Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
Level 1

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

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Class Information

Duration: 1 day

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of the windows environment, basic keyboard skills.

Course Materials: Course manual (084841S3)

Description: Students will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a new presentation. They will format text on slides to enhance clarity. In order to enhance the visual appeal, students will add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them. They will also add tables and charts to a presentation to present data in a structured form. Students will then finalize a presentation to deliver it.