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User
Guide
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Certified
New Home Specialist Presentation Builder™
Click
a Link to View a Specific Topic:
1)
System Configuration
2) CD-ROM Contents
3) Create Your Custom
Presentation
4) Arrange/Hide
Slides
5) Personalize Your
Presentation
6) Playback of Your
Presentation
7) Navigating During
Your Presentation
8) Adding Additional
Slides to Your Presentation
9) Modify a
Transition in Your Presentation
10) Using and Editing the Speaker
Notes
11) Frequently Asked Questions
12) Technical
Support
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Certified
New Home Specialist Presentation Builder™ |
Welcome to the Certified
New Home Specialist™ Slide Series for Microsoft PowerPoint®
2000. This package brings you the easiest and most effective
approach ever developed for selling your professional services
to builders and new home buyers.
The content and
concepts included in this collection have been developed by
Dennis Walsh, CNHS, who is recognized throughout the real estate
industry as the leading expert in all areas of new home sales
success. His Certified New Home Specialist™ Training
Program is endorsed by many leading brokers and real estate
franchise organizations as the very best of its kind. This slide
series brings the CNHS™ concepts to life through custom,
professionally designed presentations that demonstrate your
expertise and move you ahead of the competition.
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Fully
customizable presentations are included in several
different series of slides – simply choose the look
and style you like the best.
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Using
the many features of MS PowerPoint®, easily
add, edit, delete and arrange slides to best suit your
presentation needs.
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Easily
customize slides with your own content, including
photos, audio, video, and of course, your own message
wherever you choose. Or simply select a presentation and
get to work selling yourself and your services.
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Both builder-directed
and buyer-directed slides are
included to allow you to sell your professional service
and support. You’ll find additional slides to help you
teach your buyers what they need to know about the
planning and construction process.
Certified New
Home Specialist™ brings
you powerful concepts for success in all areas of your real
estate business. Microsoft PowerPoint® 2000 brings
you the power of multimedia in an easy-to-use presentation
product that is truly state-of-the-art. Together they
offer you a great way to take your business to the next level of
success!
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The
Certified New Home Specialist Presentation Builder™ has
been designed using the latest technology to offer a
high-quality presentation experience.
Minimum system requirements are:
Intel
Pentium® processor (Pentium II or III is better)
Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 or later
16 MB RAM (32 MB or more is better)
CD-ROM drive, 4x or better
640x480 monitor, 16 bit color or better
Since
many factors influence the performance of a computer, we cannot
guarantee this program will run smoothly on all systems that
meet these minimum requirements. For the very best performance,
we recommend newer systems that have been optimized for graphics
display.
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Your
CNHS Presentation BuilderTM CD-ROM is set up with
five folders:
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Non-Branded
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Century
21
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Coldwell
Banker
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ERA
Real Estate
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Prudential
Real Estate
Each
of the five folders contains a set of buyer-directed
slides and a set of builder-directed slides in
four different custom styles. Each style
of presentation contains the same content as the others. Choose
the style that you like most or that best fits your audience:
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Art
Contempo
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Blueprint
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Classic
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Conservative
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Note:
The “Non-Branded” folder contains the 4
presentation styles without any logos on them. Use
these slides as they are or add your own logo. See
PowerPoint®’s documentation for more
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Creating your
custom presentation is fun and easy using Microsoft PowerPoint®
2000. These step-by-step instructions will get you started.
1. Insert
your CNHS Presentation BuilderTM CD-ROM
into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Open
Microsoft PowerPoint® 2000 by clicking START
> PROGRAMS > Microsoft PowerPoint®.
3. When
PowerPoint® 2000 opens, you will see a start-up
window that gives you some options for creating a
presentation. Since the necessary files are on the CD-ROM,
you will choose OPEN AN EXISTING PRESENTATION and
click OKAY. If this start-up window doesn’t open
when you start PowerPoint®, click FILE >
OPEN.
