Photos
Birthday Photo
Go to your birthday slide…
Find a Photo
- Open another tab in Chrome.
- Search for “birthday” or “birthday cake” etc.
- Then go to Images …
- Click on a wide type of picture, not a square/tall one…
Copy Full-Size Photo
- Click on the thumbnail
- Then right-click on the full-size preview, not the thumbnail!
- 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…
- On the Home tab, use the Paste button’s drop-down menu, or
- 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…
#3 & #4 Photos
Find 3-4 good quality photos for each slide.
- Make sure to Paste as Picture
- Only resize pictures from the corner handles so they don’t get squished/stretched!
Get your photo quality checked …
Picture Styles
Add picture style to the photos – resize and position them on the slide. Make sure the photos are overlapping.
Here are some examples of how to fill the slide…
Get your photos checked off to styles and positioning…
Animations
Go to the Animations tab.
Slide #1
On Slide #1, click in the title box and add any green/entrance animation to the title.
Open the Animation Pane…
In the Animation Pane, right-click and Hide Advanced Timeline so you see a mouse icon.
Slide #2: Birthday
Title
Click in the title for your birthday and set to Bounce …
- In the Animation Pane, right-click on the Title animation and to to Effects.
- Change Animate text to from “All at once” to “By letter”. Then click on OK.
Click on the Preview button to see it…
Picture
- Select the picture and add the Shape animation.
- Then go to Effect Options and change to Out.
Click on the Preview button to see it…
Slide #3
Add animation
- Select all the pictures on the slide (SHIFT-click).
- Add any green animation.
You should then see the same number “1” beside each picture.
Start: “On Click”
- With all pictures selected, force the Start for all of them to be On Click.
Each picture should then have different numbers.
Slide #4
Add animation
- Select all the pictures on the slide (SHIFT-click).
- Add any green animation.
You should then see the same number “1” beside each picture.
Start: “On Click”
- With all pictures selected, force the Start for all of them to be On Click.
Each picture should then have different numbers.
Coming In Back-to-Front?
Make sure pictures are coming in back-to-front:
- change the animation order >> move up/down in Animation Pane
- change the stacking order >> bring to front / send to back (right-click on the photo)
Get your project checked off …