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Target Audience

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Level One and Two is designed for new users who have little or know knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and are keen to extend their understanding and knowledge of the software and present professional presentations.

Prerequisites

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Level One and Two assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment.

Course Content

PowerPoint 2007 Orientation Design Considerations Working With Presentations Working With Slides Creating A Presentation Saving Presentations Templates & Colour Schemes Text Techniques Clip Art Tables Charts & Diagrams Organisation Charts Modifying Charts Flowcharts Word Tables Importing into PowerPoint Drawing Objects Merging Information Manipulating Objects Slide Backgrounds Pictures And Images Working with Images Animation Using Effects Media & Action Buttons Set Up Shows Slide Show Navigation Custom Slide Shows Slide Masters Printing & Publishing Prepare Outputs Macros

Course Objectives

At the completion of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Level One and Two you should be able to:

• start and navigate around PowerPoint
• identify the importance of planning a presentation
• open and work with PowerPoint 2007
• work with slides, slide layouts and background colours
• create a presentation
• save presentations using a variety of file formats
• create and use templates and colour schemes
• work with text in PowerPoint
• insert and modify clip art in your presentation
• create tables, charts and diagrams in a presentation
• create organisational charts in presentations
• modify charts in a presentation
• create and manipulate flowcharts within a PowerPoint presentation
• insert tables from Microsoft Word and modify them in PowerPoint
• import data into PowerPoint from a number of different applications
• use various drawing objects to create simple drawings
• create slides from other presentations or Word outlines
• manipulate objects to enhance your slides and presentations
• use different backgrounds to suit your presentation and your audience
• insert and work with pictures and images
• enhance images within your presentation
• create animations in a presentation
• use effects to enhance your slides and presentations
• insert movie clips and sound waves and work with action buttons
• set up an on-screen presentation
• navigate slide shows in PowerPoint
• create, edit and manipulate customised slide shows
• create slide masters for use in presentations
• use a range of printing techniques and view your presentation as web pages
• prepare the outputs, print and deliver a presentation
• create and run simple macros within your presentations

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