How to Make a Book Trailer
1. Click on Start > Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft PowerPoint.
2. Click the empty box on the slide layout panel (right side of screen).
3. Click The Design tab and pick a theme so that all your slides will look similar. A simple theme will work best for your book trailer.
OR
Click on Background Styles > Choose the background you want for your slides. You can click format background for more options.
Click on Home tab > New Slide to make the number of slides you need.
If you are using photos, click Insert>Picture>from file and choose the photo from your trailer folder that matches your slide text.
To insert clip art, click
Insert tab > Clip Art. Type in a search word and see what is
available. If you see a picture you want to use, double click it and it
will be added to the slide.
Do not use any animated clips.
4. To add Word Art, click the Insert tab. Choose Word Art, pick which one you want, type in your text, change the font, and click OK.
5. To add regular text, click on the white box with the A in it at the bottom (or left side) of the screen. Click where you want to your text to begin and start typing.
6. To change the font and/or font color, highlight the font in the text box and click on the down arrow next to the word ‘Ariel’ in the top toolbar. Choose the font you’d like to use. Change the color by clicking on the down arrow next to the “A” that has a colored rectangle under it. This will give you color options for your font.
8. To ‘animate’ an object, think of your slides as pages in a flip book. Start with the object in one place, then on the next slide move it slightly. Do this on several slides so when they are viewed rapidly, the object will appear to be moving.
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