Microsoft PowerPoint 2007: Intermediate

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Course Overview

This course will focus on working more with colour and customizing the slide master, inserting Word tables and Excel spreadsheets into a PowerPoint presentation, working with advanced graphic manipulation features, advanced slide show features, and exporting data out of PowerPoint.

Audience

For anyone who has attended an 'Introduction to PowerPoint' course or self taught delegates with equivalent basic knowledge.

Skills Gained

Increase the visual impact of your slides by adding objects like animations and sound clips to your slides.

Prerequisites

You should feel comfortable creating basic presentations that include title slides, text and bullet slides, drawing objects, ClipArt, and pictures.

Course Outline

Saving Your Files

• Using File Formats
• Exporting a File to PDF
• Using File Properties
• Using Auto Recover

Navigating The Slide Show

• Navigating the Slide Show
• Using the Navigation Buttons
• Using the Pointer Button

Adding Tables and Charts

• Creating and Working with Tables
• Inserting a Table
• Drawing a Table
• Using the Table Tools Ribbon
• Working with Cells
• Inserting an Excel Table
• The Insert Excel Table Ribbons
• Setting Style Options
• Setting Table Styles
• Changing the Shape of a Fill
• Applying Borders
• Adding Effects

Working with Charts and Graphs

• Creating and Linking Worksheet Charts and Graphs
• Chart Tools Ribbon
• Incorporating Titles and Data
• Legends and Labels

Working with SmartArt

• Creating SmartArt
• SmartArt Tools
• Resizing Diagrams
• Inserting SmartArt From a Slide

Adding Graphics

• Inserting a Symbol or Special Character
• Adding and Editing Shapes
• Changing Diagram Types and Design Schemes
• Incorporating Text

Working with Text Boxes

• Adding a Text Box
• Selecting Text Boxes
• Deleting a Text Box
• Moving a Text Box
• Resizing a Text Box
• Rotating a Text Box
• Formatting a Text Box
• The Drawing Tools Ribbon

ClipArt

• Searching for ClipArt
• Inserting ClipArt
• Formatting Clip Art
• Step-By-Step
• Skill Sharpener
• Other Illustrations
• Inserting a Photo from a File
• Inserting a Photo from a Scanner or Camera

Adding Audio/Visual Effects

• Adding a Movie
• Insert Movie from the Clip Organizer or File
• Movie Tools
• Deleting a Movie

Adding a Sound Clip

• Insert Sound Clip from Clip Organizer or File
• Sound Tools
• Recording a Sound
• Playing a CD
• Deleting a Sound

Using Animation

• Entrance, Emphasis and Exit Effects
• Add and Draw Motion Paths

Advanced Animation Options

• Speeds and Timing Options
• Using Slide Transitions
• Creating a Custom Animation

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007: Intermediate / MIDP07