Course Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction - all versions up to 2007
Duration 1 Day
Overview

"This course is a fun way to spend a day". This is how a user recently described this course. PowerPoint is not a complex program but there are lots of pieces of the puzzle that go together to make a good presentation. This course introduces each piece of the puzzle logically and at the end of the day the user will be able to create their own animated presentation.

To make the most of the course the user needs to be proficient with the windows environment.

Content Creating a presentation - How to do it

Creating a presentation - the steps
Typing out content - adding slides
Applying a Design
Applying an Animation Scheme
Running the show
Looking at PowerPoint's Views
Don't do it this way ....

  Adding Text to slides Working with Placeholders
Selecting Text and Placeholders
Using Bullets and lining up text
Formats & the Format Painter
Formatting all slides using the Slide Master
  Using Photos, Pictures and ClipArt

Inserting Pictures & Photos
Moving, sizing, and cropping pictures
Compressing pictures
Re-colouring pictures
Placing a picture on every slide using the Slide Master
Creating a photo album

  Charts (Graphs) and Tables

Adding a Chart to a Slide
Formatting & Editing a Chart
Copying a Chart from Excel
Adding a Word Table

  Using Designs and colour schemes Using Colour Schemes & Design Templates
Creating your own Design Template
  Working with Masters Working with Masters
Adding Text/Graphics to the Slide Master
  Printing Printing the Slides
Printing Handouts and Notes Pages
  Drawing and using Diagrams Using Diagrams and Organisation Chars
Drawing/Sizing/Copying Objects
3d Objects, Shadow & Rotate/Flip
Fill Colour, Line Style & Patterns
Grouping/Ungrouping
Drawing Order, Bring to Front/Send to Back
Precision Drawing: Grid, Guides, Ruler
  Running the Slide Show Using Transitions & Animations
Building Custom Animations
Animating a Chart
Animating Drawing Objects
Entrance, emphasis, exit and motion path animations
Stopping and Starting the show
Recording timings
Running presentations automatically
Running presentations directly from Email messages
  Creating your own show Time is always made available at the end of the course for each student to create their own show from start to finish

 

 

 

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