Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction

Outcomes

Participants will learn the basic skills necessary to begin effectively creating presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. Participants will learn how to create and edit bullet slides, use PowerPoint's drawing tools, incorporate clip art and WordArt, create and enhance organization charts, and create and edit charts by using Microsoft Graph.

Prerequisites

Windows (95/98/NT 4) introduction, or equivalent knowledge.
An introductory windows based wordprocessing package (such as Lotus WordPro or Microsoft Word) is strongly suggested

What should you be familiar with?



Session Length

1 Day, 9:00am to 4:30pm

Location

This session is conducted either on site, or at our training rooms.

Topics Covered in this session

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Getting Started Opening a Presentation & Identifying Screen Element Using Online Help Creating a New Presentation Creating a New Presentation Organising Text in Outlines Designing a Presentation Applying Design Templates Entering and Formatting Text Making Modifications Formatting Bullets Editing a Presentation

Enhancing Presentations with Objects Adding and Managing Objects Adding Graphics Working with Charts Creating Charts Editing Charts Modifying Colour Schemes and Masters Modifying Colour Schemes Modifying Masters Producing a Presentation Building a Slide Show Running a Slide Show



New features covered in this series
Below is a table listing the new software features that are covered in Catapult courseware:

New Feature	Introduction	Advanced
Access documents faster	X
Collect and paste with the Office Clipboard	X	X
Personalized toolbars and menus	X
Improved Office Assistant	X
New Normal view	X
Native table tools	X
New design and content templates		X
New Clip Gallery		X
More AutoShapes		X
Presentation broadcasting		X
Schedule and conduct an online meeting		X
Round-trip HTML	X
Start a discussion		X
Subscribe to a presentation		X

Performance-based objectives

• Identify PowerPoint screen elements and terms to use the program efficiently.
• Use outlines to organise the text of your presentation.
• Enhance your presentation by using PowerPoint design templates and formatting tools.
• Modify you presentations for a more organised display of information.
• Polish presentations by adding objects and inserting pictures.
• Create charts to illustrate numeric information.
• Display a consistent look throughout presentation by using colour schemes and the Slide Master.
• Produce an on-screen slide show.