Beginners PowerPoint Exercises
Exercise # 1: Seasons
Create a presentation that consists of 4 slides.
SLIDE ONE: use title layout
Title: “The Seasons”
Subtitle: BY: “Your Name”
SLIDE TWO: use title and content layout
Title: SPRING
March 20th is the first day of Spring
Spring lasts from March to June
Observed holidays during this season are Easter, Mother’s and Father’s Day
SLIDE THREE: use title and content layout
Title: SUMMER
June 20th is the first day of Summer
Summer lasts from June to September
Observed holidays during this season are Independence Day and Labor Day
SLIDE FOUR: use title and content layout
Title: AUTUMN
September 22nd is the first day of Autumn
Autumn lasts from September to December
Observed holidays during this season are Veteran’s Day, Election Day
SLIDE FIVE: use title and content layout
Title: WINTER
December 21st is the first day of Winter
Winter lasts from December to March
Observed holidays during this season are Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s and St.
Patrick’s Day
Exercise # 3: Flyers
Come to the Job Information Center
Queens Library
Job Information Center
89-11 Merrick Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11432
1) Design a flyer: it should resemble the example above, text may differ
2) Change the view in PowerPoint to portrait
3) For the layout, chose a blank slide
4) Use text boxes to orient your text according to the example above
5) Use Clip Art to insert a picture
6) Be sure to select a slide design theme