Course Description

Course Objective: You will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a presentation. You will format text on slides to enhance clarity. To enhance the visual appeal, you will add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them. You will also add tables and charts to a presentation to present data in a structured form. You will then finalize a presentation to deliver it.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations by using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010.

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using personal computers, and have used a mouse and keyboard. They should be comfortable with the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on their computers. Specifically, they should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. Students should have completed the following courses or possess equivalent knowledge before starting with this course:

Microsoft® Office Windows® XP Introduction
Microsoft® Office Windows® XP Professional Level 1
Microsoft® Office Windows® XP Professional Level 2
Microsoft® Office Windows® 2000 Introduction

Course Objectives

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

explore the PowerPoint 2010 interface and familiarize yourself with the interface.
create a presentation.
format text on slides.
add graphical objects to a presentation.
modify graphical objects on slides.
work with tables in a presentation.
import charts to a presentation.
prepare to deliver a presentation.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint
Topic 1A: Identify the Elements of the User Interface 

Topic 1B: View a Presentation 

Topic 1C: Save a Presentation  Topic 1D: Use Microsoft PowerPoint Help

Lesson 2: Creating a Basic Presentation
Topic 2A: Initiate a Presentation 

Topic 2B: Enter Text  Topic 2C: Arrange Text 

Topic 2D: Format Text Placeholders 

Topic 2E: Add Slides to a Presentation 

Topic 2F: Arrange Slides 

Topic 2G: Work with Themes

Lesson 3: Formatting Text on Slides
Topic 3A: Apply Character Formats 

Topic 3B: Format Paragraphs

Lesson 4: Adding Graphical Objects to a Presentation
Topic 4A: Insert Images into a Presentation 

Topic 4B: Add Shapes 

Topic 4C: Add Visual Styles to Text in a Presentation

Lesson 5: Modifying Graphical Objects in Presentations
Topic 5A: Edit Graphical Objects on a Slide 

Topic 5B: Format Graphical Objects on a Slide 

Topic 5C: Group Graphical Objects on a Slide 

Topic 5D: Arrange Graphical Objects on a Slide 

Topic 5E: Apply an Animation Effect to a Graphical Object

Lesson 6: Working with Tables
Topic 6A: Insert a Table in a Slide 

Topic 6B: Format Tables 

Topic 6C: Import Tables from Other Office Applications

Lesson 7: Working with Charts
Topic 7A: Insert Charts in a Slide 

Topic 7B: Modify a Chart 

Topic 7C: Import Charts from Other Office Applications

Lesson 8: Preparing to Deliver a Presentation
Topic 8A: Review the Content in a Presentation 

Topic 8B: Divide a Presentation into Sections 

Topic 8C: Add Transitions 

Topic 8D: Add Speaker Notes 

Topic 8E: Print a Presentation 

Topic 8F: Deliver a Presentation

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