Description: Students will create new presentations that include text, graphics, WordArt, tables, charts, and diagrams. They will also edit and format slide content, and apply transition effects.
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Windows XP Basic or equivalent experience.
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A: The PowerPoint window
· Opening and running a presentation
· Examining the PowerPoint environment
· Observing views
· Zooming in and out on a slide
· Closing a presentation and closing PowerPoint
Topic B: Getting help
· Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint Help
Unit 2: New presentations
Topic A:Creating new presentations
· Creating a presentation from an existing presentation
· Creating a new blank presentation
· Entering text in a slide
· Adding and editing slides
Topic B: Saving presentations
· Saving a presentation in an existing folder
· Updating a presentation
· Saving a presentation in a new folder
Topic C: Rearranging and deleting slides
· Rearranging slides in the Normal view
· Rearranging slides in Slide Sorter view
· Deleting a slide in Slide Sorter view
Topic D: Using slides from other presentations
· Inserting slides from another presentation
Unit 3: Formatting slides
Topic A: Text formatting
· Applying bold and italic formatting
· Changing the font, font size, and font color
· Using the Format Painter to copy text formatting
· Changing bullet styles
· Applying a numbered list
Topic B: Modifying text
· Finding and replacing text
· Cutting and dragging text
· Copying text to another slide
· Using the Clipboard pane
Topic C: Paragraph formatting
· Applying paragraph formatting
Unit 4: Drawing objects
Topic A: Shapes
· Using the drawing tools
· Switching the object shape
Topic B: Modifying objects
· Applying formatting to objects
· Duplicating, deleting, and moving objects
· Resizing an object
· Rotating an object
· Aligning objects
Topic C: Text in objects
· Adding text to an object
· Modifying text in an object
· Creating text boxes
· Formatting text boxes
Unit 5: Graphics
Topic A: WordArt
· Adding and modifying WordArt
· Applying WordArt styles
Topic B: Pictures
· Inserting a picture
· Adjusting pictures
· Arranging and grouping overlapping items
Topic C: Clip art
· Inserting and modifying clip art
· Inserting clip art from the Web Collections
Unit 6: Tables and charts
Topic A: Tables
· Adding a table
· Modifying a table
· Formatting a table
· Adding images to a table
Topic B: Charts
· Creating a chart
· Changing the chart type
· Formatting a chart
Topic C: Diagrams
· Adding a hierarchy chart
· Modifying a hierarchy chart
Unit 7: Modifying presentations
Topic A: Templates and themes
· Creating a presentation based on a template
· Changing the design themes
Topic B: Slide masters
· Examining the elements of a slide master
· Displaying header and footer elements
· Adding a logo to a slide master
· Changing the default font
· Modifying the default bullets
· Inserting a new slide master
· Adding slide master backgrounds
· Adding a placeholder to a slide master
· Using multiple slide masters
· Customizing the handout master
Topic C: Transitions and timings
· Setting transitions for individual slides
· Setting a transition for the entire presentation
· Adding timings to a slide show
· Rehearsing timings
Topic D: Speaker notes
· Adding speaker notes
· Adding headers and footers to notes pages
Topic E: Setting up slide shows
· Setting up and running a slide show for a speaker
· Setting up a slide show for a kiosk
Unit 8: Proofing and delivering presentations
Topic A: Proofing presentations
· Checking the spelling in a presentation
· Using AutoCorrect
· Using the Thesaurus
Topic B: Running presentations
· Previewing and running a presentation
· Hiding and unhiding a slide
Topic C: Printing presentations
· Previewing a presentation in black and white
· Modifying the page setup
· Printing a presentation
· Printing an individual slide
· Printing handouts, notes, and the outline