Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Level 1

Course objectives:
In this course, you will work with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to create electronic presentations. You will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a new presentation. You will format text on slides to enhance clarity. In order to enhance the visual appeal, you will add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them. You will also add tables and charts to a presentation to present data in a structured form. You will then finalize a presentation to deliver it.

This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. This course is also intended for students interested in pursuing Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

explore the PowerPoint environment.

create a presentation. You will also add text and themes to a presentation.

format text on slides.

add graphical objects to a presentation.

modify objects on slides.

add tables to a presentation.

add charts to a presentation.

prepare to deliver a presentation.


Course content:
Exploring the PowerPoint Environment

Explore the User Interface

Explore the Ribbon

Use Microsoft PowerPoint Help

Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
Creating a Presentation

Create a Presentation

Save a Presentation

Add Slides to a Presentation

Use the PowerPoint Galleries

Work with Themes

Enter Text

Edit Text

Navigate Through a Presentation

Use the Various Presentation Views
Formatting Text on Slides

Apply Character Formats

Apply Paragraph Formats

Format Text Placeholders
Adding Graphical Objects to a Presentation

Insert Clip Art and Pictures

Draw Shapes

Insert WordArt
Modifying Objects

Work With Objects

Change Object Orientation

Format Objects

Group and Ungroup Objects

Arrange Objects
Adding Tables to a Presentation

Create a Table

Format Tables

Insert a Table from Microsoft Word
Inserting Charts in a Presentation

Create a Chart

Edit Chart Data

Modify a Chart

Paste a Chart from Microsoft Excel
Preparing to Deliver a Presentation

Spell Check

Arrange Slides

Add Transitions

Apply an Animation Effect

Create Speaker Notes

Print a Presentation

Package a Presentation
Appendix A: Microsoft Office Specialist Program