD icon during a slide show, click No.
2. To preview the music in normal view, double-click the CD icon.
November 7th
Online Tutorials for Teachers
pdPoint
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October 16th
PowerPoint
TAKE CONTROL--WITH THE CTRL KEY
The Ctrl key is useful in quite a few ways. For example, to duplicate and position objects at the same time, hold down Ctrl while you drag an object. When you release the mouse, PowerPoint creates a duplicate of the object, leaving the original in its original spot. Hold down both Ctrl and Shift while dragging an object to have PowerPoint constrains your dragging motion to strictly horizontal or vertical (depending on which direction you start dragging).
To precisely position objects, hold down Ctrl while you use the arrow keys to nudge the object left, right, up, or down. PowerPoint has an invisible "grid," and normally each press of an arrow key moves the object one grid space. When you hold down Ctrl, it temporarily turns off the grid and moves objects one pixel at a time. The closer in you zoom, the more control you have. If you'd rather move objects with your mouse, hold down the Alt key while you drag the object. This also turns off the grid temporarily.
SPEED KEYS FOR COPYING FORMATTING
While you can use the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar to copy and paste formatting from one object to another, sometimes it's quicker to do the job with a few keystrokes, especially when you're in the midst of entering text. Here are a few keyboard tricks that will speed you on your way:
Ctrl-Shift-C copies the formatting of the current selection to the Clipboard.
Ctrl-Shift-V pastes the formatting from the Clipboard to the current selection.
TAKE CONTROL--WITH THE CTRL KEY
The Ctrl key is useful in quite a few ways. For example, to duplicate and position objects at the same time, hold down Ctrl while you drag an object. When you release the mouse, PowerPoint creates a duplicate of the object, leaving the original in its original spot. Hold down both Ctrl and Shift while dragging an object to have PowerPoint constrains your dragging motion to strictly horizontal or vertical (depending on which direction you start dragging).
To precisely position objects, hold down Ctrl while you use the arrow keys to nudge the object left, right, up, or down. PowerPoint has an invisible "grid," and normally each press of an arrow key moves the object one grid space. When you hold down Ctrl, it temporarily turns off the grid and moves objects one pixel at a time. The closer in you zoom, the more control you have. If you'd rather move objects with your mouse, hold down the Alt key while you drag the object. This also turns off the grid temporarily.
SPEED KEYS FOR COPYING FORMATTING
While you can use the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar to copy and paste formatting from one object to another, sometimes it's quicker to do the job with a few keystrokes, especially when you're in the midst of entering text. Here are a few keyboard tricks that will speed you on your way:
Ctrl-Shift-C copies the formatting of the current selection to the Clipboard.
Ctrl-Shift-V pastes the formatting from the Clipboard to the current selection.
October 1st
BACKFLIP: Making bookmarks work for you
Find out how to set up backflip, a free Web site, for saving and sharing bookmarks.
» Play Windows Version » Play Mac Version
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Week of September 28th
MICROSOFT EDUCATION:Microsoft Innovative Teachers program
Join the Microsoft Innovative Teachers program and become an active stakeholder in your profession. Network with a community of teachers, find help using technology to transform teaching and learning, and gain opportunities to be recognized for your innovations in the classroom.
Join the Microsoft Innovative Teachers program and become an active stakeholder in your profession. Network with a community of teachers, find help using technology to transform teaching and learning, and gain opportunities to be recognized for your innovations in the classroom.
Week of September 18th
SHOW ME HOW, NOW! ...Excel: Number formatting. In minutes you will learn to use the formatting tool bar to quickly format numbers in Excel 2003 & 2004.
SHOW ME HOW, NOW! ...Excel: Number formatting. In minutes you will learn to use the formatting tool bar to quickly format numbers in Excel 2003 & 2004.
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