Description: Students will customize PowerPoint by modifying the Quick Access Toolbar and creating macros. They will also apply themes and templates, and they will work with SmartArt graphics and tables. Students will add multimedia content and interactive elements to slides, and they will learn about presentation distribution options including PDF and HTML. Finally, students will integrate PowerPoint with Word and Excel.
Days: 1
Prerequisites: PowerPoint 2007 Basic or equivalent experience.
Unit 1: Custom presentation options
Topic A: Application settings
· Exploring the PowerPoint Options dialog box
· Adding buttons to the Quick Access toolbar
· Removing and rearranging buttons
Topic B: Custom themes
· Creating and applying a custom theme
Topic C: Custom templates
· Creating a custom template
· Using a custom template
Topic D: Advanced slide master techniques
· Duplicating a slide master
· Editing a duplicate slide master
· Switching between slide masters
· Renaming a slide master
Unit 2: Graphic and multimedia content
Topic A: Modifying clip art
· Cropping a clip art object
· Modifying clip art colors, background fills, and lines
Topic B: Media clips
· Adding a movie clip
· Adding a sound clip
Topic C: Animations
· Animating an object
· Reordering the effects in a slide
Topic D: Photo albums
· Creating a photo album presentation
Unit 3: Customizing SmartArt graphics and tables
Topic A: Customizing SmartArt graphics
· Converting text to SmartArt graphics
· Changing SmartArt graphic layout styles
· Resizing associate shapes
· Formatting associate objects
Topic B: Customizing tables
· Drawing a table
· Designing the table layout
· Finishing the table design
Unit 4: Action buttons and custom slide shows
Topic A: Interactive elements
· Adding an action button
· Modifying an action button
Topic B: Custom slide shows
· Creating a custom slide show
· Editing a custom slide show
Unit 5: Distributing a presentation
Topic A: Comments
· Inserting comments
· Reviewing, deleting, and printing comments
Topic B: Finishing a presentation
· Preparing to share a presentation
· Adding a digital signature
· Setting an open password
Topic C: Distributing a presentation
· Packaging a presentation for CD
· Saving slides as image files
· Saving a presentation to open as a slide show
Topic D: Publish as a Web page
· Publishing a presentation for the Web
Unit 6: Integrating Microsoft Office files
Topic A: Build slides from a Word outline
· Creating a presentation from a Word outline
Topic B: Embed and link content
· Embedding an Excel workbook as an object
· Linking an Excel workbook as an object
· Using Paste Special to create a link
Topic C: Documents linked with hyperlinks
· Creating a hyperlink