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1. How to Make a Talking Book
Power Point 2007
Kendra V. Bittner, M.Ed., Cert CED, S.Sp.Ed.
Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3
IDEA Training and Consultation
Assistive Technology Coordinator

2. CREATE A FOLDER FOR A TEMPLATE

3. Create a Folder
A folder helps to organize
and store media for each
book.
1. Right click on the
desktop or the “My
Documents” folder
2. Choose New and then
Folder
3. Type a name for the
folder, “Talking Book
Template”

4. Launch PowerPoint 2007
1. Click on the Start
menu
2. Choose All Programs
3. Click on Microsoft
Office
4. Choose Microsoft
Office PowerPoint
2007

5. Insert a Slide
1. Open a new slide
presentation
2. Click on New Slide
3. Choose Title and
Content
a. CTRL+M will
automatically insert the
Title & Content slide
b. Change slide
arrangement by choosing
the Layout button

6. CREATING A TEMPLATE

7. Reposition & Resize the Text Box
1. Reposition - Click on
the edge of the box
and drag to a new
location
2. Resize – Click on the
corner circles and drag
toward the center to
make smaller or to the
edge to make bigger
REPOSITION RESIZE HANDLES

8. Add a Navigation Bar
Add a second title box by
copying the title bar.
1. Click on the Title Text
box
2. Press CTRL + D
3. Drag the text box to
the bottom of the
page

9. Add a Navigation Bar
4. Immediately fill with
color
a. Drawing Tools Tab on
the Format Ribbon
b. Select Shape Fill and
click on the down
arrow
c. Choose the color
i. The duplicated text box
will disappear if you do
not immediately fill it
with color

10. Add Page Turners:
Page Forward
1. Select the Insert Tab
2. Click on Shapes
a. Scroll to find Action
Buttons
b. Click the right arrow
(this takes you to the
next slide)
c. Click, hold, & drag the
cross hair to place the
button

11. Add Page Turners:
Page Forward
e. A new menu will open
entitled Action Settings
f. Choose “Hyperlink to:
Next Slide”
3. Click OK

12. Add Page Turners:
Page Back
1. Select the Insert Tab
2. Click on Shapes
a. Scroll to find Action
Buttons
b. Click the left arrow
(this takes you to the
previous slide)
c. Click, hold, & drag the
cross hair to place the
button

13. Add Page Turners:
Page Back
e. A new menu will open,
Action Settings
f. Choose “Hyperlink to:
Previous Slide”
3. Click OK

14. Add a Speaker Symbol
1. Click on the Insert Tab
2. Choose Clip Art
3. Search for “lips” or
“mouth” or “talk”
4. Click on the picture
5. Click and drag the
picture to the center
of the navigation bar

15. At this point your title slide
should look similar to this.

16. Navigate Using Page Turners
1. Click Slide Show Tab
2. Choose Set Up Slide
Show in the Set Up
group
3. Choose Browse at a
kiosk (full screen) in
the Set Up Show pop
up
4. Click OK

17. Duplicate Pages
1. Click the page in the
left task pane
2. Press CTRL + D to
duplicate
3. Repeat until you have
the number of pages
you need
CTRL + D
CTRL + D

18. Page Transition
1. Choose the Animation
Tab
2. Click on the down
arrow on the
Transition to This Slide
for more options
3. Choose your transition
4. Click Apply To All
Wipe Left gives the impression
of turning the page.

19. Save the Template
1. Click Save As
2. Choose Other Formats
3. Save type as
PowerPoint
Template(.pptx)
4. Choose your location,
name, and save
5. Close

20. Open the Template
1. The template icon
looks like it has a
binding on the top
2. Double click or Right
Click > Open

21. CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:
ADD TEXT

22. Add Text
1. Click in the Text Box
2. Type your text
3. Change the font color:
a. Highlight
b. Choose font color

23. CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:
ADD SPEECH

24. Add Speech
There are two ways:
1. Download the utility called PowerTalk
http://fullmeasure.co.uk/powertalk/
OR
2. Record your speech

25. Power Talk
1. Download the utility
2. Right click on the presentation to open it and
choose Narrate with Power Talk
– If Narrate with Power Talk is not an option, then
choose Open with and browse until you see the
PowerTalk Exe.

