Course Length:

1 Day

Course Description:

Students will learn how to use Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003 features that draw, animate, and format presentations with professional-quality content. This course is one of a series that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist) skill sets. The Office Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft’s business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification.

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed for students who want to gain the skills necessary to work with design templates, organizational charts, special effects, Web presentations, collaboration functionality, and advanced presentation delivery, or students who desire to prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2003.

Benefits of Attendance:

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

• Create a design template.
• Create organization charts and diagrams.
• Add special effects to a slide.
• Create a Web-based presentation.
• Use a PowerPoint presentation for collaborative workgroup review.
• Use functionality that will enable students to deliver live, self-service, and online presentations.

Prerequisites:

Students should have taken Windows XP: Introduction or Windows 2000: Introduction, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2003: Level 1. Web browsing experience is also strongly recommended.

Course Outline:

• Chapter 1: Creating A Custom Design Template
  1. Defining Design Template Characteristics
  2. Creating a Custom Color Scheme
  3. Setting Up a Slide Master
  4. Formatting Custom Bullets
  5. Adding a Footer
  6. Modifying the Notes Master
  7. Saving a Custom Design Template
• Chapter 2: Adding Organization Charts And Diagrams
  1. Working with Organization Charts
  2. Updating an Organization Chart
  3. Applying a Chart Layout
  4. Creating a Diagram
  5. Drawing a Flowchart
• Chapter 3: Adding Special Effects
  1. Adding Sound and Movies
  2. Adding Animation
  3. Emphasizing Objects
  4. Setting a Motion Path
  5. Setting the Order of Effects
• Chapter 4: Creating Web Presentations
  1. Creating a Group Home Page with the AutoContent Wizard
  2. Hyperlinking to a Web Page
  3. Publishing as a Web Page
• Chapter 5: Collaborating In Powerpoint
  1. Setting Password Protection
  2. Working with Comments
  3. Sending a Presentation for Review
  4. Merging Revision Copies
  5. Applying Reviewer Changes
• Chapter 6: Delivering A Presentation
  1. Hyperlinking Within PowerPoint
  2. Adding an Action Button
  3. Setting Up a Custom Show
  4. Annotating a Presentation
  5. Working with Narrations and Slide Timings
  6. Setting Up a Slide Show to Repeat Automatically
• Appendix A: Microsoft Office Specialist Program