Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 - Level 1

Overview

Students will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a presentation. Students will add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them. Students will also add tables and charts to a presentation to present data in a structured form.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010.

Course Outcome

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

- Identify the components of the PowerPoint 2010 interface
- Create a presentation
- Format text on slides
- Add graphical objects to a presentation
- Modify graphical objects in a presentation
- Work with tables in a presentation
- Add charts to a presentation
- Prepare to deliver a presentation

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint

- Identify Elements of the User Interface
- View and Save a Presentation
- Use Microsoft PowerPoint Help

Lesson 2: Creating a Basic Presentation

- Select a Presentation Type
- Enter and Edit Text
- Format Text Placeholders
- Add and Arrange Slides to a Presentation
- Work with Themes

Lesson 3: Formatting Text on Slides

- Apply Character Styles and Format Paragraphs

Lesson 4: Adding Graphical Objects to a Presentation

- Insert Images into a Presentation, Add Shapes
- Adding Visual Style to Text in a Presentation

Lesson 5: Modifying Graphical Objects in Presentations

- Edit, Format, Group and Arrange Graphical Objects on a Slide
- Apply an Animation Effect to a Graphical Object

Lesson 6: Working With Tables

- Insert and Format Tables
- Import Tables from Other Microsoft Office Applications

Lesson 7: Working With Charts

- Insert and Modify Charts
- Import Charts from Other Microsoft Office Applications

Lesson 8: Preparing to Deliver a Presentation

- Review the Content of a Presentation
- Divide a Presentation into Sections
- Add Transitions
- Add Speaker Notes
- Print a Presentation
- Deliver a Presentation