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Microsoft PowerPoint XP Fundamentals
 
Target Audience:  

Users who have little or no experience of PowerPoint who need to be able to create, edit, format and run professional  presentations.

 
   
Objectives:  

By the end of the course users will be able to produce a presentation using predefined templates which includes text, bulleted lists, images and clipart, and simple tables and charts. They will also be able to run a slide show with transition effects.

 
   
Prerequisites:  

Users must be proficient with a mouse and keyboard and be able to confidently work within a Windows environment - minimise, maximise, open, close.

 
   
 
       
     
  Duration: 1 Day
  Cost: £125 + VAT
     
 
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Presentation Basics

  • Working with the PowerPoint Window & Task Pane
  • Getting Help
  • Opening & Closing a Presentation
  • Creating & Saving a Presentation
 

Creating, Editing & Navigating

  • Selecting, Moving & Resizing Objects
  • Rotating & Deleting Objects
  • Creating Slides & Changing Slide Layouts
  • Working with Text Boxes & Bulleted Lists
  • Selecting, Editing & Deleting Text
  • Moving & Copying Text
 

Formatting & Proofing Tools

  • Formatting Text
  • Bulleted & Numbered Lists
  • Change Case
  • Using Spell Check
 

Tabs, Indents & Paragraph Spacing

  • Using the Ruler to create Tabs & Indents
  • Aligning Text & Line Spacing
 

Drawing Tools, WordArt & Clip Art

  • Drawing & Formatting Shapes
  • Flipping & Rotating Shapes
  • Working with Stacked Objects
  • Inserting & Manipulating Clip Art
  • Inserting Picture Files
  • Creating & Editing WordArt
 
   

Charts

  • Inserting Charts & Graphs
  • Entering & Editing Chart Data
  • Modifying the Chart Layout
  • Using Pie Charts
  • Custom Chart Templates
 

Viewing & Managing Slides

  • Working with Different Views
  • Organising Slides in Slide Sorter View
  • Running a Slide Show
  • Working with Speaker Notes
 

Slide Design & Transition

  • Applying a Design Template to a Presentation
  • Switching Colour Schemes
  • Transition Effects & Animation Schemes
 

Previewing & Printing

  • Using Print Preview
  • Printing Slides, Notes & Handout Pages