Course Description
Course Description:
In today’s work environment, presentations have moved far beyond flip charts and overhead projectors. Audiences not only expect 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.
Course Objective:
You will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a new presentation. You will format text on slides to enhance clarity. In order to enhance the visual appeal, you will add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them. You will also add tables and charts to a presentation to present date in a structured form. You will then finalize a presentation to deliver.
Agenda
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 Clipart and Pictures.
Topic 4B: Draw Shapes.
Topic 4C: Insert Word Art.
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.
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.