This course is for the new user of PowerPoint and assumes no experience with a presentation application. In this course you learn the basic skills to create and edit presentation slides that combine text, clip art, drawings, and tables. Also learn how to apply design templates, modify color schemes, apply transition effects and run a slide show.

Prerequisites

A knowledge of personal computer fundamentals, experience in working within the Microsoft Windows environment, a reasonable degree of keyboard proficiency and experience in using a mouse.

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Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Start PowerPoint
• Display Help information
• Create a new presentation
• Save a presentation
• Add an AutoShape to a slide
• Add text to an AutoShape
• Print slides
• Add a PowerPoint table to a slide
• Format a PowerPoint table
• Add a PowerPoint chart to a slide
• Modify the components of a PowerPoint chart
• Insert a clip art image into a slide
• Apply a design template to a presentation
• Change the color scheme for slides
• Modify the Slide Master and Title Master
• Enter text on a notes page
• Run a slide show
• Add transition effects to slides
• Use the Spelling Checker and Thesaurus
• Reset and replace fonts in a presentation
• Export a presentation to Microsoft Office Word

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Course Materials

The courseware (book) and student data files are included with the class. The courseware is Microsoft Approved Courseware. The courseware has been reviewed and approved to satisfy Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam standards.

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