Useful Advanced ECDL Powerpoint Tips

Advanced ECDL PowerPoint

Insert Online Video

1. On the Insert tab in the Media group, select Video

2. Choose Online Video

3. Enter the address of the video and click Insert

4. On the Video Tools – Playback tab in the Preview group, select Preview

5. The video will play in the slide

6. On the Video Tools – Playback tab in the Video Options group after Start choose Automatically or When Clicked On

7. On the Insert tab in the Media group, select Audio

8. Choose Audio on My PC

9. Choose an Audio File to play on the slide

10. On the Audio Tools – Playback tab in the Audio Options group after Start choose Automatically or When Clicked On

Audio Recording

1. On the Insert tab in the Media group, select Audio

2. Choose Record Audio

3. Change the Name of the recording

4. Click on Record and record a message

5. Click on Stop then OK

6. Press the Play button to playback the audio recording

Screen Recording

1. On the Insert tab in the Media group, select Screen Recording

2. Click and drag to select an area to record the screen

3. Click on the Record button

4. Perform any tasks within this area

5. Move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen

6. Click Stop

7. On the slide, press the Play button to playback the recording

Background Audio

1. Insert audio into a slide

2. On the Audio Tools – Playback tab in the Audio Styles group, select Play in Background

3. Preview the slideshow, the audio will play in the background

4. In the Editing group click on Trim Audio

5. Click and drag the Green and Red lines to change the Start and End time of the recording

6. Click OK

Animation Settings

1. On the Animations tab in the Animation group, apply an Appear animation to the rectangle and a Fade animation to the Oval

2. In the Advanced Animation group, select Animation Pane

3. Click on the arrow and select Effect Options

4. Under Enhancements after Sound, choose Applause

5. On the Timing tab change the Start option to With Previous

6. Click OK

7. On the Animation Pane, click on the Up Arrow to move the Oval above the Rectangle to change the order of shape animations

Animating Bulleted Lists

1. Highlight the bullet points

2. On the Animations tab in the Animation group, choose a Fade animation

3. In the Advanced Animation group, select Animation Pane

4. Click on the arrow beside the first animation and choose Effect Options

5. Click on After Animation and choose More Colors

6. Select a colour and click OK

7. Click OK again

8. Apply different colours to each bullet point

9. Preview the slideshow and notice how each bullet point changes colour after the animation

This short guide is covered fully in the Advanced ECDL PowerPoint manual.