This one-day course covers the basic functions and
features of PowerPoint 2010. Students will create new
presentations that include text, graphics, WordArt,
tables, charts, and diagrams. They will also edit and
format slide content, and apply transition effects.
Designated as Approved Courseware. For comprehensive
certification training, students should complete
PowerPoint 2010: Basic and Advanced.
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Explore the PowerPoint
environment; open and run a presentation; use Help
options; and close a presentation and PowerPoint.
Create a new presentation; add new slides to it; save
and update changes; rearrange and delete slides; and
insert slides from another presentation.
Format text
and bulleted lists; use the Find, Replace, Cut, Copy,
and Paste commands; and align text.
Draw objects by
using tools in the Drawing group; format, modify, move,
rotate, and delete drawn objects by using groups on the
Drawing Tools Format tab; add text to drawn objects; and
apply formatting to drawn objects.
Use WordArt to
create visually appealing text objects; add images to a
slide and modify images by using the Picture Tools tab
options; and add and modify clip art images.
Add a
table to a presentation, enter text in the table, and
format the table; create and modify a chart by using the
Create Chart dialog box and the options on the Chart
Tools tabs; and create and modify an IGX chart by using
the options on the IGX Graphic Tools tabs.
Modify a
presentation by using a template; make global changes to
a presentation by using the Master Slide view; specify
slide transitions and timings; add speaker notes and
footers to a slide show; and set up a slide show for a
speaker and for a kiosk.
Proof a presentation for
mistakes by using the Spell Check, AutoCorrect, and
Thesaurus features; prepare a presentation to be shown
by customizing and previewing it; and use the Print
dialog box and the Print Preview tab to specify printing
options for an entire presentation, an individual slide,
handouts, and notes pages.
Getting started
The PowerPoint
window
Getting help
New presentations
Creating
new presentations
Saving presentations
Rearranging
and deleting slides
Using slides from other
presentations
Formatting slides
Text formatting
Modifying text
Paragraph formatting
Drawing
objects
Shapes
Modifying objects
Text in objects
Graphics
WordArt
Pictures
Clip art
Tables
and charts
Tables
Charts
Diagrams
Modifying
presentations
Templates and themes
Slide masters
Transitions and timings
Speaker notes
Setting up
slide shows
Proofing and delivering presentations
Proofing presentations
Running presentations
Printing presentations
Unit 1 : Getting started
The PowerPoint window:
Opening and running a presentation
Examining the
PowerPoint environment
Observing views
Zooming in
and out on a slide
Closing a presentation and closing
PowerPoint
Getting help:
Using PowerPoint Help
Unit 2 : New presentations
Creating
presentations:
Creating a presentation from an
existing presentation
Creating a new blank
presentation
Entering text on a slide
Adding and
editing slides
Saving presentations:
Saving a
presentation in an existing folder
Updating a
presentation
Saving a presentation in a new folder
Rearranging and deleting slides:
Rearranging
slides in Normal view
Rearranging slides in Slide
Sorter view
Deleting a slide in Slide Sorter view
Using slides from other presentations:
Inserting
slides from another presentation
Unit 3 :
Formatting slides
Formatting text:
Applying bold
and italic formatting
Changing the font, font size,
and font color
Using the Format Painter to copy text
formatting
Changing bullet styles
Creating a
numbered list
Modifying text:
Finding and
replacing text
Cutting and dragging text
Copying
text to another slide
Using the Clipboard pane
Formatting paragraphs:
Applying paragraph
formatting
Unit 4 : Using drawing objects
Adding shapes:
Using the drawing tools
Changing an
object’s shape
Modifying objects:
Applying
formatting to objects
Duplicating, deleting, and
moving objects
Resizing an object
Rotating an
object
Aligning objects
Using text in objects:
Adding text to an object
Formatting text in an object
Creating text boxes
Formatting text boxes
Unit
5 : Working with graphics
WordArt::
Adding and
modifying WordArt
Applying WordArt styles
Pictures:
Inserting a picture
Adjusting pictures
Arranging and grouping overlapping items
Clip
art:
Inserting and modifying clip art
Unit 6 :
Using tables and charts
Tables:
Adding a table
Modifying a table
Formatting a table
Adding images
to a table
Charts:
Creating a chart
Changing the chart type
Formatting a chart
Diagrams:
Adding a hierarchy chart
Modifying a
hierarchy chart
Unit 7 : Modifying presentations
Templates and themes:
Creating a presentation based
on a template
Changing the design themes
Slide
masters:
Examining the elements of a slide master
Displaying header and footer elements
Adding a logo
to a slide master
Changing the default font
Modifying the default bullets
Inserting a new slide
master
Adding slide master backgrounds
Adding a
placeholder to a slide master
Using multiple slide
masters
Customising the handout master
Transitions and timings:
Setting transitions for
individual slides
Setting a transition for the entire
presentation
Adding timings to a slide show
Rehearsing timings
Speaker notes:
Adding
speaker notes
Adding headers and footers to notes
pages
Slide shows:
Setting up and running a
slide show for a speaker
Setting up a slide show for
a kiosk
Unit 8 : Proofing and delivering
presentations
Proofing presentations:
Checking the
spelling in a presentation
Using AutoCorrect
Using
the Thesaurus
Running presentations:
Previewing and running a presentation
Hiding and
unhiding a slide
Printing presentations:
Previewing a presentation in black and white
Modifying the page setup
Printing a presentation
Printing an individual slide
Printing handouts,
notes, and the outline
Prerequisites
Before
taking this course, you should be familiar with personal
computers and the use of a keyboard and a mouse.
Furthermore, this course assumes that you've completed
a Windows Basic course or have equivalent experience.
Thetarget student for the course is an individual who wants to learn the basic features of PowerPoint to create effective presentations by using the drawing tools, clip art, WordArt, charts, and tables. You need little or no experience using PowerPoint.
For comprehensive training, you should complete both of the following courses: PowerPoint 2010: Basic and PowerPoint 2010: Advanced.
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