HANDS-ON EXER rrr/gls HOE3 Training 3 Object Manipulation While you could teach your mini-camp participants how to size, position, align, ungroup, and use other object manipulation techniques using shapes, you have them use clip art. The ability to manipulate clip art by grouping and ungrouping, recoloring, combining, and using other techniques turns the thousands of clip art images available from Microsoft Office Online into millions of possibilities. You want your group to have these skills. Skills covered: Size and Position Clip Art Flip Clip Art Ungroup, Modify, and Regroup Clip Art Recolor a Picture Create and Reorder Shapes Align and Distribute Clip Art STEP1 SIZE AND POSITION CLIP ART You teach your mini-camp participants to use the Size Dialog Box Launcher. You want them to be able to precisely size and position objects on the slide. Refer to Figure 3.51 as you complete Step 1. Add-Ins Picture Border - 4 Bring Forward Effects - Layout - L Send Backward "iti Selection Pan Size Dialog Box Launcher ( Horizontal position from Top Left Corner Top Left Comer Top Left Comer JT] The water you drink today could have been consumed by a dinosaur or other ancient animal in the past. f Vertical position from Top Left Corner FIGURE 3.51 Alignment Options > a. Open the p03h2water_lastnamefirstname presentation if you closed it after the previous exercise. Save the presentation as p03h3water_lastnamefirstname, changing h2 to h3. b. On Slide 4, click the Insert tab, and then click Clip Art in the Illustrations group. The Clip Art pane opens. C. Select any text in the Search for box, type dinosaurs, check the Include Office.com content checkbox, and then click Go. Entering the keyword dinosaurs narrowed your search more than if you had entered the generic keyword extinct. Hands-On Exercises PowerPoint 2O1O
d. Insert the clip art image of the dinosaur as shown in Figure 3.51, and then close the Clip Art pane. You have inserted the clip art image in the center of Slide 4. ( I TROUBLESHOOTING: If you cannot locate the image in Figure 3.51, select another clip art image of a dinosaur. Expand your search terms to include other result types if necessary. e. Click the Size Dialog Box Launcher in the Size group on the Format tab. f. Type 3.45 in the Height box, and then click in the Width box. Because Lock aspect ratio is selected, the width of the image changes to 6.78, keeping the image in proportion. g. Click Position in the left pane, type 3.2 in the Horizontal box, type 3.34 in the Vertical box, and then click Close. h. Save the presentation. STEP 2 FLIP CLIP ART Rotating and flipping are both ways to angle an object on the slide. You can rotate using precise measurements, or for an imprecise method of rotation, you can rotate the object using the Rotation handle. You ask your participants to use these methods so that they are familiar with the benefits of each. Refer to Figure 3.52 as you complete Step 2. Picture Border " i*jj Bring Forward - ^ [ Click to open Rotation and Flip options J Picture Effects - H: Picture Layout *, ui Send Backward ii Rotate Right 90' Jl Rotate Left 90' [Select for more options in the Format Picture dialog box Rotated text box Flipped and rotated clip art image FIGURE 3.52 Flipping and Rotating > a. Click the dinosaur clip art, and then click Rotate in the Arrange group on the Format tab. The rotate and flip options appear. b. Select Flip Horizontal. C. Click Rotate in the Arrange group, and then select More Rotation Options. CHAPTER 3 Presentation Design
d. Type 180 in the Rotation box, and then click Close. The picture is rotated upside down. e. Click Rotate, and then select Flip Vertical. The clip art picture appears to be in its original position, but the rotation angle is still set at 180. TROUBLESHOOTING: If the rotation causes your clip art image to cover the text box, move the I clip art toward the bottom of the slide. See Figure 3.52. i f. Select the text box in the top right of the slide, and then drag it down and to the left to the approximate center of the slide. Position the insertion point over the green rotation handle, and then drag the rotation handle to the left until the text box is rotated to approximately match the slant in the Fun Fact WordArt. TROUBLESHOOTING: As you change the angle of rotation for the text box, you will need to reposition it on the slide. An easy way to make small position adjustments is to press the arrow keys on the keyboard., g. Save the presentation. STEP 3 UNGRQUP, MODIFY, AND REGROUP CLIP ART Being able to change colors, remove shapes, add shapes, and group and regroup clip art images are important skills you want your participants to master. You ask the participants to change the color of plants, move the dinosaur shape, and regroup the dinosaur clip art image. Refer to Figure 3.53 as you complete Step 3. p03h3water_lastnamefirstname.pptx - Mic Q \\CHOD E- Insert Design Transitions Animations Slide Sh. Shape FiH- OG-H h*«*"* Abc' y> Shape Outlm, ^J; LJ LJ LJ,WShaptEfftcts evievv View Add-!ns Format A' *Brin9Forw,rd- B Align- ^ ^ f\ " $L T ^ ^end Backward ~ ^ Group - 5 ^ L0A- %Se,ect,onPane AW-.- dart Styles Clip art image reset to original rotation and moved f Plant fills changed to theme color FIGURE 3.53 Modified Clip Art> a. On Slide 4, right-click the dinosaur clip art, select Edit Picture, and then click Yes when the Microsoft Office PowerPoint message box opens. The image has been converted to a drawing object and flips back to its original rotation angle. r Hands-On Exercises PowerPoint 2O1O
