New Horizons Computer Learning Center
410-597-9722

PowerPoint 2007 - Level 1

Course Length: 1 Day

Overview:
In this course, students will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a new presentation; format text on slides to enhance clarity; add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them; add tables and charts to a presentation to present data in a structured form; finalize a presentation to deliver it.

Prerequisites:
Windows XP - Level 1
Windows XP - Level 2
Or equivalent knowledge

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Get started with PowerPoint
• Create a presentation
• Format text on slides
• Add graphical objects to a presentation
• Modify objects on slides
• Add tables to a presentation
• Add charts to a presentation
• Prepare to deliver a presentation

Course Content

• Explore the User Interface
• Navigate and View a Presentation
• Use Microsoft PowerPoint Help
• Enter Text
• Save a Presentation

Lesson 2: Creating a Presentation

• Create a Presentation
• Edit Text
• Add Slides to a Presentation
• Arrange Slides
• Work with Themes

Lesson 3: Formatting Text on Slides

• Apply Character Formats
• Apply Paragraph Formats
• Format Text Placeholders

Lesson 4: Adding Graphical Objects to a Presentation

• Insert Clip Art and Pictures
• Draw Shapes
• Insert WordArt

Lesson 5: Modifying Objects

• Work with Objects
• Change Object Orientation
• Format Objects
• Group and Ungroup Objects
• Arrange Objects

Lesson 6: Adding Tables to a Presentation

• Create a Table
• Format Tables
• Insert a Table from Microsoft Word

Lesson 7: Inserting Charts in a Presentation

• Create a Chart
• Edit Chart Data
• Modify a Chart
• Paste a Chart from Microsoft Excel

Lesson 8: Preparing to Deliver a Presentation

• Review Content
• Add Transitions
• Apply an Animation Effect
• Create Speaker Notes
• Print a Presentation

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