Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 (Second Edition)

Overview

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.

Course Objectives

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 data in a structured form. You will then finalize a presentation to deliver it.

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

Target Student

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. Certification

This course is one of a series of courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist) skill sets. The Office Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft�s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification.

Hardware Requirements

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components:

A Pentium IV 1.5-GHz processor (2-GHz recommended).
A minimum of 256 MB of RAM; 512 MB of RAM is recommended.
A 10-GB hard disk or larger if you use Windows XP Professional as your operating system. You should have at least 1 GB of free hard disk space available for the Office installation.
A CD-ROM or DVD drive.
A mouse or other pointing device.
A VGA or higher video adapter and monitor. Recommended monitor resolution is 1024 x 768.
Network cards and cabling for local network access.
Internet access (see your local network administrator).
A printer.
A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.

Platform Requirements

Windows XP

Software Requirements

Microsoft� Office Professional Edition 2007.
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2.

Performance-Based 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.

Delivery Method

Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities. Course duration 1 Day(s) Course 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