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Microsoft PowerPoint ‘97 Level 1

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Course Description

PowerPoint is a presentation development software package that combines graphics and text with special affects giving you a powerful way to deliver information to a group of people. You will be introduced to most of the features within the program. You will not be totally proficient with the program but you will be well aware of it’s capabilities, and with the manual in your hand you can go through on your own and create presentations back at work.

Course Objectives 

  • Learn how to create quick presentations with the Wizards, the many templates and AutoContent choices that are available

  • To become comfortable with creating drawing objects, sizing and moving of them. You will even know how to arrange objects to create overlay effects.

  • You will get a good understanding of the different modes available to work in PowerPoint. One view mode is great for quick point by point data entry, another is what you want to use to view multiple slides, etc.

  • You will also pick up useful tips on how to make a good presentation for the audience to follow – not what you think is good.

  • You will learn how to run the slide show manually or automatically.

  • Your confidence level will increase greatly with PowerPoint. You now need to just find the time to "play" with it to make it work for you!

Course Length

- 1 day

Recommended Prerequisites

Windows ‘95 course or good experience already in the Windows 3.x/Windows ‘95 environment. Any past experience with graphics programs would be very beneficial.


Table of Contents

I The Powerpoint Screen and Interface

A. The PowerPoint Screen
B. Working With the Powerpoint Interface
C. PowerPoint’s Toolbars

II Creating a New Presentation

A. Deciding How to Start Your Presentation
B. Using AutoContent Presentation

III PowerPoint File Maintenance

A. Saving Presentations
B. Closing a Presentation
C. Opening Presentations

IV Working in PowerPoint’s View Modes

A. Switching Between View Modes
B. Using the Outline Mode
C. Using Slide View
D.     Using the Slide Sorter

V Enhancing Text

A. Points on Making Changes
B. Formatting Text
C.     Colors and Lines

VI Background Designs & the Master Slide

A. Picking a New Design
B. Changing Only One Slide
C. Slide Masters

VII Adding and Deleting Slides

A Inserting new slides
B. Deleting Slides

VIII Inserting Graphics and Other Objects

A. Adding Graphic Files
B. Creating Objects

IX Running the Presentation

A. Starting the Slide Show
B. Using Controls During the Slide Show

X Adding Special Effects

A. Adding Animations
B. Creating Timed Text Slides

XI Printing Features/Notes & Handouts

A. Notes Pages
B. Creating Handouts

XI Creating Graphs