Business Technology Division

Your assignment for this week will be to create a Presentation using the AutoContent Wizard. The instructions for your assignment are listed at the bottom of this page. First you will needed to get some practice, you will create a Presentation using the AutoContent Wizard by following the instructions listed below. You will need this for the next assignment

The AutoContent Wizard is a fast and effective way to create a presentation. Starting with a title slide, the wizard guides you through choosing a presentation category and provides an outline with sample text that shows you where and how to enter your own text.

To create a Presentation with AutoContent Wizard

1. Start PowerPoint, once started PowerPoint displays the "New Presentation dialog box."
   If the Tip of the Day dialog box appears first, choose OK to close it.

2. Click the AutoContent Wizard button, and then choose OK.
   The AutoContent Wizard Step 1 of 4 dialog box appears.

3. Click the Next button.
   The AutoContent Wizard Step 2 of 4 dialog box appears. In this dialog box, you enter text for the first slide in the presentation - The Title Slide.

4. Type the ISU Rollerblading Club in the "What are you going to talk about?" Text box.
   This information will appear as the title of your presentation. You are creating this presentation to show to prospective members of the Rollerblading Club.

5. Type All Fun, All the Time in the "Other Information you'd like to include?" Text box.
   This information will also appear on the title slide of your presentation.

6. Click the Next button.
   The AutoContent Wizard Step 3 of 4 dialog appears. In this box, you choose the presentation type.

7. Click the Selling A Product, Service or Idea option button.
   This is the type of presentation you want to create. The purpose of this presentation is to convince potential members to join the rollerblading club.

8. Click the Next button.
   The AutoContent Wizard Step 4 of 4 dialog box appears.

9. Read the information displayed, then click the Finish button.
   PowerPoint creates the basic presentation and displays the presentation window on-screen in Outline view. Notice that the information you entered in the AutoContent Wizard is now inserted in the outline. You will this presentations in the next assignment.

Your Assignment

• Read pages 27 - 52 in the PowerPoint 4 for Windows Book.
• Answer the questions on pages 50 - 51. e-mail your answer in by the Due time and date.
• Visit the Presentations in PowerPoint web site listed under Reading be prepared to discuss the site in the On-Line Conference Center.

• Using the AutoContent Wizard create a presentation.

• Choose the type of presentation that will effectively convey and idea of yours.

• Replace the suggested text with that of your own.

• Add slides as necessary, you will have no less then 10 slides.

• Review you presentation.

• Save your presentation, and attached it to an e-mail to me.

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