Course Length
1.0 Day

Description
Students will create, edit and enhance slides and presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. In class exercises include working with text; incorporating and modifying graphics; working with tables and charts; printing slides and more.

Audience
This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.

Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer.

Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• 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.

Course Content

GETTING STARTED WITH POWERPOINT

Explore the User Interface
Navigate and View a Presentation
Use Microsoft PowerPoint Help
Enter Text
Save a Presentation

CREATING A PRESENTATION

Create a Presentation
Edit Text
Add Slides to a Presentation
Arrange Slides
Work with Themes

FORMATTING TEXT ON SLIDES

Apply Character Formats
Apply Paragraph Formats
Format Text Placeholders

ADDING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS TO A PRESENTATION

Insert Clip Art and Pictures
Draw Shapes
Insert WordArt

MODIFYING OBJECTS

Work with Objects
Change Object Orientation
Format Objects
Group and Ungroup Objects
Arrange Objects

ADDING TABLES TO A PRESENTATION

Create a Table
Format Tables
Insert a Table from Microsoft Word

INSERTING CHARTS IN A PRESENTATION

Create a Chart
Edit Chart Data
Modify a Chart
Paste a Chart from Microsoft Excel

PREPARING TO DELIVER A PRESENTATION

Review Content
Add Transitions
Apply an Animation Effect
Create Speaker Notes
Print a Presentation