Microsoft PowerPoint 97

Course Code NGE71041

Contents

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

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Description

This self-paced learning course will instruct you on working with Microsoft PowerPoint 97. The unique Skill Builder instruction uses text, questioning, practice, quizzes and multiple study paths to create a learning environment that enhances your enjoyment and comprehension. Preassessment testing in the beginning of each unit will allow you to have a personalized study path based on the knowledge and skills demonstrated. Mastery modules at the end of each unit allow you to verify your understanding of key skills and guide you back to any content that warrants further study.

Audience

This course is for users with little or no PowerPoint experience, who wish to learn to create and present text slide presentations. Participants should have taken Microsoft Windows 95 Fundamentals (Course 70011).

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Create presentations that will be delivered over a variety of medium.
• Add textual information and visual elements.
• Bring in data from other sources.
• Modify a presentation.
• Customize a presentation.
• Deliver presentations.

Topics Include

Unit 1: PowerPoint 97 Basics

• Identify characteristics of PowerPoint 97.
• Start PowerPoint 97.
• Open an existing presentation.
• Create a new presentation from a template.
• Delete slides.
• Enter text in a slide and outline view.
• Enter bulleted information.
• Change the text alignment.

Unit 2: Embellishing a Presentation

• Add formatting.
• Build a graph.
• Draw an object.
• Rotate and fill an object.
• Scale and size an object.
• Add a table and shapes.
• Animate objects.
• Add transitions.
• Add an organizational charts.
• Set custom options.
• Check styles.
• Add clip art.
• Insert an Excel chart.
• Import text from Word.
• Add scanned images.
• Add sound and movie files.
• Export an outline to Word.

Unit 3: Modify a Presentation

• Change the sequence of a slide.
• Find and replace text.
• Modify the slide master.
• Modify the sequence in outline mode.
• Change tabs.
• Change fonts.
• Change the alignment of text.
• Spell check.
• Add speaker notes.
• Set automatic slide timing.

Unit 4: Customize a Presentation

• Create a custom background.
• Customize a color scheme.
• Customize clip art and other objects.
• Recolor and edit objects.
• Apply a template from another presentation.
• Add links to other slide within the presentation.
• Hide slides.

Unit 5: Deliver Presentations

• Start a slide show on any slide.
• Use on screen navigation tools.
• Generate meeting notes.
• Electronically incorporate meeting feedback.
• Print slides in a variety of formats.
• Print color presentations.
• Export to overhead.
• Export to 35mm slides.
• Present with Presentation conferencing.
• Save a presentation for use on another computer.
• Save for Internet.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently, only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media