1. How to create a
PowerPoint 2013
Presentation
This is a step by step training guide to creating a
PowerPoint presentation including a demonstration Slide
Show of the evacuation procedure for the RTC Building at
Mott Community College

2. Features Covered
 Creating a PowerPoint Presentation
 Changing Themes
 Adding Text
 Adding Slides
 Adding Images
 Adding Animation
 Adding Transitions
 Creating a Slide Show Presentation

3. Starting a PowerPoint
1) Click on the Start icon
2) Go to All Programs
3) Click on Microsoft Office
4) Go to Microsoft PowerPoint
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4. Select desired template for your slides. For demonstration
purposes, select the blank presentation.
Click on Blank Presentation

5. PowerPoint will look like this when it opens.
This is called the Title Slide

6. How to Change Slide Theme
Changing the background and color of your slides
1) Select the
“Design” tab on
the toolbar to
open the slide
Design Ribbon
2) Roll mouse over
the different
themes
3) Click the design
you like and it
will become the
theme on all
slides

7. 1) To add a title, click
inside of the “click to
add title” or “click to
add subtitle” box and
start typing
OR
2) Click the “Insert” tab
and select the “Text
Box” icon. Click
anywhere on the screen
and a box will appear
to type in.
3) You can adjust the size
and position of the text
box by clicking and
dragging the box or its
sides.
Example title for
Evacuation Procedure
Adding Text to Slides

8. 1) To add a new slide, select
the “Home” tab of the
toolbar at the top of the
screen
2) In the slides box, select
“New Slide”
3) To change the
layout, select “Layout” in
the slides box and select
the desired layout
Adding a New Slide

9. 1) To add an image to a slide, select
the “Insert” tab of the toolbar at the
top of the screen
2) In the images box select the
“Pictures” icon
3) You can then select the destination
of the saved image
Adding Images to Slides
Adding a picture that is stored on your computer

10. Search Box
1) Minimize your current screen by
clicking on the minus sign in the upper
right hand corner of the screen.
2) Open up an internet browser (Internet
Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google
Chrome) from one of the lower left
icons or by selecting from the “Start”
menu
3) Any search engine such as Google can
be used. You can click on the
“Images” tab so that only image
results will populate. You can then
type in the search box the name of the
desired image you want and click
search.
Copying and pasting images from the internet.
Adding Images to Slides

11. 4) Select the image you want and it will take
you to the web site hosting it. Once you see
the desired image on the hosting site, right
click that image to display the menu option
box and select “Copy” by left clicking it.
5) Select the PowerPoint icon in the task bar at
the bottom left of the screen to restore your
current presentation. Select the slide you
wish to insert the image and right click in
any part of the slide to display the menu
option box. Left click “Paste” to insert the
image in the desired slide.
6) The size and position of the image can be
adjusted by clicking and dragging the image
or its sides.
Example copied and pasted
picture of the floor plan of the
2nd floor of RTC Building from
Mott’s website
Copying and pasting images from the internet.
Adding Images to Slides

12. 1) Select the “Animations”
tab in the top toolbar
OR
2) Click “Add Animation”
3) Click the text box that
you want to be animated
4) Select any of the
animations in the tool bar
to preview and add
effects to the selected
slide
5) The “Timing” box allows
you to change the time
duration of your selected
animation
Change
time
duration
here
Adding Animation to Slides

13. Adding a Transition Between Slides
1) Select the
“Transitions” tab in
the top tool bar
2) The slide transition
tool bar will open
3) Click on any
transition style to
preview and
automatically animate
your slides

14. Creating a Presentation Slide Show
Ways to make your PowerPoint presentation a side show
1) Pressing the F5 key
(Located at the top,
middle of your
keyboard) is the easiest
way to view the
presentation as a slide
show
OR
2) Select the “Side Show”
tab in the top toolbar
3) Select “From
Beginning” to begin the
slide show from the
beginning of the
presentation.
4) Click on “Setup Slide
Show” to make custom
options

15. When finished, you will end up with a slide show like this

16. Evacuation
Procedures for the
RTC Building at Mott
Community College
BY: Jessica Chadwell

17. Evacuation Steps
 Calmly exit the building using the nearest emergency
exit, always use the stairs
 Once out safely wait for instructions from emergency personnel

18. 1st Floor Layout
Emergency Exits Labeled With Arrows

19. Emergency Exits Labeled With Arrows
2nd Floor Layout

20. 3rd Floor Layout
Emergency Exits Labeled With Arrows