HOW TO APPLY A THEME ON MS POWERPOINT 2007 (TUTORIAL)

Apply a Theme

A theme is a set of colors, fonts, and special effects. Themes provide attractive backgrounds for your PowerPoint slides.

To apply a theme to all of the slides in your presentation:

1. Choose the Design tab.
2. Click the More button  in the Themes group.
3. Click the design you want.

To apply a theme to selected slides:

1. Click the Slides tab, located on the left side of the window.
2. Hold down the Ctrl key and then click to select the slides to which you want to apply a theme.
3. Choose the Design tab.
4. Click the More button  in the Themes group.
5. Right-click the theme you want to apply. A menu appears.
6. Click Apply to Selected Slides. Excel applies the theme to the slides you selected.

You can add a dramatic effect to your theme by applying a background.

1. Choose the Design tab.
2. Click the Background Styles button .
3. Click the background you want.

Apply a Theme

1. Choose the Design tab.
2. Click the More button  in the Themes group.

3. Click the theme you want. PowerPoint applies the theme to all of the slides in your presentation.

Add a Background

1. Choose the Design tab.
2. Click the Background Styles button .
3. Click the background you want. PowerPoint applies the background to your slides.

Run Your PowerPoint Slide Show

After you create your slides, you can run your slide show:

1. Do any one of the following:
   
   • Press F5.
   • Choose the Slide Show tab. Click the From Beginning button  in the Start Slide Show group.
   • Click the Slide Show icon in the bottom-right corner of your screen.

Your slide show appears on your screen.

Navigating the Slide Show
Task	Procedure
Go to the next slide.	Do one of the following: Press the Right Arrow key. Press the Enter key. Press the Page Down key. Left-click the slide.
Go to the previous slide.	Do one of the following: Press the Left Arrow key. Press the Backspace key. Press the Page Up key.
End the slide show and return to PowerPoint.	Press the Esc key.

Run Your Slide Show

1. Press F5 to run the slide show.
2. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move forward and backward through your slides.
3. Use the Esc key to return to Normal view.

References: elmhurst.edu/~jacobh/PowerPoint2007Instruction.ppt‎ / classweb.gmu.edu/llmiller/AOCS/HowtoPPT.ppt‎