Using the ClarisWorks Assistant to create a Slide Show presentation

The "Assistants" in AppleWorks "walk you through" the steps required to create various documents. You can easily create a slide show with the "Presentation" assistant. All slide shows created with the assistant are "Drawing" documents. You should be familiar with the AppleWorks drawing tools before you begin.

How to begin:
From the "New Document" dialog box, select "Use Assistant or Stationery"

Once you have selected a background, next choose your "content" from one of six samples. The assistant will create the slides and place text frames or placeholders on each page with text suggestions based on the content you choose.

* Just start me out -
Creates 4 slides with text for Titles, Subtitles and body text.

* Making a proposal or recommendation - 
Creates 8 slides with including text for background information, goals, plans, pros and cons,
why this is better, how we get there from here, and an action plan.

* Selling a Product, Service Idea -
Creates 9 slides with text for proposing "why" you should buy a particular product.

* Giving a Lesson or Instruction -
Creates 11 slides including text starters for topic, what the lesson will cover, skill and practice,
and summary information.

* Reporting Progress or Status -
Creates 5 slides with text for background info, accomplishments, issues, and an action plan.

* Book Report -
Creates 9 slides with text for book information, summary, quote, thinking like the author, main
idea, favorite character, why the book is important,and a rating.

* Scientific Report -
Creates 10 slides with text for the problem, background, hypothesis, methodology, procedure,
observations, results, conclusion, and next steps.

Finally, choose any extras, such as Helpful Hints that appear on each page with even more suggestions; or Footer Options(a good place to put your name); and click Create.

Hints to remember:
* Add or remove pages with the Format -> Documentmenu.
* Change the background color on the Master Page(under the Optionsmenu)
* Use the Transparentfeature in the Slide Show control window to "build" a list of items that
appear on a page one-by-one!

New in AppleWorks 5.0...

Stationery documents for Slide Shows!

Unlike "Assistants" the Stationery documents are "template" files that you use as starters. You're not asked any questions nor walked through any steps, you simply open a template and make changes and additions to fit your presentation. AppleWorks 5.0 offers several choices that are outlined on the "Presentations Index" stationery file. Use these stationery templates with the new libraries for quick and easy presentations!

Libraries full of Slide Show fun!
From the Filemenu, choose Library -> Slides
Then, choose from: Basic
Book Report
Business Plan
Classic
Field Trip
Financial Report
Hip
My Summer Vacation
Science Report

Each library contains "pre-formatted" text samples sized perfectly for slide show viewing. Just change the text color to complement your presentation! Be sure to check out the selections in the "Classic" library for some "super" layouts and the "Hip" library for some cool objects to help illustrate your points! There are some spreadsheet starters in the "Financial" library which you can customize, and some graphs which although can't be altered, can give you an idea of graphs you or your students might want to create!

Try this:Begin a new Drawingdocument. Format the margins to .25 all around. Change the page set-up to landscape and reduce the view. Choose "Edit Master Page" and open the "Slide Backgrounds" library (in the Staff Development Lab General Folder). Drag your choice to the Master Page!