Moving Westward
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Create a PowerPoint Presentation

Pioneer Life In America - ThinkQuest

Visit the website above and read each slide.
This will probably require 2 classes - there is quite a bit of information!

  1. Double-click Microsoft Office
  2. Double-click Microsoft PowerPoint
  3. Very Important! - Be sure that you have two toolbars at the top!
  4. You have one empty slide on the screen.
    You show one thumnail in the left-hand pane.
    You also see the task pane along the right side of the screen.

  5. To Create A New Slide: Click Insert / New Slide

  6. Create one slide for each topic:
    • Homesteaders
    • Miners
    • Ranchers
    • Conflict in the West
  7. Be sure to include:
    • Approximate dates
    • Definition
    • Important vocabulary
    • Personal opinion


  8. After you have entered your information
    • Change the background color of your slides
    • Change the font
    • Add one graphic to each slide
    • Add transitions to each slide
    • Add animations to each slide

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