In our PowerPoint Introduction class you will learn to develop presentation materials. We’ll create text, charts and graphs to be used in electronic presentations or handouts. We’ll also work with slide masters and templates, create objects and use clip art. You will also learn how to apply transitions for electronic presentations.

Chapter One: The Fundamentals

• Starting PowerPoint
• What’s New in PowerPoint 2007?
• Understanding the PowerPoint Program Screen
• Using Menus
• Using Toolbars and Creating a New Presentation
• Filling Out Dialog Boxes
• Keystroke and Right Mouse Button Shortcuts
• Opening a Presentation
• Saving and Closing a Presentation and Exiting PowerPoint
• Creating a New Presentation with the AutoContent Wizard
• Creating a Blank Presentation and Creating a Presentation from a Template
• Moving Around in Your Presentations
• Viewing Your Presentation
• Printing Your Presentation
• Getting Help
• Changing the Office Assistant and Using the “What’s This” Button

Chapter Two: Editing a Presentation

• Inserting Slides and Text
• Using the Outline Pane
• Editing Text
• Selecting, Replacing, and Deleting Text
• Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text
• Using Undo, Redo, and Repeat
• Checking Your Spelling
• Finding and Replacing Information
• Viewing a Presentation’s Outline
• Rearranging a Presentation’s Outline
• Inserting Symbols and Special Characters
• Working in Slide Sorter View
• Adding Notes to Your Slides
• Working with Multiple Windows
• Collecting and Pasting Multiple Items
• File Management
• Understanding Smart Tags
• Recovering Your Presentations

Chapter Three: Formatting Your Presentation

• Formatting Fonts with the Formatting Toolbar
• Advanced Font Formatting with Font Dialog Box
• Using the Format Painter
• Applying a Template’s Formatting
• Using the Slide Master
• Choosing a Color Scheme
• Changing the Background of Your Slides
• Working with Bulleted and Numbered Lists
• Changing Paragraph Alignment and Line Spacing
• Adding Headers and Footers
• Working with Tabs and Indents
• Changing the Page Setup

Chapter Four: Drawing and Working with Graphics

• Drawing on Your Slides
• Adding, Arranging, and Formatting Text Boxes
• Selecting, Resizing, Moving, and Deleting Objects
• Formatting Objects
• Inserting Clipart
• Inserting and Formatting Pictures
• Aligning and Grouping Objects
• Drawing AutoShapes
• Flipping and Rotating Objects
• Layering Objects
• Applying Shadows and 3-D Effects

Chapter Five: Delivering Your Presentation

• Delivering a Presentation on a Computer
• Using Slide Transitions
• Using an Animation Scheme
• Using Custom Animations
• Rehearsing Slide Show Timings
• Creating a Presentation that Runs by Itself
• Creating a Custom Show
• Packaging and Copying a Presentation to CD
• Viewing a Packaged Presentation