Prerequisite

This course presumes that the user has a basic knowledge of Windows and is familiar with concepts like using the keyboard, using the mouse, right-clicking, left-clicking, and dragging and dropping.

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Course Outline

Microsoft PowerPoint enables users to communicate clearly their ideas through high impact presentations.

The series of PowerPoint training courses will help the students to learn how to create powerful presentations, apply a common look and feel through consistent layouts of their work and to share and manage presentation efficiently.

Section 1: Getting Started

Lesson 1.1: Starting Out
• What is Microsoft PowerPoint 2003?
• Opening Microsoft PowerPoint
• Interacting with PowerPoint
• Closing Microsoft PowerPoint
• Lesson 1.2: Slides
  • What is a Slide?
  • Adding a Slide
  • Deleting a Slide
  • Cutting, Copying and Pasting Slides
  • Text AutoFit
• Lesson 1.3: Creating a Slide
  • Creating Text
  • Deleting Text
  • Selecting Text
  • Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text
  • Using the Format Painter
  • Using Find and Replace
• Lesson 1.4: Working with a Presentation
  • Saving A Presentation for the Second Time
  • Opening a Presentation
  • Closing a Presentation
  • Using the Save As Command
• Lesson 1.5: Getting Help in PowerPoint
  • Using the Help Menu
  • Using the Help Task Pane
  • Using the Office Assistant
  • Configuring the Office Assistant
  • Using the Type a Question Box
  • Getting Help in a Dialog Box

Section 2: Editing Slides

Lesson 2.1: Placeholders
• Types of Placeholders
• Resizing Placeholders
• Moving a Placeholder
• Deleting Placeholders
• Lesson 2.2: Formatting a Slide
  • Add a Background Colour
  • Add Gradient Fills
  • Add Textures or Pictures
• Lesson 2.3: Other Formatting Tools
  • Inserting Headers and Footers
  • Inserting Slide Numbers
  • Inserting the Date and Time
• Lesson 2.4: Managing Slides
  • The View Toolbar
  • Using Slide Sorter View
  • Using the Slides Tab
  • Using the Outline View

Section 3: Adding Effects

Lesson 3.1: Formatting Text
• Adjusting Font Size
• Adjusting Font Type
• Adding Effects
• Changing Text's Colour
• Changing Font's Case
• Lesson 3.2: Formatting Text from the Fonts Dialog Box
  • Opening the Fonts Dialog Box
  • Using the Fonts Dialog Box
• Lesson 3.3: Creating a Bulleted or Numbered List
  • Adding Bullets
  • Adding Numbers
  • Customizing Bullets and Numbers
  • Removing Bullets and Numbers
  • Discontinuing Bullets and Numbers
• Lesson 3.4: Using Paragraph Alignment
  • Using Left, Right, Or Centre Alignment
  • Using Justification
  • Changing Text Direction

Section 4: Printing and Viewing a Presentation

Lesson 4.1: Using Proofing Tools
• Spell Check
• Using AutoCorrect
• Set Your Language
• Lesson 4.2: Using Print Preview
  • Opening Print Preview
  • Using the Print Preview Toolbar
  • Using the Print What Menu
  • Setting Options
  • Printing Your Presentation