Course Length:

.5 Days

Course Description:

You have worked with Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003 (or earlier) to create presentations. PowerPoint® 2007, with its redesigned interface, enhanced features, and results-oriented authoring tools, improves the process of creating dynamic presentations. In this course, you will work with the new and enhanced features available in Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007.

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed for experienced PowerPoint users who have worked with earlier versions of Microsoft® Office PowerPoint, ideally Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003, and who have upgraded to Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007.

Benefits of Attendance:

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

• Explore the new interface components of PowerPoint and customize the PowerPoint environment.
• Enhance a presentation by applying custom layouts and themes.
• Create dynamic presentations by applying advanced text and graphic effects.
• Finalize a presentation by customizing slide shows, securing the presentation, and saving the presentation.

Prerequisites:

Students enrolling in this course should understand how to use a version of PowerPoint, preferably 2003 or XP, and have some familiarity with the Internet. This course covers the commonly used new features for a typical user.

Course Outline:

• Exploring the PowerPoint Environment
  1. Explore the User Interface
  2. Work with the Ribbon
  3. Work with Contextual Tabs
  4. Use the PowerPoint Galleries
  5. Customize the PowerPoint Interface
• Enhancing the Presentation Layouts
  1. Create Custom Slide Layouts
  2. Work with Themes
• Creating Dynamic Presentations
  1. Apply Rich Text and Typography Effects
  2. Enhance Presentations with Graphic Effects
  3. Enhance Table Layout
  4. Work with Charts
• Finalizing the Presentation
  1. Customize Slide Shows
  2. Secure Presentations
  3. Save a Presentation
• Appendix A: New Features in Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007