4. Click on
the drop-down list located at the top of the OPEN Window.
5. Click on
your CD-ROM drive’s letter, which should show that the
Presentation Builder CD-ROM is in the drive.
6.
Double-click on the appropriate folder in the OPEN Window
to choose slides to be used for your presentation.
7. Click on
a set of slides to select and then click OPEN.
Next you will
save this set of slides onto your hard drive so that you can
make changes and personalize your presentation. On the FILE menu,
click SAVE AS . Now choose where you would like to save
your presentation on your computer. Give it a new name if you’d
like. Then click SAVE.
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IMPORTANT:
For more details on the use of MS PowerPoint®
2000, consult the software’s Help section. |
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Note:
The presentation slides on the CD-ROM will remain
unchanged. You can open these slides at any time and use
the SAVE AS command to save them onto your hard drive. |
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Note:
To review each of the slides in the presentation, On the
VIEW menu, click NORMAL. Scroll down using the scroll
bar to the right of the slide graphic. Edit the text by
clicking in any of the text fields on the slide or by
editing the text in the outline column. Refer to
Microsoft PowerPoint® 2000’s help section
or user guide for help formatting text, changing
character size, line spacing or any other PowerPoint®-specific
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1. On the VIEW
menu, click SLIDE SORTER. You will now see
thumbnails of all of the slides in your presentation.
2. To
change the order of the slides, simply drag the thumbnail to
the desired position.
3. If you
want to exclude a particular slide or slides from your
presentation, you can use the HIDE command.
4. In SLIDE
SORTER View, select the slide you wish to hide.
5. On the SLIDE
SHOW menu, click HIDE SLIDE. Now when you play
back your presentation, this hidden slide will not be
displayed. The hidden slide will be marked with a gray strike-through
symbol over the slide number. To allow a hidden slide to
display again, repeat steps 4 and 5.
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Note:
The first and last slides in your presentation are
HIDDEN by default. The first slide describes the
objective of the current set of slides and the last has
been left blank to allow you to create slides of your
own. |
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IMPORTANT:
Be sure to SAVE frequently while editing your
presentation! |
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1. On the VIEW
menu, click MASTER > SLIDE MASTER.
2. Select
all of the text in the field that says, “Your Name
Here, CNHS”.
3. Type your name in this field.
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Note:
Be sure to include acknowledgement of your hard work and
Certified New Home SpecialistTM designation
by including “CNHS” after your name. |
4. Next add
your broker information. Select all of the text in the field
that says, “YOUR BROKER – YOUR CITY, STATE”.
5. Type
your information in this field.
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IMPORTANT:
Any changes you make to the SLIDE MASTER will affect all
of the slides in your presentation, including the
formatting of text and the position of objects. |
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Note:
Feel free to include any other information you’d like
in these fields or refer to PowerPoint® 2000’s
documentation to create an additional text field of your
own. |
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To start your
presentation without opening PowerPoint® 2000:
If you saved
your presentation to the Desktop on your computer, simply double-click
on its desktop icon. If you’ve saved your presentation
somewhere else on your computer, use Windows Explorer or
My Computer to find it. Double-click on its icon to
start the slide show.
To start your
presentation from within PowerPoint® 2000:
With your
presentation open, do any of the following:
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Click
the SLIDE SHOW Button at the lower left of the
PowerPoint window.
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On the SLIDE
SHOW menu, click VIEW SHOW
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On the VIEW
menu, click SLIDE SHOW
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Press
F5
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To perform the next animation or advance to the next slide, use
any of the following keyboard shortcuts:
N, ENTER, PAGE
DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or the SPACEBAR (or click the
mouse)
To perform the
previous animation or return to the previous slide, use any of
the following keyboard shortcuts:
P, PAGE UP,
LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE
Go to slide
<number>:
Do any of the
following:
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On your
keyboard, press <number> + ENTER
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Right-click
anywhere on-screen, click GO on the pop-up menu,
click SLIDE NAVIGATOR. A small window will
display a list of the slide numbers and titles in your
presentation. Select the slide you wish to go to and
click GO TO.
