Working with Images and Shapes
Duration: 15 to 25 minutes.
In this exercise, you will be using the file named “My Format” that you created in a previous exercise.
- Open the file “My Format” from the Webucator/PowerPoint2013.1/Exercises folder.
- Save the file as “Using Images” to the Webucator/powerpoint2013.1/Exercises folder.
- Insert a blank slide into the second position (immediately after the title slide).
- Insert two clip art images that relate to sales on the blank slide.
- Insert a right-pointing block arrow between the two clip art images.
- Save the presentation.
Solution:
- Open the file “My Format” from the Webucator/powerpoint2013.1/Exercises folder.
- Save the file as “Using Images” to the Webucator/powerpoint2013.1/Exercises folder.
- Insert a blank slide into the second position.
- Ensure that the title slide is selected in the Slides tab.
- On the HOME tab, select New Slide, then click Blank.
- Insert two clip art images that have to do with sales on the blank slide.
- On the INSERT tab, in the Images group, click Online Pictures (Clip Art in powerpoint 2007/2010).
- In the Insert Pictures dialog box (Clip Art task pane in powerpoint 2007/2010), enter “sales” in the Office.com clip art field and press Enter.
- Choose two of the images and insert them in the current slide.
- Move and resize the images as desired.
- Insert a right-pointing block arrow between the two clip art images.
- Arrange the images horizontally so that there is space between them.
- On the INSERT tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes and select the right-pointing block arrow from the shape gallery.
- Click and drag your mouse to insert the arrow at the desired location on the slide.
- Resize the arrow as needed.
- Organize the images and arrow on the slide by using the resizing and arranging tools as necessary.
- Save your file for future use.