Level 1

The student will learn how to create effective basic PowerPoint presentations for delivery in front of an audience.

• An Orientation to PowerPoint

  • The PowerPoint Environment

  • Orientation to Views

  • Navigate Through a Presentation

  • Edit Slide Text

  • Save the Presentation

  • Run a Slide Show

• Beginning a Presentation

  • Create a New Presentation

  • Change Background Color

  • Add Slides to a Presentation

  • Enter Text

  • Create a Presentation from a Microsoft Word Outline

• Formatting Text Slides

  • Apply Character Formats

  • Align Text

  • Change Line Spacing

  • Change Indents

• Adding Tables to a Presentation

  • Create a Table

  • Format Tables

  • Insert a Table from Microsoft Word

• Charting Data

  • Create a Column Chart

  • Edit Chart Data

  • Change Chart Type

  • Insert a Chart from Microsoft Excel

• Modifying Objects

  • Resize Objects

  • Copy and Duplicate Objects

  • Move Objects

  • Changing Object Orientation

  • Format Objects

  • Group and Ungroup Objects

  • Change the Order of Objects

• Adding Images to a Presentation

  • Add Clip Art

  • Add a Picture from a File

  • Draw Lines and Shapes

  • Insert WordArt

• Preparing to Deliver a Presentation

  • Spell Check

  • Arrange Slides

  • Add Transitions

  • Create Speaker Notes

  • Send a Presentation to Microsoft Word

  • Print the Presentation

  • Package a Presentation for CD

Level 2

The student will learn how to use PowerPoint features that draw, animate, and format presentations with professional-quality content such that they may be communicated to a wide variety of live, remote, and self-service audiences.

• Creating a Custom Design Template

  • Define Design Template Characteristics

  • Create a Custom Color Scheme

  • Set Up a Slide Master

  • Format Custom Bullets

  • Add a Footer

  • Modify the Notes Master

  • Save a Custom Design Template

• Adding Organization Charts and Diagrams

  • Working with Organization Charts

  • Update an Organization Chart

  • Applying a Chart Layout

  • Create a Diagram

  • Draw a Flowchart

• Adding Special Effects

  • Add Sound and Movies

  • Add Animation

  • Emphasize Objects

  • Set a Motion Path

  • Set the Order of Effects

• Creating Web Presentations

  • Create a Group Home Page with the AutoContent Wizard

  • Hyperlink to a Web Page

  • Publish as a Web Page

• Collaborating in PowerPoint

  • Set Password Protection

  • Work with Comments

  • Send a Presentation for Review

  • Merge Revision Copies

  • Apply Reviewer Changes

• Delivering a Presentation

  • Hyperlink Within PowerPoint

  • Add an Action Button

  • Set Up a Custom Show

  • Annotate a Presentation

  • Working with Narrations and Slide Timings

  • Set Up a Slide Show to Repeat Automatically