This wikiHow teaches you how to make a Jeopardy game using Microsoft PowerPoint. Jeopardy is a television show that airs in the United States. In this event, participants must answer questions selected from various categories of questions. To make a Jeopardy game, you can use both the Windows version of PowerPoint and the Mac version.
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Part 1 of 3: Creating Category Slides
Step 1. Open PowerPoint
The PowerPoint icon is a white "P" in front of an orange background.
Step 2. Click Blank Presentation
It's in the upper-left side of the PowerPoint window. After clicking the option, a blank presentation will appear on the screen.
Step 3. Write Jeopardy or any other name as the title of the game
In the " Click to add title " box, type the name of the game, such as "Jeopardy". You can also enter game information into the text box below the title box if you wish.
For example, if you want to play this game in class for a specific lesson, you can enter your class and the name of the lesson, such as "Class 9F, Biology Lesson"
Step 4. Create a new slide
Click tab Insert it's at the top of the PowerPoint window. After that, click the box icon New Slide white color on the left of the toolbar Insert. After clicking the icon, a new slide will appear on the screen.
On a Mac, you can also click options Insert located at the top of the screen and click options New Slide in the drop-down menu that appears on the screen.
Step 5. Click the Insert tab
This tab is at the top of the PowerPoint window.
Make sure you don't click on the menu Insert it's gray at the top of your Mac's screen.
Step 6. Click Table
You can find this option on the left of the toolbar Insert. After clicking the option, a drop-down menu will appear on the screen.
Step 7. Create a 6 x 6 table
In the drop-down menu, move the cursor from the upper left corner to the lower right corner until it forms a 6 x 6 box. After that, click the box.
Step 8. Resize the table
Click and drag the gray circle at the top of the table to the top of the slide. After that, drag the gray circle at the bottom of the table to the bottom of the slide. After performing these two steps, the table will fill the entire slide.
Step 9. Enter the question category
Enter a category name into each cell in the first row of the table.
- For example, you could type "Dog Type" in the top-left cell, "Vegetable Type" in the next cell, and so on.
- Press the Tab key after entering the category name to select the next cell.
Step 10. Enter the points
Type the following points into each category column:
- First question - 200
- Second Question - 400
- Third Question - 600
- Fourth Question - 800
- Fifth Question - 1000
Step 11. Position the table text in the center of the cell
Click the table and press Ctrl+A (for Windows) or Command+A (for Mac) to highlight the entire table. After that, press Ctrl+E (for Windows) or Command+E (for Mac) to position the table contents in the center of the cell. After creating the "category" slides, you can then create hints for each question.
Part 2 of 3: Making Hints
Step 1. Create 30 new slides
Click button New Slide 30ty times to do this step.
Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl+M (for Windows) or Command+M (for Mac) to create a new slide
Step 2. Enter the question hint
Select a slide in the slide list at the left of the screen. After that, click the text box in the middle of the slide and type in the question hint.
- You can place the hint in the center of the slide by highlighting the text and pressing Ctrl+E (for Windows) or Command+E (for Mac).
- We recommend that you enter the instructions in order to avoid confusion. For example, enter the instructions for the first available question in the first category into the blank slide under the "category" slide.
Step 3. Select the "category" slide
This slide is in the slide list in the left side of the PowerPoint window. You may have to move the list of slides up to find the slide. This will reopen the "category" slide.
Step 4. Highlight the points for the first available question in the first category
Click and drag the "200" text in the left column of the table to do so.
Step 5. Click Insert
It's at the top of the PowerPoint window.
If using a Mac, make sure you click the option Insert which is at the top of the PowerPoint window, not options Insert which is in the menu bar.
Step 6. Click Links
This option is on the toolbar Insert. After clicking this option, a pop-up window (small window containing certain information) will appear on the screen.
If you're using a Mac, you'll need to click Hyperlink.
Step 7. Click the Place in This Document tab
It's a tab to the left of the pop-up window.
If you are using a Mac, click This Document which is at the top of the window.
Step 8. Select the question guide slide
Click the hint text that corresponds to the first available question in the first category.
Step 9. Click OK
It's in the bottom right of the pop-up window. This will create a link linking the text "200" with the hint. That way, when you click on the text "200", you'll open a hint slide.
Step 10. Open the guide slide
Hold down the Ctrl key (for Windows) or the Command key (for Mac) while clicking 200 to open the guide slide.
As an alternative, you can also search for the guide slide you want in the slide list on the left side of the window. Once you find it, click on the slide
Step 11. Create a link connecting the hint slide with the "category" slide
To do so, select the hint text on the slide and click Options Link or Hyperlink in the toolbar and select the "category" slide.
Step 12. Create a link for other instructions
Once you've created the link and linked all the clues to the "category" slide, you can start playing Jeopardy. However, if you want to play all the game modes available on Jeopardy, you should make a slide containing the last two acts of Jeopardy.
If you want to make a double jeopardy slide, you can create a new slide and name it "DOUBLE JEOPARDY". Connect the slide to one of the bullet points on the "category" slide. After that, create a link connecting the slide " DOUBLE JEOPARDY " with the question
Part 3 of 3: Creating Extra Chapters
Step 1. Create a new slide containing a 6 x 7 category table
The seventh row in the table will be used as the " FINAL JEOPARDY " button.
When inserting a bullet into a slide, don't forget to double the point. For example, start the table with 400 points instead of 200, and end the table with 2000 points instead of 1000
Step 2. Select the row at the bottom of the table
Click and drag the mouse down to find the row.
Step 3. Click the Layout tab
This tab is at the top of the PowerPoint window. This will open the toolbar Layout.
Step 4. Click Merge Cells
This option is on the toolbar Layout. Clicking the option will merge the selected table cells and produce a large cell at the bottom of the table.
Step 5. Create a "FINAL JEOPARDY" button
Type FINAL JEOPARDY into the cell at the bottom of the table.
Step 6. Position the entire text in the center of the cell
Press Ctrl+A (for Windows) or Command+A (for Mac). Then press Ctrl+E (for Windows) or Command+E (for Mac).
Step 7. Create and link 30 guide slides
To do this step, you can use the method described in the previous method.
Keep in mind that you will have to create more difficult hints for this round than the hints made for the previous round
Step 8. Create and link the "Final Jeopardy" slide
Create a new slide and enter the final Jeopardy question. After that, connect the slide with the text " FINAL JEOPARDY " which is at the bottom of the second "category" slide.
Step 9. Save the PowerPoint file
Here's how to save a PowerPoint file:
- For Windows - Click File, choose Save As and double click This PC. After that, select the location you want to use as a place to save the file on the left side of the window. Type a document name, such as "Jeopardy Game", into the "File name" text field and click Save.
- For Mac - Click File, choose Save As…, and enter a document name, such as "Jeopardy Game", in the "Save As" field. After that, select the location you want to use as a place to save the file by clicking on the " Where " box and clicking on the folder. Click button Save to save the file.
Tips
- To play the created Jeopardy game, all you have to do is double-click the PowerPoint file and click the "Slide Show" icon or press the F5 key.
- You don't need to hold down the Ctrl key or the Command key when clicking a link in full-screen mode.
