2013

Adding a Chart to a PowerPoint Slide

Posted on by Jeff Feiertag

When you add a chart to a slide, PowerPoint will automatically open an Excel window so you can enter the data to be applied to the chart.

 

To Add a Chart to a Slide:

  • Choose the slide to which you would like to add a chart.
  • Choose the Insert Chart icon that appears on the slide.  If there is no Insert Chart icon on the slide, choose Insert tab on your Ribbon.  Choose the Chart option.  This will open an Insert Chart dialog box.
  • Decide on the chart category.
  • Choose a chart type and choose OK.  This will open an Excel window.
  • Type in data that you would like to illustrate with your chart.  When you have finished inputting the data, choose Close to exit the Excel window.

Choosing Text Color for PowerPoint Presentations

Posted on by Jeff Feiertag

PowerPoint will display coordinating text colors that are designed to work with the current slide design.

To Choose Text Color for PowerPoint Presentations:

  • Select the text that you wish to edit
  • Choose Home tab on the Ribbon.
  • Click on the dropdown arrows next to the Font Color option
  • Choose your desired text color.  PowerPoint 2013 will apply the text color to the selected text.

Customizing Margins in a Word Document

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To Create Custom Margins:

  • Choose Page Layout tab on the Ribbon.  Under Page Layout, choose Margins.  A Margin Gallery will appear.
  • Choose Custom Margins on bottom of the Margin Gallery.  A Page Setup dialog box will appear.
  • Use the spin arrows  to increase/ decrease your margin settings for the top, bottom, left, and/or right margins of your document.  You may also type your exact margin measurements in the box.
  • Apply these measurements to the entire document or from this starting point.
  • Choose OK to apply the margin settings to your document.

Adding Headers and Footers to a Word Document

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To Add Headers and/or Footers:

  • Choose the Insert tab on your Ribbon.
  • Choose Header/ Footer option under the Insert tab. This will open a header/ footer gallery. Choose your desired header/ footer style from the gallery and apply to your Word document.
    • The text in your document will become dim.  The header/ footer area will appear with information prompts.
  • Type text in header/ footer information prompts.
  • Choose Close Header and Footer on your Ribbon.

You may want to omit the header and or footer from the first page of your document.

To Omit the Header/ Footer from the First Page of Your Document:

  • Choose the Insert tab on your Ribbon
  • Choose the Header/ Footer option under the Insert tab.
  • Choose the Edit Header/ Edit Footer option.
  • Choose Different First Page box in the Options group.

Inserting and Formatting a Table in a Word Document

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To Insert and Format a Table:

  • Determine where you would like to place the table in your document
  • Choose the Insert tab on the Ribbon.
  • Choose Table.  This will display a Table Grid.
  • Decide on the number of rows and columns you would like to have in your table.  Your table will open in your Word document.
    • A new tab Table Tools will now appear in your Ribbon
  • Choose Table Tools tab to change the borders, border size, shading, etc. for your table.

 

Tracking and Reviewing Word 2013 Document Changes

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To Turn on Tracking:

  • Choose the Review tab on the Ribbon.
  • Choose Track Changes to begin monitoring for edits/ changes made to the document.
  • The user may now begin to edit the document.  When edits/ changes are made to a document, a red vertical bar will display in the left margin next to the area where changes were made.

To Review Changes:

  • Find a red vertical bar in the left margin and click on it.  This will change the view of the document and any edits/ changes will now appear on the screen.
    • Additions to the document are a different color text and underlined.
    • Deletions to the document are a different color text with strikethrough formatting.
  • Move the cursor to the beginning of the document.
  • Find Track Changes under the Review tab on the Ribbon and choose Next.  Choosing Next will highlight the first edit/ change made to the document.
  • Decide whether to Accept the change to the document, or Reject the change to the document.
    • Choosing to Accept the edits/ changes will automatically change the document.
    • Choosing to Reject  the edits/ changes will automatically revert the document back to its original state.
    • Repeat the above step until you have reviewed all the edits/ changes made to the document.

You may decide that you would like to accept all edits/ changes made to the document

  • Find Track Changes under the Review tab on the Ribbon.
  • Click on the arrow below the Accept option and choose Accept All Changes.

If you would like to see who made each edit/ change to the document:

  •  Click on Track Changes under the Review tab on the Ribbon and choose Reviewing Pane.  Reviewing Pane will display the types of edits made and the person who made the edit/ change.

When you are finished reviewing the edits/ changes to the document:

  • Click on Track Changes under the Review tab to turn this feature off.