Setting Backgrounds in Power point 2010

As PowerPoint is a design-based program, backgrounds are effective ways of improving the aesthetics and readability of the slides. The Themes in PowerPoint help select the backgrounds by default, so every time you change the theme, the default background is set automatically.

Theme includes more than just backgrounds, so you can retain other aspects of the theme while changing the default background.

Given below are the steps to apply backgrounds in PowerPoint.

Step 1 − In the Design ribbon, under the Background group, click the Background Styles command.

Step 2 − Select one of the background styles that suits your requirements.

Step 3 − To edit the background for a specific slide, right-click on the desired background slide and select “Apply to Selected Slides“.

Step 4 − Selected slide(s) now have the new background.

The graphics in the slide background can distract you from the actual content, in such cases you can hide the graphics and retain a plain background till you finish working on the content. To do this, select the slide and check the “Hide Background Graphics” checkbox.

Saving Presentation in Powerpoint 2010

One of the most basic tasks in PowerPoint is being able to save your work; this is probably the most important task as well. There are many users who have burnt their fingers for not saving their work in time and losing hours of hard work. The following are the basic steps to save a presentation.

Step 1 − Click on the File tab to launch the Backstage view and select Save.

Step 2 − In the Save As dialog, type in the file name and click “Save”.

Step 3 − The default file format is .pptx. If you want to save the file with a different name, choose one of the file types from the “Save as type” dropdown list.

If you are working on an already saved file, the “Save” option in the Backstage view will directly save the file in the existing format with the existing name. If you want to change the format or filename of an existing file, use the Save As option instead.

Adding Slide Numbers in Powerpoint 2010

Just like you have page numbers for books, it is usually a good idea to add slide numbers to presentations. There are two ways you can add slide numbers to your presentation and this chapter will show you both those techniques.

Step 1 − Under the Insert ribbon, Text group click on Slide Number command.

Step 2 − The Header and Footer dialog opens up.

Step 3 − Check the Slide number check box.

Step 4 − The Preview shows the section where the slide number will be placed.

Instead of clicking on the Slide Number command, you can also click on the Header & Footer menu item to launch the same dialog as in Step 2.

Running Slide Show in Powerpoint 2010

Most PowerPoint presentations are created to be run as a slideshow. Given all the advanced features available in PowerPoint 2010, it is no surprise that there are many features related to running the slideshow that have been included in this program too.

Most of these features are really to help you create a good slideshow without having to go through the entire presentation over and over again after every minor change.

Features related to running the slideshow are grouped under the Slideshow ribbon.

SAMPLE PRACTICAL QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1

3. (a) Assuming that you are standing for the post of headboy / headgirl make a four-slide presentation with relevant data about the major areas you would focus on while campaigning. (16 marks)

(b)        In addition, show the following on all your slides.

(i)         Uniform and pleasant text colours.                                                                                  (02 marks)

(ii)        Different text styles and sizes for different slides.                                                            (02 marks)

(iii)       Footer as your name and index number on all slides.                                                        (02 marks)

(iv)       Header as “ECHART OYEE” on all slides.                                                                     (02 marks)

(v)        Clip art.                                                                                                                        (02 marks)

(vi)       Automated animations and transition, schemes.                                                               (01 mark)

(c)        Save your presentation using your index number.                                                            (01 mark)

(d)        Print your work.                                                                                                            (02 marks)

QUESTION 2

3. 3. Road accidents are very rampant in Uganda. Many people have lost their lives in road accidents. You are required, using presentation software to educate Ugandans about road accidents. Create four slides as indicated in parts (I)-(IV). Every slide should:

• Using minimal graphical effects to make the presentation entertaining.
• Be able to convey the appropriate message to the community.
• Run automatically.
• Have your name and index number as footer.
  1. Slide I – should include the title, your name and your school name.                                      (06 marks)
  2. Slide II– should include the actual causes of road accidents in Uganda. (07 marks)
• Slide III– should include the contribution of the traffic police in the prevention of road accidents.                                            (07 marks)

1. Slide IV – should include the preliminary precautions to avoid road accidents. (07 marks)
2. Save the presentation as “ Road Accidents”                                      (01 marks)
3. Print your slides                                      (02 marks)

QUESTION 3

2.You are the secretary of the mathematics club of your school and you have been requested to organize the following content into a presentation that will aid your next club meeting. In the Meeting, Members are to discuss the various methods of solving simultaneous equations.

Method One: Elimination Method

In this method, we first arrange the coefficients of the equations in order.

For example, if 2y + 3x = 7 and 5x – y = 3; we solve as follows:

3x + 2y       = 7       …….. (eq i)

5x –  y        = 3       …….. (eq ii)

Multiply both sides of (eq ii) by 2 and add:

3x + 2y       = 7       …….. (eq i)

10x –2y      = 6       …….. (eq ii)

13x =13

x             = = 1and from (eq ii) y = 5x – 3 = 2

Method Two: Matrix Method

Lets use the same example as above:

3x + 2y       = 7       …….. (eq i)

5x –  y        = 3       …….. (eq ii)

Thus x=1 and y = 2 as before.

