Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be able to:

Create, Save and Print Presentations
Create Slides & Modify Slide Setup
Work with & Format Text
Use various Editing Views
Use Design Templates & Backgrounds
Insert & work with Clipart
Create Tables, Graphs & Organisation Charts
Present, Build & Animate Slide Shows

Method
This course is provided as hands on and includes and extensive workshop manual and data disk for use during the course.

Getting started

Why use PowerPoint
Starting PowerPoint
The PowerPoint Screen
Working with Toolbars
Shortcut Menus
Making the Most of Help

Creating a Basic Presentation

Creating your Presentation
Viewing & Running your Show

File Operations

Saving & Closing Presentations
Opening an Existing Presentation
The recently used File List
Handling Multiple Presentations

Working with Slides

Adding New Slides
Changing Slide Layouts
Changing the slide view using Normal, Outline, Slide Sorter & Slide Show views
Moving between Slides
Undoing & Redoing an action

Templates & Backgrounds

Changing the overall Design
Applying a Design Template
Changing the Colour Scheme
Customising Slide Backgrounds

Working with Text

Selecting Text
Adding Bullet Paragraphs
Promoting and Demoting Bullets

Reorganising Text & Slides

Reorganising Text
Reorganising slides in Outline & Slide Sorter views
Copying Slides using the Slide Finder

Formatting Text & Paragraphs

Copying existing Formats
Bullets and Numbering
Adjusting an Indent

Working with Slide Masters

Title and Slide Masters
Handout and Notes Masters

Maintaining Style & Accuracy

Creating a consistent Look
Using the Spell Checker

Drawings & Clipart

Working with Pictures
Using Drawing Shapes
Using AutoShapes
Enhancing Drawing Objects
Adding Text to Drawing Objects
Layering and Grouping Objects
Adding Text using WordArt

Organisational Charts

Creating an Organisation Chart
Modifying your Organisation Charts

Creating Graphs

Creating Graphs
Modifying & Customising Graphs

Printing & Page Setup

Slide Setup Options
Adding Headers and Footers
Printing Presentations

Working with Slideshows

Electronic Presentation Effects
Simple Slide Transitions
Adding Preset Animations
Creating Custom Animations
Adding Transition Effects
Customising Animation Effects
Rehearsing your Presentation
The Pack & Go Wizard