PowerPoint 2007: Level 1
Class Outline:
Description:
This course covers the basic functions and features of PowerPoint 2007. Students will create new presentations that include text, graphics, WordArt, tables, charts, and diagrams. They will also edit and format slide content, and apply transition effects. This course will also help students prepare for the PowerPoint 2007 exam (70-603). For comprehensive certification training, students should complete PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 and 2.
Table of Contents:
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A: The PowerPoint window
Topic B: Getting help
Unit 2: New presentations
Topic A: Creating new presentations
Topic B: Saving presentations
Topic C: Rearranging and deleting slides
Topic D: Using slides from other presentations
Unit 3: Formatting slides
Topic A: Text formatting
Topic B: Modifying text
Topic C: Paragraph formatting
Unit 4: Drawing objects
Topic A: Shapes
Topic B: Modifying objects
Topic C: Text in objects
Unit 5: Graphics
Topic A: WordArt
Topic B: Pictures
Topic C: Clip art
Unit 6: Tables and charts
Topic A: Tables
Topic B: Charts
Topic C: Diagrams
Unit 7: Modifying presentations
Topic A: Templates and themes
Topic B: Slide masters
Topic C: Transitions and timings
Topic D: Speaker notes
Topic E: Setting up slide shows
Unit 8: Proofing and delivering presentations
Topic A: Proofing presentations
Topic B: Running presentations
Topic C: Printing presentations
Objectives:
-Explore the PowerPoint environment; open and run a presentation; use Help options; and close a presentation and PowerPoint.
-Create a new presentation; add new slides to it; save and update changes; rearrange and delete slides; and insert slides from another presentation.
-Format text and bulleted lists; use the Find, Replace, Cut, Copy, and Paste commands; and align text.
-Draw objects by using tools in the Drawing group; format, modify, move, rotate, and delete drawn objects by using groups on the Drawing Tools Format tab; add text to drawn objects; and apply formatting to drawn objects.
-Use WordArt to create visually appealing text objects; add images to a slide and modify images by using the Picture Tools tab options; and add and modify clip art images.
-Add a table to a presentation, enter text in the table, and format the table; create and modify a chart by using the Create Chart dialog box and the options on the Chart Tools tabs; and create and modify an IGX chart by using the options on the IGX Graphic Tools tabs.
-Modify a presentation by using a template; make global changes to a presentation by using the Master Slide view; specify slide transitions and timings; add speaker notes and footers to a slide show; and set up a slide show for a speaker and for a kiosk.
-Proof a presentation for mistakes by using the Spell Check, AutoCorrect, and Thesaurus features; prepare a presentation to be shown by customizing and previewing it; and use the Print dialog box and the Print Preview tab to specify printing options for an entire presentation, an individual slide, handouts, and notes pages.