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Office 2013 – myitlab:grader – Instructions Exploring - PowerPoint Chapter 4: Homework Project 1 Washington, DC

Your task is to create a PowerPoint presentation based on a project about your parents' trip to Washington, DC. You will modify a template to include photos, captions, sound, and a video clip, along with various formatting and layout adjustments. Specific steps include inserting images, cropping, applying styles and effects, adding sound and video, and compressing media. The project requires you to save, close, and submit the completed presentation, ensuring all tasks are performed according to the instructions provided.

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Creating an engaging and visually appealing PowerPoint presentation about a trip to Washington, DC, involves multiple steps that demonstrate proficiency with PowerPoint features and media handling. This project serves to develop skills in inserting and formatting images, applying artistic effects, adding multimedia elements, and optimizing presentation files for sharing. The comprehensive process outlined below integrates these elements into a professional and coherent slide show, enhancing both content and aesthetic appeal.

The first step is to start PowerPoint and open the provided template, "exploring_p04_grader_h1.pptx." This template offers a modern design foundation that will be modified to suit the trip's narrative. The project begins with inserting photographs into appropriate slides, adapting images with cropping and formatting techniques, and ensuring each visual element aligns with the overall theme.

On Slide 1, the primary photo of Washington, DC, is inserted into the placeholder. The selected picture, "exploring_p04_grader_h1_dc1.jpg," should be inserted seamlessly to create a captivating opening image. Moving to Slide 3, a second photo, "exploring_p04_grader_h1_dc3.jpg," is added, accompanied by the caption "The Capitol Building," which involves inserting a text box and positioning it appropriately for clarity.

Cropping is then performed on the image in Slide 3 to remove the vehicle at the bottom, focusing viewers’ attention on landmarks. The image's vertical position is adjusted to align visually within the slide layout. On Slide 4, the layout is changed to "Left Two Pictures with Caption," allowing for side-by-side images and descriptive text. The title placeholder is replaced with "Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial," and corresponding images are inserted into the left and right placeholders, "exploring_p04_grader_h1_dc4.jpg" and "exploring_p04_grader_h1_dc5.jpg" respectively.

Further styling involves applying a "Rotated, White" picture style and an Artistic effect called "Watercolor Sponge" to the photo on Slide 1, creating a distinctive visual impact. On Slide 5, attention is given to image enhancement: the bottom-left picture's brightness is increased by 20%, while the top-left photo's saturation is boosted to 200%, and the color tone adjusted to 7200 K to improve vibrancy and color accuracy. The image of the three guards is compressed with both options selected and targeted for email quality to optimize file size without significant quality loss.

Slide 6 introduces a new title, "Changing of the Guard," which is center-aligned to emphasize importance. A video clip, "Exp_P_CH4_H1_video.mp4," is inserted into the slide using the content placeholder. The video is resized to a height of 5.25 inches and repositioned to sit neatly under the title. The video is set to play automatically upon slide transition, with options to hide the video during the slideshow and rewind after playing to ensure a smooth viewing experience.

Incorporating audio enhances the presentation’s auditory appeal. Using Office.com Clip Art, a sound clip of "Yankee Doodle" is searched and inserted, configured to play across slides automatically while hiding its icon during the show. Media compression is performed for optimized sharing, set to low quality across the entire presentation. Finally, the presentation is saved, closed, and submitted as per instructions.

Throughout this process, attention to detail in formatting, media handling, and layout ensures a professional-quality presentation that effectively communicates the trip's highlights and invites viewers to experience Washington, DC, vicariously through the slides.

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