Course Overview
With easy numbered steps,
practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting help to
master the fundamentals of working with the latest version of
PowerPoint, including how to navigate the new, easy-to-use user
interface. You will discover how to create presentation outlines,
work with slide masters and slide designs, add graphics and
drawings, and publish your presentations to the Web. You’ll even
learn how to add narrations and custom animations.
Target Audience
Beg/Int
Microsoft Press Book Details
368
pages, 1 companion CD
Course Outline
1 Exploring PowerPoint 2007
Working in the PowerPoint Environment
Opening, Moving Around in, and Closing a Presentation
Sidebar: Compatibility with Earlier Versions
Displaying Different Views of a Presentation.
Saving a Presentation
Key Points
2 Starting a New
Presentation
Quickly Creating a Presentation
Creating a Presentation Based on a Ready-Made Design
Converting an Outline to a Presentation
Sidebar: Exporting a Presentation as an Outline
Reusing Existing Slides
Sidebar: Working with a Slide Library
Key Points
3 Working with Slide Text
Entering Text
Editing Text
Adding and Manipulating Text Boxes
Sidebar: Changing the Default Font for Text Boxes
Correcting and Sizing Text While Typing
Sidebar: Smart Tags
Checking Spelling and Choosing the Best Words
Finding and Replacing Text and Fonts
Changing the Size, Alignment, Spacing, and Look of Text
Key Points
4 Adjusting the Layout,
Order, and Look of Slides
Changing the Layout of a Slide
Rearranging Slides in a Presentation
Applying a Theme
Switching to a Different Color Scheme
Sidebar: Changing a Theme's Fonts and Effects
Using Colors That Are Not Part of the Scheme
Adding Shading and Texture to the Background of a Slide
Sidebar: Adding a Picture to the Slide Background
Key Points
5 Adding Tables, Charts, and Diagrams
Inserting and Formatting a Table
Inserting and Updating an Excel Worksheet
Inserting and Formatting a Chart
Sidebar: Additional Chart Formatting Options
Inserting and Formatting a Diagram
Converting Existing Bullet Points into a Diagram
Key Points
6 Enhancing Slides with
Graphics
Inserting and Modifying Clip Art Images
Sidebar: Using the Clip Organizer
Inserting and Modifying Pictures
Sidebar: Graphic Formats
Creating a Photo Album
Drawing, Modifying, and Connecting Shapes
Inserting and Modifying Stylized Text
Aligning and Stacking Graphics
Key Points
7 Adding Animation, Sound,
and Movies
Animating Slide Elements
Adding Transition Effects
Inserting, Playing, and Modifying Sounds
Sidebar: Recording a Narration
Inserting, Playing, and Modifying Movies
Key Points
8 Reviewing and Sharing a Presentation
Previewing and Printing a Presentation
Restricting Access to a Presentation
Inserting Review Comments in a Presentation
Using a Document Workspace
Sidebar: Sending a Presentation as an E-Mail Message Attachment
Finalizing a Presentation
Sidebar: Attaching a Digital Signature
Sidebar: Information Rights Management
Key Points
9 Creating Your Own
Presentation Elements
Creating Theme Colors and Fonts
Viewing and Changing a Presentation's Master Slides
Creating a Slide Layout
Saving a Custom Design Template
Key Points
10 Delivering a Presentation
Electronically
Adapting a Presentation for Different Audiences
Rehearsing a Presentation
Sidebar: Creating a Self-Running Presentation
Preparing Speaker Notes and Handouts
Preparing a Presentation for Travel
Showing a Presentation
Sidebar: Using Two Monitors
Key Points
11 Setting Up a Presentation
for Web Viewing
Creating a Hyperlink
Sidebar: Attaching the Same Hyperlink to Every Slide
Attaching an Action to Text or an Object
Saving a Presentation for the Web
Key Points
12 Customizing PowerPoint
Changing Default Presentation Options
Making Favorite PowerPoint Commands Easily Accessible
Sidebar: Tracking Down Keyboard Shortcuts
Making Commands Available with a Specific Presentation
Key Points