NB:

1. Create a Presentation with three slides only,
2. The first slide should have hyperlinks to the second and third slides.

• Add your name as a footer and “Jico MTC Club” as a handouts Header.

1. Use minimal transitions and animations
2. Print your work

QUESTION 4

2. Your school has been invited for a computer seminar. You are to prepare a presentation about computer networks. You are required to:
3. a) Create five slides:

–           Slide one (title slide )                                                                             (4 marks)

–           Slide two should have the introduction of the topic                                  (5 marks)

–           Slide three should have some transmission media used in networking                                                                                                                                                                        (5 marks)

• Slide four should the merits of networking.                                             (5 marks)
• Slide five  should have the conclusion.                                                     (5 marks)

1. Include the following on each slide: your name at the top right hand corner and the slide numbers at the bottom left corner (excluding the title slide)                                                 (03 marks)
2. Apply uniform slide backgrounds and text entry animations.                                     (02 marks)
3. Save your work as “networks.ppt.”              (01 marks)

QUESTION 5

5. The National environment management authority (NEMA) is preparing a campaign to sensitise the nation of the current danger of climate change that is affecting the eco – systems through out the country. As an expert in computer studies, you are consulted and have agreed to help in this noble cause. Prepare 10 presentation slides as follows;

(a)        Create a MASTER Slide with:

(i)         The Name of the authority as ‘The Master Title’ [Comic Sans, Font 44]

(ii)        a uniform and appropriate background Color.

(iv)       Your Name and Reg. No. as the Right footer of the Slide [Tahoma, Italics, Font 14]

(v)        The Date and time as the Left footer of the Slide [Tahoma, Italics, Font 14]

(vi)       The rest of the text (body) should be [Times New Roman, Regular, and Font 28]

Slide I – III                  representing an introduction to the topic

Slide IV – V                 representing the causes of climate – change

Slide VI – VII              representing the effects of climate – change

            Slide VIII – X              representing how to how to combat climate – change

(b)                    Use minimal graphics and designs appropriately

(c)                   Create a slide show to run automatically 5 seconds for each slide

(d)                   Include your name and index number on each slide

QUESTION 6

2. You are have been chosen in your village to prepare and give a presentation during a campaign to create awareness to your community about Using safe water.

Prepare a four slide automatically running presentation as follows:                                         (2 marks)

Slide1 : Include The  title of your presentation, your name and the date.                                  (4 marks)

Slide2: some ways of making water safe for drinking                                                              (4 marks)

Slide3: Describe some of the diseases that can be got from drinking unsafe water.                    (4 marks)

Slide4: Conclusion.                                                                                                              (4 marks)

NB:

• (i) Use a master slide with the following specifications:
• Font Arial Narrow 54 bold and red master title style.             (2 marks)
• Font style Verdana 32 black for master text styles.             (1 marks)
• Use a light blue gradient slide background fill.             (1 mark)
• Slide numbers should appear at the bottom center of the slide with font 24.             (2 marks)
• (ii) Use simple animations and slide transitions.             (2 marks)
• (iii) Add your name and index number in the handouts header             (1 mark)
• (iv) Printing all the slides on one page as handout.             (1 mark)
• (v) Save your work as Safe water.ppt             (2 marks)

QUESTION 7

2. You are going to participate in a computer studies seminar and you have been told to prepare a presentation about the three categories of computers: Analog, digital and hybrid.

In your research session, you get the following notes:

Introduction

Computers can be categorized according to the process they used to represent data.

People communicate through speech by combining words into sentences.

Human speech is analog because it uses continuous (wave form) signals that vary in strength and quality.

Most computers are digital.

Analog computers

Analog Computer is a computing device that uses continuously changing values to represent information.

It generally deals with physical variables such as temperature, weight, voltage, pressure,  speed, etc.

Examples of Analog computers include: Thermometers, Weighing scale, Voltmeters, barometers, Speedometers, etc.

Digital Computers

These are computers that use discrete (discontinuous) values, specially binary digits (0, 1) to represent data.

The state of being on is represented by 1 and off is represented by 0.

Digital computers are more accurate and work at a very fast rate.

Examples of Digital Computers Include: All Personal computers (PCs) , Laptops, Digital Watches, e.t.c

Hybrid Computers

A hybrid computer combines the desirable features of analog and digital computers.

A digital computer that accepts analog signals converts them to digital for processing.

Hybrid computers are mainly used for specialized tasks.

Examples of Hybrid computers, include: Digital petrol pumps, Digital Speedometers devices used to measure the patients temperature, blood pressure In Hospitals’ Intensive care units.

