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AppleWorks Presentation

 

 

 

Sample project ideas:

        

math basic facts slide show
open house presentation
"All About Me"
present information/notes to students
review option for quizzes and/or tests
students can create a presentation on a famous woman, planet, U.S. state, etc.
virtual "preview' of a future field trip

 

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Using an AppleWorks Presentation Template

 

You may wish to use an existing template and just make changes to it.  Open

AppleWorks and at the Starting Points Window (File--Show Starting Points), click the templates tab.  Choose any of the presentation templates and click on it.  To change the text within the text boxes simply click in the box, delete the text, and type what you want.  If there is a gray box on the slide it is locked.  This can be unlocked by clicking on it so the handles appear and then click on Arrange and Unlock.  The background can be edited by clicking on Options and Edit Background. Move to the next slide by clicking on its icon in the Controls palette. 

Additional slides can be added by clicking on the + once in the slide show tab.  Highlighting a slide and pressing the - will delete that particular slide.

 

**If the Controls Window is not showing, choose Window--Show Presentation Controls.

 

     

A. tab for master slide

 C. organizes slides tab
A. B. C. D. B. tab for slide show (complete all work for slides in this tab) D. play tab

Be sure that slides are created in the tab for slide show (not the master slide tab).     <See above diagram>

 

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Master slide  Design a slide in the master slide tab and then use it as often as you like throughout your presentation by highlighting that slide and clicking on the + sign once you are in the tab for slide show. Tables, clippings, digital pictures, etc. can also be added to the master slide.

 

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Creating a New Template

You may create your own master slide by going to File--New--Presentation or by clicking presentation on the Starting Points Window.  Using your tools, controls, and accents windows you are able to design your own master slide.  Add text, clip art, tables, digital pictures, etc.  Let your imagination run wild!! 

 

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Naming the Slides

Click on the bottom (thumbnail) of the slide to name it.  This will be beneficial in organizing the slides later.

 

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Creating Speaker Notes

Highlight any slide that you choose to write notes for.  Click the Window menu and choose Notes View.  Notes appear below the slide. Click in the box to type the notes you want.  You may change the font and size.  The notes can be printed to aid the presenter, but they will not show when the slide show is presented.  (To print the notes be sure to select Notes in the print menu).  If printing to a laser printer you may need to choose the General tab and then AppleWorks 6 in the print menu in order to select notes to print.

 

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Adding Transitions

Add transitions to each slide by clicking on the slide in the control panel and then highlighting one of the transitions from the pull down menu.  It will probably say None right now.  Click the Play tab and then the Play button to see the transitions.

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Viewing the Presentation

  Click on the play tab to design how your presentation will be displayed.

 

Press Q or Esc to Exit the Play mode.

 

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Saving the Presentation

Be sure to save often.  I usually save my work after creating every 1-2 slides.

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