INTRODUCTION COURSE OUTLINE

One day

Keyboard familiarity.  Must have attended Introduction to PC’s and The Windows Environment or have a proficient working knowledge at that level.  A basic knowledge of the mouse would be beneficial.

At the end of this course delegates will be able to use and apply features of PowerPoint

Keyboard Shortcuts

Introduction To PowerPoint

Course Objectives

Geography of the Screen

• Title Bar, Menu Bar, Tool Bars, Tool tips
• Window Sizing Buttons - Minimise, Maximise, Restore
• Ruler, Scroll Bars, Status Bar, View Icons

Create a New Presentation

• Directory Structure and File Name Conventions
• Save and Close a Presentation

Open an Existing Presentation

• Open and Scroll within an Existing Presentation
• Standards for Properties Information, Using Save as

Create Slides and Layouts

• Create a New Slide and Edit the Layout

Edit Slides

• Delete and Copy an Existing Slide

View a Slide

• Slide, Outline, Slide Sorter, Notes Pages and Slide Show View

Apply Text to Slides

• Select and Edit Text, Move and Copy Text
• Delete Text, Undo/Redo Command

Character & Paragraph Formatting

• Formatting Toolbar, Shadow and Emboss Text
• Format Painter, Replace Fonts
• Paragraph Alignment and Spacing, Line Spacing

Printing a Presentation

• Print Preview, Setting up the Slide Format & Printing

Create and Use Notes and Handouts

• Create and Edit Notes Pages
• Create Audience Handouts with Day, Time, Page No

Work with Slide Master

• Create and Edit a Slide Master
• Create a Slide that Differs from Slide Master

Apply a Template

• Autocontent Wizard and Templates

Create and Format Colour Schemes

• Create a New Colour Scheme and Edit an Existing Scheme

Create and Add Visuals to Slides

• Drawing Objects and Autoshapes with the Drawing Toolbar
• Adding Clip Art, Creating Graphs
• Creating an Organisational Chart
• Creating Special Text Effects Using WordArt

Edit Objects & Visuals

• Selecting, Grouping, Ungrouping and Regrouping
• Moving, Aligning, Stacking, Rotating and Flipping
• Apply Text and Borders, Change the Fill and Shadows

Cut, Copy, Paste, and Duplicate Objects & Visuals

• Cut, Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Move and Resize

Create and Run Slide Shows

• Add Transitions, Create Build Slides & Run a Slide Show

On-line Help