Required:

• (i) Create a Five slide presentation in which slide one is the title slide, which will have a suitable title, your name and an automatic date.
• (ii) Use suitable background, slide transitions and text animations.
• (iii) Include clip arts where possible.
• (iv) Include your name and index number on all pages except the title slide.
• (v) Save as Computer Categories.ppt and print your work.                         (30 marks)

QUESTION 8

2. The Electoral Commission is planning a sensitization of the mass upon the forth

coming general elections for 2021. The Commission is to hold a competition soon

this year and you intend to participate. The following details are provided.

Slide one: Introduction to the general election.                                                                (05 marks)

Slide two: Persons eligible to vote.                                                                                 (05 marks)

Slide three: How to validate election registers.                                                               (05 marks)

Slide four: How to avoid vote rigging.                                                                           (05 marks)

Slide five: Conclusion.                                                                                                  (05 marks)

Instructions:

1. a) Design a presentation that runs after a single click.             (01 mark)
2. b) Remember to use a uniform background color for the presentation.             (01 mark)
3. c) Apply relevant fonts, graphics and animations.             (01 mark)
4. d) Add your name as a header.             (01 mark)
5. e) Save your presentation as ‘electoralcommission2011”             (01 mark)

QUESTION 9

3. 3. Wagoina Alex, the S1 teacher has requested you to design for him a presentation that will aid him to

instruct the class about Computer Generations.

(a) Use your skills to design the six slides as follows:

• SLIDE ONE: Should include the definition of computer generations, the teacher’s name and an automatic current time.
• SLIDE TWO: Characteristics of 1^st Generation Computers:
• Very large in size taking up space of several floors.
• They used punched cards and paper tape for input
• They used magnetic drums for memory
• Used machine language, the lowest-level programming language
• Needed very may people to operate due to their huge size.
• They produced a lot of heat and burned out.
• SLIDE THREE: Characteristics of 2^nd Generation computers.
• Computers used Transistors for processing.
• They reduced in size; could now fit in one room.
• Second generation computers used assembly and other high level programming languages such as FORTRAN
• They produced less noise but their cost was still very expensive.
• The computers could still run only one application program at a time (Multi-tasking was not possible)
• SLIDE FOUR: Characteristics of 3^rd Generation Computers:
• Computers used Integrated Circuits for processing
• The computers extremely reduced in size – could now fit on desk
• The keyboards and monitors replaced punched cards for input and output.
• Simple programming languages like BASIC were introduced
• Multi-tasking was now possible.
• SLIDE FIVE: Characteristics of 4^th Generation computers.
• Computers used Microprocessors for processing
• The computer can now fit in your palm and pocket.
• There was development of the mouse and handheld input devices.
• Merging of Telecommunication and Computing Technology.
• Operating systems based on the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• SLIDE SIX: Characteristics of 5^th Generation computers.
• Computers to have Artificial Intelligence such as Voice recognition.
• Widespread Robotics and expert systems
• More networking containing millions of interconnected 4th Generation computers.
• Molecular computers expected, Composed of millions of DNA strands in plastic tubes.
• Fifth-generation programming languages (5GLs) eg Visual BASIC

(b)        Include clip arts where possible.

(c)        Apply uniform slide transitions and text animations

(d)        Add the words, “Designed for S1 Class” in the notes area for all slides

(e)        Add your name and index number in the header section of the handouts view.

(f)        Save your work as “Computer Generations”

(g)        Print out a handout with three slides per page.

QUESTION 10

1. You have been awarded the contract of designing a website made up of four pages for GULU F.M., a radio station based in Gulu District. The station manager gives you the following information to be included on the website:

Page One: Index Page(10 marks)

91. Should be a homepage with a shared banner with title, “RADIO GULU 91.2 F.M” and the station motto “Your life. Your music. Your Info”
92. A marquee with words “Welcome to RADIO GULU Online” slightly after the page banner. (Hint: this should not be shared).
93. Provision for a search engine for the website.
94. A good navigation structure with active links to other pages of the website.
95. Message about the radio of about three sentences including

• When the radio station was started (The date it first went on air)
• Mission statement of the radio (to develop significant radio signals that will enhance development and social mobilization in Northern District).
• Why the station was established (suggest your own reason but ideal for this station )

Page two: Program Lineup(05 marks)

1. Add a table and think of your own programs with the times at which they are on air. Eg News, sports, Music countdown, etc.

Page three: Photo Gallery(04 marks)

1. Add about 8 well organized photos from the clip art collection to represent how this page will be used.

Page four: Contact us (05 marks)

1. Add on this page in a bulleted format the following contacts: The Telephone Contact (Office), Telephone contact (Studio Line), Physical Location of the radio station, Postal Address of the station, and a Feedback link which a visitor to the website can follow to send an email.

NB: Assign imaginary corresponding numbers and addresses to the above.

1. Insert your name in the right bottom corner of the print preview.       (02 marks)
2. Print your work.       (04 marks)