PowerPoint 2003: Getting Started

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Description:	Students will learn the basic skills necessary to begin effectively creating presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. They will successfully run a slideshow, after becoming familiar formatting text, adding charts, working with objects and adding images.
Prerequisites:	Windows 2000 or equivalent skills
Length:	One day

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

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

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

Adding Tables to a Presentation
• Create a Table
• Format Tables
• Insert a Table from Microsoft Word

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

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

Adding Images to a Presentation
• Add Clip Art
• Add a Picture from a File
• Draw Lines and Shapes
• Insert WordArt

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

Summary and Review