Open the starting file “All About Me”…
Slide #1
On the first slide, click in the subtitle box and add your name.
Slide #2: Animals
Type in the title and add 4 animals.
Choose any animals YOU like; the ones below are just an example.
Getting Photos from Google
Google Image Search
- Open another tab in Chrome
- Type your first animal, and [Enter] to search
- Then look at Images.
Google Image Search
Click on a picture you’d like to use. Check that the preview is clear (not blurry), and that the picture is a good size (>500 pixels wide). Search for photos, not clipart/memes/watermarks.
Copy Picture from Google
To copy the picture, right-click on the preview (not the thumbnail) and Copy Image.
Pasting & Resizing
On the slide, paste the picture on the slide (CTRL+V).
Resize and position your photos so you’re filling up your slide as much as possible.
Before continuing, get your pictures checked to ensure you are getting good quality pictures and resizing them properly…
Slide #3: Foods
Title: “Foods” or “Desserts” or “Snacks” or “Drinks”. Type out 4 bullets.
Choose any foods YOU like; this project is about you and what you like.
Find a good quality photo for each list item, making the photos as big as possible, but not stretching/squishing them.
Slide Master: Headings
Before starting this step, if you want, you can change your theme colors, click on the Variants drop-down menu.
Go to View > Slide Master
Select the top/master layout.
Font Size
Go back to the Home tab…
Select the title text/box…
Pump up to the font size to 60
Font Type
Font types to choose from
Change the font type to one of the following fun/thicker font types below:
- Cooper Black
- Jokerman
- Modern Love
- Showcard Gothic
- Snap ITC
- Stencil
Font Style
Then go to Shape Format and under Quick Styles choose one of the styles.
You should see that it’s trickled down to all the layouts below…
Go back to Normal View…
Your list slides should now have nice big headings with a style like this.
Picture Styles
Select all the pictures on your list slides and add a picture style.
Then resize & position your pictures so they fit nicely, on the slide.
They should be as big as possible, filling up the slide and overlapping.
