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Description
With this course, the learner will develop fundamental and advanced skills needed for PowerPoint 97, Microsoft's popular presentation program.
Audience
Designed for learners whoe currently use or are beginning to use Microsoft PowerPoint 97.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows environment, and ability to use a keyboard and mouse.
Objective
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Create and modify a presentation
- Work with visual elements
- Create output
- Manage files
- Work with text
- Customize a presentation
- Deliver a presentation
Topics Include
Getting Started
- Use the Menu bar, the Standard toolbar, and the Formatting toolbar
- Use text and graphics placeholders
- Choose options in a dialog box
- Save and close a Slideshow
- Close PowerPoint
Creating a Presentation
- Create a blank presentation
- Create a specified type of slide
- Enter text in Slide view
Working with Wizards, Templates, and Slide Masters
- Create a presentation from a template or a Wizard
- Apply a design template
- Change slide layout by modifying the Slide Master
Using Existing Slides and Text
- Create a new presentation from existing slides
- Copy a slide from one presentation to another
- Turn a Word document into a presentation
- Save your creation as a new presentation
Modifying Slide Arrangement
- Change the order of slides using Slide Sorter view
- Modify slide sequence in the Outline view
- Insert and delete slides
- Save changes to a presentation
Viewing Presentations
- Navigate among PowerPoint's different views
- Preview a presentation in black and white
Correcting and Replacing Text
- Find and replace text
- Check spelling
- Change and replace text in both an individual slide and an entire presentation
Connecting a Presentation to the Internet
- Use Office Assistant
- Insert a hyperlink into a presentation
- Save a presentation in HTML format
Using Graphics
- Add a picture from the ClipArt gallery
- Scale and size an object
- Create tables
- Rotate and fill an object
Using Graphics with Text
- Add and group shapes
- Place text inside a shape
- Apply formats to shapes
Formatting Text
- Change fonts and font size
- Apply text effects
- Use the Format Painter
Printing Options
- Print slides in a variety of formats
- Print audience handouts
- Print speaker notes in a specified format
- Print a slide as an overhead transparency
Customizing a Presentation
- Add speaker notes
- Insert headers and footers
Presenting a Slide Show
- Start a slide show on any slide
- Use the Slide Navigator tool
- Use the onscreen Pen during your presentations
Manipulating Text Appearance
- Change the alignment of your text
- Create a text box for entering new text
- Use the text wrap feature of text boxes
- Promote and demote text in Outline view
Using the AutoContent Wizard
- Create a presentation using the AutoContent Wizard
- Change the layout on one or more slides
Creating Special Effects
- Add a variety of slide transition effects to individual slides or groups of slides
- Animate text and graphics using a variety of effects
Duration
10 hrs
Minimum Requirements
Shockwave 8.0, 200 MH Pentium CPU (266 recommended), 32 MB of available RAM, (64 recommended), Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT; (Windows 2000 or NT require 64MB of RAM)
Media
CDROM
Web Based Training
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