About Me #1: Design

Open the starting file “All About Me”…

Slide #1

On the first slide, click in the subtitle box and add your name.

Theme Color

Go to the Design tab…

Use the Colors drop-down menu and choose a different color…

SM: Master Layout

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

Choose one of the following fun/thicker font types shown below:

Congenial Black
Jumble
Showcard Gothic
Snap ITC
Stencil

Change the font type…

Don’t worry if the text is going outside the box.

  • Congenial Black
  • Jumble
  • Showcard Gothic
  • Snap ITC
  • Stencil

Add Quick Style

Select the title box and then go to Shape Format tab … choose one of the Quick Styles …

Adjust Quick Style

Then adjust the style (fill / outline / effects) using the drop-down menus here…

  • Fill: change the fill color, then make it a gradient (dark at the bottom, light at the top)
  • Outline: add an outline (black/white) to make the edges clearer
  • Effects: add a bevel
Style #1
Style #2
Style #3

Style #1: Color + Gradient

Style #2: Bevel

Style #3: Outline / Bevel

SM: Title Layout

Go to the 2nd layout from the top…

Title Box

Click anywhere in the title box and pump up the font size to 96 and center it.

Subtitle Box

Then click in the subtitle box and pump up the font size to 36 and center it.

Keep your project open in Slide Master view and get your design checked off so far…

Titles & Layouts

Go back to Normal View…

Slide # 2: Birthday

Type your birthday (month & day) in the title box.

Change the Layout to ‘Title Only’…

Slide #3 & #4

Choose any 2 of the topic choices below for these 2 slides…

Watch/Do:
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Books
  • Video Games
Places:
  • Hobbies
  • Sports
  • Games
People:
  • Singers/Bands
  • Actors, Athletes, Authors
  • Characters (Disney, Anime, Pokemon)
  • Superheroes
Places:
  • countries, cities, theme parks
  • Places I Want To Go
  • Places I”ve Been To
  1. Type in a title for each.
  1. Change the Layout to ‘Title Only’

Slide #5: Animals

Type in the title and add 4 animals.
Choose any animals YOU like; the ones below are just an example.

Slide #6: Foods

Title: “Foods” or “Desserts” or “Drinks”. Type out 4 bullets, things you like to eat/drink.

Before continuing, get your design, titles and layouts checked so far…

Birthday Photo

Go to your birthday slide…

Find a Photo

  1. Open another tab in Chrome.
  2. Search for “birthday” or “birthday cake” etc.
  3. Then go to Images …
  1. Click on a wide type of picture, not a square/tall one…

Copy Full-Size Photo

  1. Click on the thumbnail
  2. Then right-click on the full-size preview, not the thumbnail!
  3. Copy Image…

Paste Photo

Go to Slide #2. Paste the photo (CTRL+V) onto the slide. Resize it so it fits in the bottom area like this…

  1. On the Home tab, use the Paste button’s drop-down menu, or
  2. Use the keyboard shortcut (CTRL+V), then use the pop-up toolbar.

Picture Style

Add the flattened picture style and position it to fill the bottom area…

Get your birthday slide checked off…