26. Recorded Speech
1. Click on the Insert Tab
2. Click on the arrow
below the Sound Icon
3. Choose Record a
Sound
4. A “Record Sound”
window will open
5. Name the sound
before your record

27. Recorded Speech
6. Click the red button to
begin to record your
speech
7. Click the rectangle to
stop recording
8. Click the right arrow to
play back
9. Click OK.
10. A small speaker will
appear.
11. Repeat on each page
Click on the Insert Tab
RecordStopPlay

28. Change File Size Settings
1. Click on one speaker
2. Click on the Sound Tools
Tab
3. Change “Max Sound File
Size (KB) to 50,000 on
the Sound Option Group
This will effect all
subsequent
presentations. You only
need to do this once.

29. Attach the Recorded Speech with the
Symbol
1. Delete the speaker.
2. Click on the symbol you
inserted for “Read”
3. Click on the Insert Tab
4. Choose Action
5. Click Play Sound in the
Action Setting pop-up
6. Choose your titled
sound from the drop
down menu
7. Click OK

30. Read Text Automatically
The text is read automatically
when the page is turned.
This is useful for students
using switches with an
interface.
1. Click the Animations Tab
2. Click the drop down arrow
on the No Sound Box
3. Scroll to find the recording
4. Select
5. Repeat for each page

31. CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:
FORMATTING BACKGROUNDS,
PICTURES, AND SOUNDS

32. Backgrounds
1. Click on the Design
Tab
2. Click on Background
Styles
3. Choose Format
Background
4. Click the paint can and
choose your color
5. Click Apply to All
6. Close

33. Clip Art
1. Click on the Insert Tab
2. Choose Clip Art
3. Type the picture name
in the Search box of
the task pane
4. Click Go
5. Click on the center of
the picture and drag it
6. Resize by using the
corner resizing handles
Resizing
handles

34. Digital Pictures
1. Click on the Insert Tab
2. Click on Picture
3. Browse your picture
folder to find your
picture
4. Double click on the
picture
5. Resize the picture
using the resizing
handles

35. Download Pictures from Other Sites
1. Go to the site
2. Right click on the
picture
3. Choose Save Picture
As
4. Select the location
5. Name and Save
6. Insert the picture
following the Digital
Pictures steps

36. Websites
Digital Pictures
• Google Images
http://www.google.com/im
ghp
• Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/
Free Clip Art
• www.picsearch.com
• http://school.discoveryeduc
ation.com/clipart/
• http://www.dorlingkindersl
ey-
uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/cli
part/

37. Add Sounds to Pictures
1. Click on the Insert Tab
2. Type the sound in the Search
box in the Clip Art Task Pane
on the right (bark or moo)
3. Click the down arrow beside
the Media File Types
4. Uncheck the boxes except
sounds
5. Press Go
6. Click on the sound to insert
7. Choose either Automatically
or When Selected

38. Match the Picture and Sound
1. Delete the speaker
icon
2. Click the picture
3. Click the Insert Tab
4. Choose Action

39. Match the Picture and Sound
5. Action Setting
Window:
a. Down Triangle beside
No Sound
b. Scroll to find your
sound
c. Click to select
6. OK

40. Sounds from the Web
1. Find the sound on the web
2. Right click
3. Save target as
4. Save in the same folder as
your book
5. Click on Insert Tab
6. Choose Sound
7. Click Sound from File
8. Locate and select the
sound
9. Choose play Automatically
or When Clicked

41. 10. Delete the speaker
11. Click on the picture
12. Click on the Insert Tab
13. Choose Action
14. Action Setting
Window:
a. Click on the drop down
arrow beside No Sound
b. Scroll and select
15. OK

42. Sounds from the Web
• www.findsounds.com
– Remove the check by the
Aiff and AU boxes
• www.classictvhits.com
– Many advertisements
• www.simplythebest.net
/sounds

43. CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:
ACCESSIBILITY, STRATEGIES, COPYRIGHT

44. Switch Access
• You will need:
– Switch
– Switch interface
• Make sure you enable
Read text
Automatically

45. Talking Books: Strategies and Use
• Include high frequency words such as the Dolch
Word Lists: http://www.dolchword.net/
– Articulation
– Fluency
• Parts of speech
• Idioms
• Introduce new vocabulary
• Sequence events from pictures or field trips
• Social Stories

46. Copyright
• Copyright basics:
http://www.copyright.com/viewPage.do?page
Code=cr10-n
• Copyright Section 107 of the United States
Copyright Act: Fair Use
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

47. References
Day, Lourdes. 2008. Creating Talking Books,
Power Point 2007. http://www.polk-
fl.net/staff/resources/ese/resourcespowerpoi
nt.htm