Getting Started
Open the Starting File
Go to your folders. Then go to your COMP 7 folder on the left, and double-click on the “Year in Review” PPT file to open it.
You should see slides like this when opened…
Turn off Designer Suggestions
Go to the File tab at the top-left. Then go to the bottom, to “Options”.
In the window that opens, uncheck the box for PowerPoint Designer; then click on OK to close the window.
Pin to taskbar
Right-click on the taskbar and Pin to taskbar…
Music Folder
- In your folder and click on OneDrive folder on the left.
- Go into the Teams sync drive “CMS – COMPUTERS 7 – General”
- Go into the MUSIC folder.
- Go into the folder for your year.
You don’t need to listen to songs – you can choose any random songs. If you want to listen to them to make your decisions, sign out headphones.
Slide #1
On the first slide:
- Type the year you are focusing on in the title box.
- Add your name in the subtitle box.
Rename the File
Click on the file name “Year in Review” at the top and change the name to the year and your name after.
When you [Enter], the new name will show up at the top…
Year Info Page
Click on the link below to open the year info page for the year you’d like to do…
Song Text
Scroll down to the “Top Songs” list…
- Select the singer name and copy it (CTRL+C).
- Paste it into the title box on your first empty slide.
CTRL+V or use the Paste button.
- Select and copy the song including the quotation marks.
- Paste it in the subtitle box on the same slide.
- Reset the slide to get rid of any formatting from the website (you should notice the yellow song text being thicker).
Repeat for 4 more songs/slides:
- Copy and paste the singer text
- Copy and paste the song text
- Reset the slide
MP3s
- Go back to the folder. Resize the window so it’s smaller/floating…
Go into the music folder…
- Click on OneDrive folder on the left.
- Go into the Teams sync drive “CMS – COMPUTERS 7 – General”
- Go into the MUSIC folder.
- Go into the folder for your year.
- Select the song file for the first song slide, then click and copy or drag it over to the top/right corner of the slide.
Repeat for the other 4 song slides: drag the MP3 over.
Photos
Scroll down past the list of songs to get the photos. Right-click on the singer’s photo for your first song and Copy image…
You need to “Paste as Picture” to get the photo to paste full-size. You have 2 options:
- 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.
Move it over to the empty area on the left. If you need to make it smaller/bigger, make sure to resize from a corner handle, not the top/side handles!
Add pictures to other song slides…
Get your project checked so far…
