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PowerPoint Training: Introduction

PowerPoint Training: Introduction

PowerPoint Training: Introduction Schedule

Boston, MA June 18, 2012 $295.00 Add to Cart

This course can be performed Online Live.

Special Group rates are available for this training.

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PowerPoint Training: Introduction 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® to create electronic presentations.

PowerPoint Training: Introduction Course Prerequisites

  • Basic Computer Knowledge on a PC or Mac

PowerPoint Training: Introduction Course Outline

  • Unit 1: Getting started

    • Topic A: The PowerPoint window
      • Opening and running a presentation
      • Examining the PowerPoint environment
      • Observing views
      • Zooming in and out on a slide
      • Closing a presentation and closing PowerPoint
    • Topic B: Getting help
      • Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint Help

  • Unit 2: New presentations

    • Topic A:Creating new presentations
      • Creating a presentation from an existing presentation
      • Creating a new blank presentation
      • Entering text in a slide
      • Adding and editing slides
    • Topic B: Saving presentations
      • Saving a presentation in an existing folder
      • Updating a presentation
      • Saving a presentation in a new folder
    • Topic C: Rearranging and deleting slides
      • Rearranging slides in the Normal view
      • Rearranging slides in Slide Sorter view
      • Deleting a slide in Slide Sorter view
    • Topic D: Using slides from other presentations
      • Inserting slides from another presentation

  • Unit 3: Formatting slides

    • Topic A: Text formatting
      • Applying bold and italic formatting
      • Changing the font, font size, and font color
      • Using the Format Painter to copy text formatting
      • Changing bullet styles
      • Applying a numbered list
    • Topic B: Modifying text
      • Finding and replacing text
      • Cutting and dragging text
      • Copying text to another slide
      • Using the Clipboard pane
    • Topic C: Paragraph formatting
      • Applying paragraph formatting

  • Unit 4: Drawing objects

    • Topic A: Shapes
      • Using the drawing tools
      • Switching the object shape
    • Topic B: Modifying objects
      • Applying formatting to objects
      • Duplicating, deleting, and moving objects
      • Resizing an object
      • Rotating an object
      • Aligning objects
    • Topic C: Text in objects
      • Adding text to an object
      • Modifying text in an object
      • Creating text boxes
      • Formatting text boxes

  • Unit 5: Graphics

    • Topic A: WordArt
      • Adding and modifying WordArt
      • Applying WordArt styles
    • Topic B: Pictures
      • Inserting a picture
      • Adjusting pictures
      • Arranging and grouping overlapping items
    • Topic C: Clip art
      • Inserting and modifying clip art
      • Inserting clip art from the Web Collections

  • Unit 6: Tables and charts

    • Topic A: Tables
      • Adding a table
      • Modifying a table
      • Formatting a table
      • Adding images to a table
    • Topic B: Charts
      • Creating a chart
      • Changing the chart type
      • Formatting a chart
    • Topic C: Diagrams
      • Adding a hierarchy chart
      • Modifying a hierarchy chart

  • Unit 7: Modifying presentations

    • Topic A: Templates and themes
      • Creating a presentation based on a template
      • Changing the design themes
    • Topic B: Slide masters
      • Examining the elements of a slide master
      • Displaying header and footer elements
      • Adding a logo to a slide master
      • Changing the default font
      • Modifying the default bullets
      • Inserting a new slide master
      • Adding slide master backgrounds
      • Adding a placeholder to a slide master
      • Using multiple slide masters
      • Customizing the handout master
    • Topic C: Transitions and timings
      • Setting transitions for individual slides
      • Setting a transition for the entire presentation
      • Adding timings to a slide show
      • Rehearsing timings
    • Topic D: Speaker notes
      • Adding speaker notes
      • Adding headers and footers to notes pages
    • Topic E: Setting up slide shows
      • Setting up and running a slide show for a speaker
      • Setting up a slide show for a kiosk

  • Unit 8: Proofing and delivering presentations

    • Topic A: Proofing presentations
      • Checking the spelling in a presentation
      • Using AutoCorrect
      • Using the Thesaurus
    • Topic B: Running presentations
      • Previewing and running a presentation
      • Hiding and unhiding a slide
    • Topic C: Printing presentations
      • Previewing a presentation in black and white
      • Modifying the page setup
      • Printing a presentation
      • Printing an individual slide
      • Printing handouts, notes, and the outline

 

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