PowerPoint 2007: Level 1

PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 Course Description

Intended Audience for the PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 Course

• This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. This course is also intended for students interested in pursuing Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007.

Training Packages & Career Tracks that include the PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 Course

• Administrative Assistants
• Executive Assistant / Office Clerk
• PowerPoint 2007

PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 Course Objectives

• identify parts of the PowerPoint screen
• open, save, close and switch between presentations
• move around in PowerPoint
• add and edit text in different views
• create a presentation using templates, themes or blank slides
• insert and delete slides
• modify slide layouts, themes and page setup
• change viewing options
• insert, modify, format, and delete text
• use proofing tools
• create, modify, format, and delete WordArt
• add and manipulate graphics from a variety of sources
• insert and modify shapes and illustrations
• create and modify a variety of SmartArt diagrams
• create and modify a chart
• create, format, and enhance a table

Required Prerequisites for the PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 course

• Computing Fundamentals

The PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 Course prepare students for the following Exams

• 77-603 : Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

Recommended Next Steps after taking the PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 Course

• PowerPoint 2007: Level 2

PowerPoint 2007: Level 1 Course Outline

1. Lesson 1: Introducing PowerPoint
   1. What is a Presentation Manager?
   2. What is PowerPoint?
   3. What is a Presentation?
   4. Looking at the PowerPoint Screen
   5. Using ScreenTips
   6. Using the Ribbon
   7. Using the Quick Access Toolbar
   8. Identifying Screen Symbols
   9. Structuring a Presentation
   10. Creating New Presentations
   11. Creating Presentations Using Installed Templates
   12. Creating Presentations Using Installed Themes
   13. Creating Presentations Using My Templates
   14. Creating Presentations from Existing Presentations
   15. Moving Around on the Screen
   16. Creating Blank Presentations
   17. Organizing Files
   18. Switching Between Presentations
   19. Saving a Presentation
   20. Closing a Presentation
   21. Opening Presentations
   22. Changing the Page Setup
   23. Changing Slide Orientation
   24. Organizing Slides
   25. Inserting New Slides
   26. Duplicating Slides
   27. Deleting Slides
   28. Changing the Slide Layout
   29. Applying Themes
   30. Changing the View
   31. Using Normal View
   32. Using Note Pages
   33. Using Slide Show
   34. Using Zoom
   35. Using Fit to Window
   36. Organizing Slides with the Slide Sorter
2. Lesson 2: Working with Text
   1. Working with Text in a Presentation
   2. Inserting Text using the Slide Pane
   3. Deleting Text using the Slide Pane
   4. Modifying Text using the Slide Pane
   5. Using Spelling Checker
   6. Using the Thesaurus
   7. Using Bullets and Numbering
   8. Adding Bullets
   9. Promoting and Demoting Bulleted Text
   10. Formatting Bullets
   11. Adding Numbering
   12. Promoting and Demoting Numbered Text
   13. Formatting Numbering
   14. Formatting Text Content
   15. Formatting Text Characters
   16. Formatting Paragraphs
   17. Indenting Text
   18. Using the Format Painter
   19. Using Quick Styles on Text
   20. Manipulating Text Content
   21. Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text
   22. Using the Office Clipboard
   23. Dragging and Dropping
3. Lesson 3: Working with Text Content
   1. Using Text Boxes
   2. Inserting and Removing Text Boxes
   3. Selecting Text Boxes
   4. Sizing Text Boxes
   5. Formatting Text Boxes
   6. Changing the Alignment, Orientation or Rotation
   7. Setting Text Box Margins
   8. Setting Tabs
   9. Creating Text Box Columns
   10. Using WordArt
   11. Inserting, Modifying and Deleting WordArt
   12. Changing the WordArt Shape
   13. Formatting WordArt
   14. Using Quick Styles
4. Lesson 4: Working with Illustrations and Shapes
   1. Using Pictures
   2. Inserting Pictures from Files
   3. Inserting a Photo Album
   4. Inserting Clip Art
   5. Modifying Pictures
   6. Changing Picture Brightness
   7. Changing Picture Contrast
   8. Recoloring a Picture
   9. Changing Illustration Effects
   10. Inserting Shapes
   11. Selecting Illustrations and Shapes
   12. Modifying Illustrations and Shapes
   13. Modifying Text in Shapes
   14. Formatting Shapes
   15. Changing Shapes
   16. Applying Quick Styles
   17. Arranging Illustrations and Shapes
   18. Using Gridlines and Guides
   19. Using the Ruler
   20. Sizing, Scaling or Rotating Content
   21. Changing the Order of Content
   22. Grouping or Ungrouping Content
   23. Aligning Content
5. Lesson 5: Working with SmartArt
   1. Creating a SmartArt Diagram
   2. Using the Text Pane
   3. Creating SmartArt using Bullet Points
   4. Converting Text to SmartArt
   5. Modifying SmartArt Diagrams
   6. Adding, Modifying or Deleting Text
   7. Adding and Modifying Themes
   8. Adding, Modifying and Deleting Quick Style Effects
   9. Changing the Diagram Layout
   10. Changing the Orientation
   11. Adding or Removing Shapes
   12. Changing the Diagram Type
6. Lesson 6: Working with Charts and Tables
   1. Inserting Charts
   2. Changing the Chart Type
   3. Adding Chart Elements
   4. Formatting Chart Elements
   5. Using Tables
   6. Inserting Tables
   7. Drawing Tables
   8. Working with Text in Tables
   9. Formatting the Table
   10. Applying, Modifying and Deleting Table Styles
   11. Changing the Alignment or Orientation
   12. Adding Images in Tables
   13. Inserting Tables from Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel

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