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Learn Microsoft PowerPoint Step by Step, Level 2 (50539)

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About this Course

This one-day instructor-led course provides students with experience at creating more elaborate presentations in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for information workers who want to learn intermediate-level PowerPoint 2010 skills.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Insert tables.
  • Format tables.
  • Insert and update Excel worksheets.
  • Edit pictures.
  • Customize diagrams.
  • Format charts.
  • Arrange graphics.
  • Add WordArt text.
  • Insert symbols and equations.
  • Insert screen clippings.
  • Create hyperlinks.
  • Attach actions to text or objects.
  • Use ready-made animations.
  • Customize animation effects.
  • Insert and play sounds.
  • Insert and play videos.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:
  • Basic computer knowledge.
  • Basic file-management skills.
  • Basic knowledge of the PowerPoint user interface and presentation creation.

Course Outline

Module 1: Add Tables

This module explains how to add tables to a PowerPoint presentation and format the tables, and how to insert Microsoft Office Excel worksheets and then update the worksheets.

Lessons

  • Inserting Tables
  • Formatting Tables
  • Inserting and Updating Excel Worksheets

Lab : Inserting Tables

  • Create a table and modify its structure

Lab : Formatting Tables

  • Format a table

Lab : Inserting and Updating Excel Worksheets

  • Insert a worksheet as an embedded object
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Create and modify tables.
  • Change the look of a table by applying ready-made styles.
  • Add tables from existing Excel worksheets.

Module 2: Fine-Tune Visual Elements

This module explains how to create a photo album and manipulate the pictures in it, how to arrange pictures and drawing graphics on a slide, and how to customize diagrams and format charts.

Lessons

  • Editing Pictures
  • Customizing Diagrams
  • Formatting Charts
  • Arranging Graphics

Lab : Editing Pictures

  • Insert and manipulate photographs in a photo album

Lab : Customizing Diagrams

  • Customize an organization chart

Lab : Formatting Charts

  • Format a chart, and save it as a template

Lab : Arranging Graphics

  • Use various techniques to position graphics
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Create a photo album.
  • Insert and manipulate photographs.
  • Manipulate shapes to create an organization chart.
  • Change the relationship of graphics on a slide.

Module 3: Add Other Enhancements

This module explains how to insert and modify WordArt text, symbols, equations, and hyperlinks, and how to attach actions to text or objects.

Lessons

  • Adding WordArt Text
  • Inserting Symbols and Equations
  • Inserting Screen Clippings
  • Creating Hyperlinks
  • Attaching Actions to Text or Objects

Lab : Adding WordArt Text

  • Create and modify WordArt text

Lab : Inserting Symbols and Equations

  • Insert a symbol, and build an equation

Lab : Inserting Screen Clippings

  • Insert a screen clipping from a Web site

Lab : Creating Hyperlinks

  • Insert hyperlinks to various targets

Lab : Attaching Actions to Text or Objects

  • Attach actions and sounds to text and action buttons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Use WordArt text to create a fancy title.
  • Insert symbols and build equations.
  • Use the screen clipping tool to capture an image from a Web page.
  • Add hyperlinks to allow viewers to jump to related information.
  • Attach actions that perform tasks such as opening a program.

Module 4: Add Animation

This module explains how to animate text and graphics.

Lessons

  • Using Ready-Made Animations
  • Customizing Animation Effects

Lab : Using Ready-Made Animations

  • Apply animations to text and graphics

Lab : Customizing Animation Effects

  • Custom animations
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Apply predefined animations to slides.
  • Change animation settings to create custom animation schemes.

Module 5: Add Sound and Movies

This module explains how to work with audio and video files.

Lessons

  • Inserting and Playing Sounds
  • Inserting and Playing Videos

Lab : Inserting and Playing Sounds

  • Insert, preview, and adjust sounds

Lab : Inserting and Playing Videos

  • Insert, preview, and adjust videos
After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Add, preview, play, and modify sounds and movies.