In this assignment, you will create a basic PowerPoint presentation using the skills learned

MS PowerPoint Assignment 1

 

In this assignment, you will create a basic PowerPoint presentation using the skills learned

 

in this unit.

 

The requirements for your assignment are:

 

1. Create a new PowerPoint document.

 

o Open the PowerPoint application.

 

o Choose a New blank presentation.

 

2. The title for your presentation will be My Dream Vacation: For example, if your

 

dream vacation is France, your title will be My Dream Vacation: France

 

3. Follow the instructions below for the 3 slides you will create.

 

o SLIDE 1: On the first slide, which by default is a title slide layout:

 

? Fill in a title appropriate to the subject of the presentation (the

 

presentation title).

 

? Fill in your name in the subtitle area.

 

? Your slide should look like this except with your title and your

 

name:

 

o SLIDE 2: Add a new slide after the title slide using the Title and Content

 

layout. This slide is going to be about the items you will bring with you on

 

your dream vacation.

 

? TITLE AREA:

 

• Make the title of this slide “Items I Will Bring on Vacation”.

 

• Change the font of the title to Arial Black and change the

 

font size to 48pt.

 

• Center the title of the slide.

 

? MAIN CONTENT AREA

 

• Create a list of 5 items that are important for you to bring

 

with you on your dream vacation. For example, Passport,

 

Family, etc.

 

• Bullet the list, using the numbered bulleted list option

 

• Create at least one sub-bullet on one of the items by adding

 

additional information. For example if you chose to include

 

your laptop, then the sub-bullet can be homework.

 

• Pick one word on the list, and change the formatting to bold

 

and underline.

 

• Change the text color to Blue, Accent 1 (First row, 5th

 

column).

 

• The slide should look similar to this except with your

 

content, and formatting choices:

 

4. Choose the Theme of your choice for the presentation.

 

5. Go to the FIRST SLIDE and insert an image to the left of the title that represents

 

your dream vacation. Add the animation of your choice to the image. An example

 

of the image could be an airplane, a beach, an island, etc. Your slide should look

 

similar to the following:

 

SLIDE 3: Add a new slide after the title slide using the Title and Content

 

layout. This slide is going to be about what you will do on your dream

 

vacation.

 

? TITLE AREA:

 

? Choose the Two-Content layout and make the title “What I

 

Will Do On Vacation”

 

? MAIN CONTENT AREA

 

o Format the title by centering it across the slide and making it

 

BOLD.

 

o Change title font to Cambria and size to 54pt.

 

o Add the Basic Block List SmartArt diagram (1st

 

 row, 5th item) in

 

the first content box, and enter 5 things you will do on your

 

vacation;

 

o Change the background color of the blocks to Colored Fill, Accent 3

 

(Located under the Accent 3 option).

 

o Add the Fly In Animation to the SmartArt diagram

 

Your slide should look like this except listing the activities you will do on your

 

vacation:

 

? In the second content box on this slide, type the words “My

 

favorite Airline.” Make the text BOLD and CENTERED within

 

the content box.

 

? Make the text “My Favorite Airline” a hyperlink to the website

 

of your favorite airline. The text My Favorite Airline should

 

display and not the URL of the website.

 

6. Move the “What I Will Do on Vacation” slide so that it becomes the 2nd slide in

 

the presentation.

 

7. Add Notes to the Title slide regarding who you will bring with you on vacation.

 

8. Choose a Slide Transition of your choice for the presentation, and Apply it to All

 

slides.

 

9. Name the document asYourinitials_Unit7_PPT1.pptx (for example:

 

SB_Unit7_PPT1.pptx).

 

10. Download a copy of the presentation to your computer.

 

11. Upload the copy of the presentation, which you downloaded to your computer, to

 

the assignment in Blackboard.

 

• From the Blackboard course, click on the title of the

 

assignment.

 

• Scroll down to the Assignment Submission area.

 

• Click on the Browse Computer button.

 

• Locate the file on your computer and click Open to attach it

 

to the assignment.

 

• Add comments if necessary to the Comments text box

 

below the submission area.

 

• Click Submit.

 

Refer to the grading rubric below for the grading criteria.