Description
In today's work environment, presentations have moved far beyond flip charts and overhead projectors. Audiences not only expect that your presentations are in an electronic format, but they also demand that your presentations be unique and sophisticated in their use of such formats. In this course, you will work with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to create electronic presentations.
Target Audience
This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. This course is also intended for students interested in pursuing Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007.
Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take one of the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:
- Windows XP: Introduction
- Windows XP Professional: Level 1
- Windows XP Professional: Level 2
- Windows 2000: Introduction
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- get started with PowerPoint.
- create a presentation.
- format text on slides.
- add graphical objects to a presentation.
- modify objects on slides.
- add tables to a presentation.
- add charts to a presentation.
- prepare to deliver a presentation.
Outline
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint
- Topic 1A: Explore the User Interface
- Topic 1B: Navigate and View a Presentation
- Topic 1C: Use Microsoft PowerPoint Help
- Topic 1D: Enter Text
- Topic 1E: Save a Presentation
- Lesson 2: Creating a Presentation
- Topic 2A: Create a Presentation
- Topic 2B: Edit Text
- Topic 2C: Add Slides to a Presentation
- Topic 2D: Arrange Slides
- Topic 2E: Work with Themes
- Lesson 3: Formatting Text on Slides
- Topic 3A: Apply Character Formats
- Topic 3B: Apply Paragraph Formats
- Topic 3C: Format Text Placeholders
- Lesson 4: Adding Graphical Objects to a Presentation
- Topic 4A: Insert Clip Art and Pictures
- Topic 4B: Draw Shapes
- Topic 4C: Insert WordArt
- Lesson 5: Modifying Objects
- Topic 5A: Work with Objects
- Topic 5B: Change Object Orientation
- Topic 5C: Format Objects
- Topic 5D: Group and Ungroup Objects
- Topic 5E: Arrange Objects
- Lesson 6: Adding Tables to a Presentation
- Topic 6A: Create a Table
- Topic 6B: Format Tables
- Topic 6C: Insert a Table from Microsoft Word
- Lesson 7: Inserting Charts in a Presentation
- Topic 7A: Create a Chart
- Topic 7B: Edit Chart Data
- Topic 7C: Modify a Chart
- Topic 7D: Paste a Chart from Microsoft Excel
- Lesson 8: Preparing to Deliver a Presentation
- Topic 8A: Review Content
- Topic 8B: Add Transitions
- Topic 8C: Apply an Animation Effect
- Topic 8D: Create Speaker Notes
- Topic 8E: Print a Presentation
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Please note that the material taught at some locations may differ slightly from the outline shown above. Please contact your local ExecuTrain office if you have any questions about specific course content.