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.

Details

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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 2007?
  • 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 Screen
  • About Online Help
  • About Offline Help

Section 2: The New Interface

• Lesson 2.1: Using the Quick Access toolbar
  • About the Default Buttons
  • Adding Buttons
  • Removing Buttons
  • Customizing the Toolbar
• Lesson 2.2: The Home Tab
  • Clipboard
  • Slides
  • Font
  • Paragraph
  • Drawing
  • Editing
• Lesson 2.3: The Insert Tab
  • Table
  • Illustrations
  • Links
  • Text
  • Media Clips
• Lesson 2.4: The Design Tab
  • Page Setup
  • Themes
  • Background
• Lesson 2.5: The Animations Tab
  • Preview
  • Animations
  • Transition to This Slide
• Lesson 2.6: The Slide Show Tab
  • Start Slide Show
  • Setup
  • Monitors
• Lesson 2.7: The Review Tab
  • Proofing
  • Comments
  • Protect

Section 3: Editing Slides

• Lesson 3.1: Placeholders
  • Types of Placeholders
  • Resizing Placeholders
  • Moving a Placeholder
  • Deleting Placeholders
• Lesson 3.2: Formatting a Slide
  • Add a Background Color
  • Add Gradient Fills
  • Add Textures or Pictures
• Lesson 3.3: Other Formatting Tools
  • Inserting Headers and Footers
  • Inserting Slide Numbers
  • Inserting the Date and Time
• Lesson 3.4: Managing Slides
  • The View Toolbar
  • Rearranging Slides
  • Using the Slides Tab
  • Using the Outline View

Section 4: Adding Effects

• Lesson 4.1: Formatting Text Using the Home tab
  • Adjusting Font Size
  • Adjusting Font Type
  • Adding Effects
  • Changing Text Color
  • Changing Character Spacing
  • Changing Font Case
• Lesson 4.2: Formatting Text from the Fonts Dialog Box
  • Opening the Fonts Dialog Box
  • Using the Font Tab
  • Using the Character Spacing Tab
• Lesson 4.3: Creating a Bulleted or Numbered List from the Home Tab
  • Adding Bullets
  • Adding Numbers
  • Customizing Bullets and Numbers
  • Removing Bullets and Numbers
  • Discontinuing Bullets and Numbers
• Lesson 4.4: Using Paragraph Alignment
  • Using Left, Right, Or Centre Alignment
  • Using Justification
  • Using Columns
  • Changing Text Direction

Section 5: Printing and Viewing a Presentation

• Lesson 5.1: Using Proofing Tools
  • Spell Check
  • Using AutoCorrect
  • The Thesaurus
  • Using the Research Task Pane
  • Using the Translator
  • Set your Language
• Lesson 5.2: Using Print Preview
  • Opening Print Preview
  • Using the Print Preview Toolbar
  • Using the Print What Option
  • Setting Print Options
  • Printing your Presentation