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The article explains how to use the Microsoft® PowerPoint® and its drawing tools to create illustrated handouts for the classroom, and images for web pages. You can order a copy (May/June 2000) from Interweave Beadwork. |
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Print out the Quick Reference* now! It labels the Microsoft Draw® tools found in PowerPoint and Word. Refer to it while you work. |
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The Examples page shows some of the cool things beadworkers can make in PowerPoint. I would like to hear from you about how you use PowerPoint for your website, classroom, or wherever! |
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| Lesson I is a revised and expanded version of the Beadwork article.
Includes strategies for getting started; design & graphics tips; fine tuning lines and
shapes; Microsoft Draw® tool descriptions; titles & labels; printing, web page &
PDF tips. 27 screen shots, thumbnail examples. Five pages.
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Lesson II is the same tutorial that used to be posted here on my site, so if you downloaded it then, you're all set. For teachers, authors, & webmatrons who want to create bead graphs and handouts. A hands-on introduction to drawing, the user is guided through 12 key skill objectives to create a simple circle of beads tied into a knot. 20+ illustrations with tool thumbnails throughout. Three pages. |
| Lesson III guides the user through 4 different hands-on exercises which explain how to use the line, curve, scribble and freeform tools in progressively more complex, yet thoroughly practical applications. 20+ drawings, many tool thumbnails, screen captures, terms & definitions. Six pages. | |
More lessons are in development. Feel free to write with feedback and suggestions! |
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*A Note About the Cheat Sheet
Most of the features in PowerPoint's Draw Menu are pictured. I left out a few details that I don't find useful for creating illustrated bead project instructions. I used PowerPoint 2000 here and an earlier version for the magazine article, but the Draw features in both versions are nearly identical. The main difference is, if you're using 2000, you have to click on the little double arrows in some of the drop-down menus to see a complete list of options. The process for saving files as web pages is also different in 2000.Microsoft Word® users -- You can use this Quick Reference too, but there are a few differences when working with images in Word. I still prefer to do the complex stuff in PowerPoint, then paste the drawings into Word, but that's just me (see the Beadwork article for details).
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This page was first posted on 3/19/00; updated November 2001.
All text and illustrations ©2000 Mary J. Tafoya.
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