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Right-click
anywhere on-screen, click GO on the pop-up menu,
click BY TITLE, click the slide you wish to go
to.
To end a slide
show, press:
ESC,
CTRL+BREAK,
or HYPHEN
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Note:
Slides that you have HIDDEN will appear in the “Go To”
lists with parentheses around the slide numbers. |
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Note:
Press F1 at anytime during your presentation to see a
list of presentation controls and shortcuts. |
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Each
presentation includes a blank slide as the last slide. you can
use this blank slide to create a message of your own.
1. With
your presentation open in PowerPoint® 2000, on
the VIEW menu, click SLIDE SORTER.
2. Find the
blank slide, which should be the last one, and Double-click
on it. The slide will open into the last view that you were
working in before switching to the SLIDE SORTER.
3. Click on
the title text field to add your slide’s title.
4. Click on the
lower text field to begin adding your bullet points. If you want
PowerPoint® 2000 to pause after a line of text
before proceeding to the next when playing back, then press ENTER
to go to the next line. If you want PowerPoint® 2000
to reveal more than one line while playing your presentation
back without pausing, then press SHIFT+ENTER to go to the
next line.
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Note:
To add even more slides, duplicate a slide and then
change the text on the new slide. Select the slide you
wish to duplicate. On the INSERT menu, click DUPLICATE
SLIDE. |
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Both text
transitions and slide transitions can be modified from several
different views: NORMAL VIEW, SLIDE VIEW or OUTLINE VIEW. We
will use NORMAL VIEW in this manual.
To change how
the slide background will appear:
1. On the VIEW
menu, click NORMAL VIEW.
2. On the SLIDE
SHOW menu, click SLIDE TRANSITION. You can choose
from the list of slide transitions as well as the speed of each
and when it happens.
3. When you are
satisfied with your choices, click APPLY to affect only
the current slide or APPLY TO ALL to affect all of the
slides in your presentation.
To change how
the text will be animated on your slide:
1. On the VIEW
menu, click NORMAL VIEW
2. On the SLIDE
SHOW menu, click CUSTOM ANIMATION.
3. In the box
on the upper left, you can choose which group of text for which
you are adding a transition. So click on where it says “Title
1” to add a transition to the heading. Click where it says
“Text 2” to add a transition to the body text, in
this case, all of the bullet points on the current slide.
4. Adjust the
options on the Order & Timing Tab to determine when
your transitions will occur.
5. Adjust the
options on the Effects Tab to experiment with different
transitions.
6. Click the PREVIEW
Button to preview your transition
7. When you are
satisfied with your choices, click OKAY.
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Note:
Don’t hesitate to experiment with different
transitions and speeds to find the ones that you like
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Speaker Notes
can be very useful when perfecting your dialogue before you’re
in a face-to-face situation. Each presentation includes sample
dialogue that you can edit and use during your presentation for
each slide.
To edit the
Speaker Notes:
1. On the VIEW menu,
click NORMAL.
2. The speaker
notes appear at the bottom of the screen in a window below the
slide graphic. Edit the notes here. You can change the size of
the notes area by dragging the gray bar that divides the slide
graphic and the notes window.
To view the
Speaker Notes while running your presentation:
1. Right-click
anywhere on-screen.
2. On the pop-up
menu, click Speaker Notes. As you advance through the
presentation, the notes for the current slide will appear in a
small window. Scroll down in the window if necessary to see all
of the notes.
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Note:
The Speaker Notes can also be edited while running the
presentation by clicking in the Speaker Notes Window and
making the necessary additions or changes. |
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Can I use
PowerPoint® 2000’s standard themes with my CNHSTM
presentation?
Yes. All of
PowerPoint®’s themes are fully compatible with the
CNHS Presentation BuilderTM. Some adjusting may be
required for the text and title fields to fit PowerPoint’s
backgrounds.
