Course Outline

Duration
7 hours

Prerequisite
Experience with Microsoft Windows and mouse mechanics.

Objectives
To provide a thorough understanding of the comprehensive concepts and skills that will enable the participant to effectively use PowerPoint.

Methodology
Group and individual instruction, hands on practical exercises, visual aids, comprehensive course documentation.

Confirmation of Assessment Plan
This will be issued to the trainee at commencement of training session.

Expected Outcome
By the end of the course the participant should be able to use the following functions and features of PowerPoint.

• PowerPoint overview
• Starting PowerPoint
• The screen
• The menu bar
• Short-cut menus
• The toolbars
• Displaying other toolbars
• Customising toolbars
• Page view buttons
  
  A Quick Presentation
• The startup procedure
• Using the AutoContent Wizard
• Editing the new presentation
• Changing the look of the presentation
• Saving the presentation
• Closing a presentation file
• Opening an existing presentation
• Working with multiple presentations
• Running the presentation
  
  
  PowerPoint Concepts
• Text charts
• Graphs
• Drawing
• Organisation charts
• Clip art
• Other presentation tools
• How PowerPoint works
• Cast study
• Starting a new presentation
  
  Text Charts
• Text chart overview
• Adding text to a title page
• Creating a bullet chart
• Tips for creating text charts
• Saving the presentation
• Creating a two column text chart
• Adding extra text
• Reviewing the presentation
• Creating a table
• Re-saving the presentation
  
  The Outliner
• Outline view overview
• Outline view
• Organising text in outline view
• Reorganising a presentation
• Collapsing and expanding an outline
  
  Graphs
• Graph overview
• Graph window
• Creating a graph
• The data sheet
• Editing a graph
• Editing the data sheet
• 3-D graph view
• Choosing the right chart type
  
  Formatting Slides
• Formatting overview
• The format menu
• Formatting text
• PowerPoint masters
• Customising masters
  
  Clipart
• Clipart overview
• Adding clipart a slide
  
  Drawing
• Using the drawing tools
• The drawing toolbar
• Adding text
• Editing objects
• Grouping objects
• manipulating objects
• Tips for drawing
• Using clipart to create a diagram
  
  Slide Sorter View
• Slip sorter overview
  
  Organisation Charts
• Organisation chart overview
• Creating an organisation chart
• Editing an organisation chart
  
  Printing
• Printing overview
• Slide setup
• Printing
  
  Slide Shows
• Slide show overview
• Creating a slide show
• Timing
• Rehearsing a slide show
• PowerPoint viewer
• Special effects
• Tips for developing slide shows
  
  Other Useful Features
• The spell checker
• Find & replace text
• Finding text
• Replacing text
• Replacing fonts
• Templates
• Using templates