INFORMATION PARTNERS CAN USE TO CUSTOMIZE

INFORMATION PARTNERS CAN USE

TO CUSTOMIZE POWERPOINT

PRESENTATIONS

PowerPoint

is a software program widely used by educators and trainers to create slides, hand-

outs, notes, and outlines. The following information is intended to help you customize PowerPoint

training materials provided by the National Medicare Training Program. These materials include

PowerPoint

presentations and accompanying workbooks designed to be used with our nationwide

Train-the-Trainer workshops. This tip sheet will help you easily tailor our training materials to meet

your audiences’ information needs and your time constraints.

Adding Text Boxes

Text boxes can be used to add speaker, event, and local information to the slides.

1. On the toolbar click on the Insert tab, and

then on Text Box.

2. On the slide, point to where you want the

text box, and then type or paste the text.

3. To move the text box, left click and drag it

to the correct location.

Adding or Inserting Slides

1. To add a new blank slide, click on the Home tab in the toolbar.

Then, click New Slide.

2. To insert a slide from another presentation, open the other

presentation and click on the View tab in the toolbar. Click on the

Slide Sorter view and copy the slide you would like to insert (select

the slide, then right click on it and choose Copy). Go to the

presentation where the slide will be inserted (using Slide Sorter

view again) and place the cursor where you would like to insert the

slide. Then, right click and select Paste.

Hiding a Slide

1. In any view, select the slide or slides you want to hide. (To select

multiple slides in a row, click the ﬁrst slide, hold down the Shift

key, and click the last slide you want to move).

Then, click on the Slide Show tab in the toolbar and select Hide Slide. In Slide Sorter view, the

hidden slide icon appears with the slide number inside, next to each slide you have hidden.

Note: The slide remains in your ﬁle, even though it is hidden when you run the presentation.

Changing Slide Order

1. In Slide Sorter view, select one or more slides.

2. After you make the selection, you can either:

a. Left click and drag the slides to a new location

b. Right-click on one of the selected slides to copy and paste the slides into a new location.

PowerPoint

Tip Sheet Revised March 2012