Course duration: 1 Day

Certification

PowerPoint 2007 Microsoft Certified Application Specialist

Course Description

You may want to upgrade paper-based overhead presentations to an electronic format. In this course, you will work with Microsoft
PowerPoint 2007 to create electronic presentations.

Course Objective

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 finalise a presentation to deliver it.

Audience

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

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, we recommend you first have basic knowledge of the Windows environment.

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Certification

This course is one of a series of courses that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist skill sets. The Application Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft’s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Application Specialist certification.

Performance -Based Objectives

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

Getting started
The PowerPoint window
Getting help

New presentations
Creating new presentations
Saving presentations
Rearranging and deleting slides
Using slides from other presentations

Formatting slides
Text formatting
Modifying text
Paragraph formatting

Drawing objects
Shapes
Modifying objects
Text in objects

Graphics
WordArt
Pictures
Clip art

Tables and charts
Tables
Charts
Diagrams

Modifying presentations
Templates and themes
Slide masters
Transitions and timings
Speaker notes
Setting up slide shows

Proofing and delivering presentations
Proofing presentations
Running presentations
Printing presentations