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2008 Training Schedules

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PowerPoint 2007, New Features
(1/2 day session)

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.

Audience

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.

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. Due to the nature of this course and the minimal prerequisites, there are other more advanced new features that are not covered in depth.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful 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.

Course Contents
  • Exploring the PowerPoint Environment
    • Explore the User Interface
    • Work with the Ribbon
    • Work with Contextual Tabs
    • Use the PowerPoint Galleries
    • Customize the PowerPoint Interface
  • Enhancing the Presentation Layouts
    • Create Custom Slide Layouts
    • Work with Themes
  • Creating Dynamic Presentations
    • Apply Rich Text and Typography Effects
    • Enhance Presentations with Graphic Effects
    • Enhance Table Layout
    • Work with Charts
  • Finalizing the Presentation
    • Customize Slide Shows
    • Secure Presentations
    • Save a Presentation

Student Responsibilities
In order for a class to be successful, all students should share the same general level of knowledge and experience. If a participant does not demonstrate these, the instructor will take the necessary steps either to prepare the participant or place him/her in a more appropriate course. This policy is intended to maintain the high level of quality control that you have come to expect.
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