COURSE NAME: PowerPoint 2003 - Level 1 (4060)

Course length: 1 day

Overview:

In the past, you have used paper-based overhead systems to give presentations. Now, you want to upgrade those presentations to an electronic format. You can use Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 to give electronic presentations.

Prerequesite Courses:

• Windows XP Professional - Level 1 (4060) or equivalent knowledge
• Windows XP Professional - Level 2 (4060) or equivalent knowledge

Performance-based Objectives:

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

• manipulate an existing PowerPoint presentation.
• begin creating a presentation.
• format text slides.
• add tables to a presentation.
• chart data in a presentation.
• modify objects on slides.
• add images to a presentation.
• prepare to deliver a presentation.

Course content:

Lesson 1: An Orientation to PowerPoint

• The PowerPoint Environment
• Orientation to Views
• Navigate Through a Presentation
• Edit Slide Text
• Save the Presentation
• Run a Slide Show

Lesson 2: Beginning a Presentation

• Create a New Presentation
• Change Background Color
• Add Slides to a Presentation
• Enter Text
• Create a Presentation from a Microsoft Word Outline

Lesson 3: Formatting Text Slides

• Apply Character Formats
• Align Text
• Change Line Spacing
• Change Indents

Lesson 4: Adding Tables to a Presentation

• Create a Table
• Format Tables
• Insert a Table from Microsoft Word

Lesson 5: Charting Data

• Create a Column Chart
• Edit Chart Data
• Change Chart Type
• Insert a Chart from Microsoft Excel

Lesson 6: Modifying Objects

• Resize Objects
• Copy and Duplicate Objects
• Move Objects
• Changing Object Orientation
• Format Objects
• Group and Ungroup Objects
• Change the Order of Objects

Lesson 7: Adding Images to a Presentation

• Add Clip Art
• Add a Picture from a File
• Draw Lines and Shapes
• Insert WordArt

Lesson 8: Preparing to Deliver a Presentation

• Spell Check
• Arrange Slides
• Add Transitions
• Create Speaker Notes
• Send a Presentation to Microsoft Word
• Print the Presentation
• Package a Presentation for CD