Create a Storyboard with PowerPoint

	You can use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a storyboard and save it as either a gif or a jpg image file.
	There are two ways to create a storyboard in PowerPoint: You can use Microsoft Organization Chart You can use the Drawing Toolbar
Use Organization Chart	To access MS Organization Chart in PowerPoint: Open a new presentation in PowerPoint. Choose a blank slide. Choose Insert, Picture, Organization Chart from the main menu.

	A space in the form of a resizable box with little rectangles on the edges will appear on your workspace. Click on that space and MS Organization Chart will open on your monitor screen. Create your storyboard by following the directions in the article Create a Storyboard with MS Organization Chart.
Use the Drawing Toolbar	You can use the drawing toolbar to create your storyboard. Open a new presentation in PowerPoint Choose a blank slide The drawing toolbar will be displayed across the bottom of your monitor screen

	Note: if you cannot locate the drawing toolbar: Choose View, Toolbars, from the main menu Select Drawing
	To create your storyboard, follow the directions in the article Create a Storyboard with Microsoft Word.
Add a Background Pattern	Once you have created your storyboard in PowerPoint, you can add a background pattern of your choice to the slide. Choose Format, Background from the main menu. When the Background dialog box pops up, choose Fill Effects.

	When the Fill Effects dialog box appears, choose the Picture tab.

	Click on Select Picture and browse through your files for your background file. Choose your file and it will appear in the Picture area of the Fill Effects box. Click on OK. You will be returned to the Background dialog box. Click on Apply.

Save Your Storyboard	You will be returned to your slide. Your storyboard will now be floating on your background pattern. To save your storyboard: Choose File, Save As from the main menu. When the Save As dialog box appears, put a descriptive name in the File Name text box. In the Save as Type text box, choose either GIF Graphics Interchange Format or JPEG File Interchange Format.

	Click on Save. Don't forgot to note where you have saved your file. Now you can open a web page file and insert your storyboard image.
Credits	My thanks to Michelle Arrington for suggesting this procedure for creating a storyboard and applying a background to the image.