b. Click the Format tab, click Group in the Arrange group, select Ungroup, and then click outside the clip art border. When you ungroup the clip art, each shape comprising the image is selected and surrounded with adjustment handles. Clicking outside the border deselects the shapes so that you can select just the one you wish to modify. C. Drag the Zoom slider until the image is at a level with which you are comfortable, and then drag the scroll bars to locate the plant in the left side of the clip art. Zooming in makes selecting the individual shape you wish to modify easier. d. Select the dull green shape of the plant, click the Format tab if necessary, click Shape Fill in the Shape Styles group, and then click Turquoise, Accent 3, Darker 50% (last row, seventh column). You change the dull green in the original clip art to a color that matches your theme color. e. Change the fill color of the other dull green plants to Turquoise, Accent 3, Darker 50%. f. Click the View tab, and then click Fit to Window in the Zoom group. g. Drag a selection net around all the shapes used to make the dinosaur clip art image. All the shapes are selected. Pressing Ctrl and clicking the shapes would be time consuming because of the many shapes involved. h. Click the Format tab, select Group in the Arrange group, and then select Regroup. Drag the new group to the bottom right of the slide. Because the WordArt and the text box were not part of the original group, they do not become part of the group. i. Save the presentation. STEP 4 RECOLOR A PICTURE You teach your mini-camp participants to recolor a clip art image so that it matches the color scheme of the presentation. Refer to Figure 3.54 as you complete Step 4. Era of the Dinosaurs The Mesozoic Era Triassic Period 215 million years Q9.. First mammals Turtles ; Coelophysis 1 50 million years ago Stegosaurus Brachiosaurus FIGURE 3.54 Recolored Picture > yn > Cretaceous Period 70 million years ago First snakes Pteranodon Tyrannosaurus Rex a. On Slide 5, click the Insert tab, and then click Clip Art in the Images group. b. Type tyrannosaurus in the Search for box, and then click Go. C. Refer to Figure 3.54 to determine which tyrannosaurus to insert on the bottom left of your slide, drag the clip art object into position, and then close the Clip Art task pane. CHAPTER 3 Presentation Design
d. Click the Format tab. Because the clip art has not been converted to a drawing object, you can use the picture tools to modify it. Recoloring an image does not require clip art to be ungrouped. e. Click Color in the Adjust group, and then click Blue, Accent color 1 Light (third row, second column). The color of the clip art image now matches the colors in the theme. f. Save the presentation. STEP 5 CREATE AND REORDER SHAPES Being able to create and reorder shapes allows you to be creative, enabling you to create backgrounds, borders, and corners. You ask your group to create a background for three clip art images, which unifies the images. Refer to Figure 3.55 as you complete Step 5. ifpnd I j ^tf 2 Shape Outli... U * ab. orange ^^- ( shape Effects c Replace Select- f Select to send rectangle to back Font Order Objects Send to Back Bring Forward Send Bacbw The Three Forms of W <*»»<**<* Rectangle reordered behind clip art FIGURE 3.55 Rectangle Background > a. On Slide 6, click the View tab, and then click the Ruler check box in the Show group (if necessary). The horizontal and vertical rulers appear. b. Click the Home tab, and then click Rectangle in the Drawing group. f TROUBLESHOOTING: Depending on your screen resolution, you may need to select Shapes first. J C. Position the cross-hair pointer on the slide so that the indicator on the ruler is at the 4" mark to the left of the zero point on the horizontal ruler and the 1" mark above the zero point on the vertical ruler. This is the beginning point for the rectangle. d. Drag to the 4" mark to the right of the zero point on the horizontal ruler and the 2" mark below the zero point on the vertical ruler, and then release. A large rectangle shape in the theme color is created on top of the clip art on the slide. You will use the rectangle as a background for the clip art. Currently, it is hiding a portion of the clip art and must be reordered. Hands-On Exercises PowerPoint 2O1O
e. Click Arrange in the Drawing group, and then select Send to Back. f. Save the presentation. STEP 6 ALIGN AND DISTRIBUTE CLIP ART Dragging objects into position on a slide can be a time consuming and frustrating process. You teach your group to align objects quickly and efficiently using the Drawing Tools Arrange feature. Refer to Figure 3.56 as you complete Step 6. The Three Forms of Water FIGURE 3.56 Arranged Objects > a. On Slide 6, click the clip art image of the glass, and then press Shift as you click each clip art image. Pressing and holding Shift while clicking each clip art image enables you to select all three. TROUBLESHOOTING: If you accidentally include the rectangle in your selection, press Shift, I and then click the rectangle to deselect it. b. Click the Format tab, and then click Align in the Arrange group. The align options appear. c. Select Align Middle. You align the clip art images by their middles. d. Click Align, and then select Distribute Horizontally. The objects are distributed evenly. e. Click Group in the Arrange group, and then select Group. The three clip art images are grouped. f. Press Shift, and then click the blue rectangle. The rectangle and the clip art group are now both selected. g. Click Align in the Arrange group, and then select Align Middle. The rectangle and grouped clip art images are aligned by the horizontal middle. This ensures the blue rectangle is behind all of the images. h. Deselect the objects. i. Save and close the presentation. CHAPTER 3 Presentation Design