What is the
Master Slide?
The master
slide contains the content that will appear on all of the slides
in each presentation including the background, the design
elements and your name and broker information. Edit the text
fields on the master slide to personalize all of the slides at
once with your name and broker information.
Is it necessary
to have PowerPoint® 2000 installed on my computer to
use the CNHS Presentation BuilderTM?
Yes. The
PowerPoint® software allows you to customize your presentations
with your name and other information. You can also modify
transitions and effects, build your own slides to add to the
presentation as well as add your own graphics, photos and audio
and video clips.
Can I add
slides with my own information?
Yes. See Page
7 in this User’s Guide, “Adding Additional Slides
to Your Presentation.”
How do I
personalize my presentation with my name and company
information?
See Page 5
in this User’s Guide, “Personalize Your Presentation.”
Can my
presentation be posted on the Internet or an Intranet?
No!
Presentation slides are licensed for your use in one-on-one
presentations only. Any use of this content online or otherwise
constitutes copyright infringement.
Are the
presentation slides compatible with versions of PowerPoint®
previous to PowerPoint® 2000?
Your
presentation slides were created using and fully compatible with
PowerPoint® 2000. We cannot guarantee that the slides will
be compatible with previous versions of PowerPoint®.
Will the CNHS
Presentation BuilderTM work on my laptop?
Yes. Your
laptop computer is the most convenient way to deliver your
presentations anytime, anywhere. Of course, your laptop must
meet the minimum system configuration requirements.
Can I mix the
buyer-directed slides with the builder-directed slides in my
presentation?
Yes. You can
mix and match whichever slides you want to include in your
presentation. However, due to the formatting of the text and
photos, the slides you put together must all have the same
graphic style.
Why does the
presentation take so long to load on my computer?
The speed of
your computer will directly affect how fast your presentation
will load and play back. Newer systems optimized for multimedia
are recommended.
How can I add
to or edit the provided speaker notes for my presentation?
See Page 8
in the User’s Guide, “Using and Editing the Speaker
Notes.”
Why aren’t
all of the slides showing up when I run my presentation?
It’s possible
that some of your slides might be HIDDEN. To check: on the VIEW
menu, click SLIDE SORTER. Look at the Slide Numbers
(lower right corner of each slide thumbnail). For each slide
that has a gray strikethrough symbol over the Slide Number,
select the slide. Then on the SLIDE SHOW menu, click HIDE
SLIDE. This should “unhide” your slide.
How can I take
advantage of PowerPoint®'s powerful capabilities to
further customize my presentation?
PowerPoint®’s
documentation can show you the features and take you through the
steps necessary to further customize your presentations.
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can I jump to a particular slide in the presentation?
See Page 6
in this User’s Guide, “Navigating During Your
Presentation.”
I have made
changes to the presentation from the CD-ROM, but why can I not
save the file onto the CD-ROM?
The
presentation cannot be saved back to the CD-ROM as it is
Read-Only. You must choose SAVE AS from the FILE
menu to save the presentation onto your hard drive. It is
recommended that you save your presentation to your computer’s
Desktop. This will make it easy to find when you
actually run the presentation. Plus, if you save it with the
file extension .pps, you can run the presentation
without having the PowerPoint® software open.
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The
performance of the Certified New Home Specialist
Presentation Builder™ is relative to configuration and
components found on your computer system. This presentation was
created using the features and functions of PowerPoint 2000.
Dennis Walsh and Associates, Inc. does not guarantee that the Certified
New Home Specialist Presentation Builder™ is
compatible with older versions of PowerPoint. For any
configuration or performance issues, it’s important for you to
contact the manufacturer of your system. While we are happy to
answer questions relative to the operation of your CD-ROM,
Dennis Walsh & Associates, Inc. cannot provide technical
support for your computer or for Microsoft PowerPoint® 2000.
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