Powerpoint 2000 - introduction

course description
this hands-on course is suitable for users who need to gain a good working knowledge of powerpoint 2000. the practical exercises cover a variety of slides enabling users to generate text slides incorporating clipart, organisation charts and graphs.
target audience new or inexperienced users of powerpoint 2000

at course completion after completing this course, participants will be able to:

• create presentations using the auto content wizard
• create presentations including text, clipart, organisation charts and graphs
• work with powerpoint 2000''''s drawing objects
• import data from other office 2000 applications
• produce consistently formatted presentations using templates and masters
• create and run slide shows

prerequisites
to benefit fully from this course participants are expected to be familiar with windows 95, windows 98 or windows nt and have experience using both the keyboard and mouse.

related courses

windows 95, 98, 2000 or nt primer

office 2000 migration

powerpoint 2000 - intermediate

powerpoint 2000 - advancedtailored training is available

topics
getting started with powerpoint 2000-screen layout; automatically personalised menus and toolbars; standard and formatting toolbars; scroll box and screentips; help; multiple undo/redo; views and tri-pane view
file management-save, open, and close documents; file naming constraints; properties; find file
automation-autolayout; autocorrect; autocontent wizard
working with text-create a slide title; bulleted and automatically numbered lists; format, place and reorganise text; slide miniatures; outline view; create summary slides
organising a presentation-notes pages; handouts; slide sorter
working with drawings-use office art with autoshapes; apply colours and special effects text; alignment and rotation; insert and resize pictures
charts, tables and organisation charts-create chart slides; modify chart types; format and modify data; save custom chart types; insert and format tables; draw table tool; create organisation charts
import data from other office applications-import outlines from word; iimport excel data
design templates and masters-select and apply design templates; modify colour schemes; control background graphics, black and white view with the slide and title masters; headers and footers
printing-slides; handouts; note pages; outline
create slide shows-assign transitions, use special animation effects.