Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Intermediate

Dates :TBC
Time :    9am – 4pm
Venue :AP Courses Training Room
Cost :    £295

Included in the price : Learning manual for the course; lunch, refreshments and post-course support

Course Description
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Intermediate is designed for users who are keen to extend their understanding and knowledge of the software. The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Intermediate are sufficient to be able to use and operate the software at a proficient level.

Course Design
The course is a full-day tutor-led course that combines tutoring and practical work.

Target Audience
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Intermediate assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment, and to have used a mouse and keyboard. The course is intended for those in employment that involves using PowerPoint to create, design and format presentations that may require working with organisation charts, tables, pictures, animation and graphics. You will also learn how to create slide masters and import from other Microsoft applications into PowerPoint.

Learning Objectives

·         Identify the importance of planning a presentation
·         Create and manipulate a range of different chart types
·         Create and manipulate tables within a PowerPoint presentation
·         Enhance drawings and pictures using a range of effects
·         Insert and manipulate pictures
·         Use SmartArt graphics to communicate important information in your presentations
·         Create and manipulate organisation charts using SmartArt
·         Copy and link information from other data sources, such as Word and Excel
·         Enhance your slide shows using hyperlinks, action buttons, movie clips and sounds


Course Content

Design Considerations
Planning a Presentation
The Environment
The Audience
Style Guidelines
Design and Layout

Charts
Chart Types
Creating a Chart
Modifying the Chart Layout
Adding Titles to a Chart
Formatting the Axes
Changing the Chart Style and Layout
Editing and Selecting Chart Data
Selecting Chart Elements
Chart Formatting Options
Formatting a Chart
Changing Fill Colours
Creating a Pie Chart
Changing the Chart Type
Manipulating Charts

Working with Tables
Adding a Table to a Slide
Table Tools – The Design Tab
Table Tools – The Layout Tab
Creating a New Table
Formatting the Table

Using Effects
How to Use Effects
Setting a Transparent Colour
Applying 3-D Effects to Objects
Applying Shadow Effects to Objects
Fill Effects
Applying Colour Fill Effects

Working with Pictures
Pictures Overview
Using a Picture Placeholder
Using the Insert Tab to Insert a Picture
Inserting a Picture from the Clip Art Pane
The Selection and Visibility Pane
Using the Selection and Visibility Pane
The Format Picture Tab
Recolouring a Picture
Changing the Picture Style
Rotating and Flipping
Cropping a Picture
Resizing a Picture

Working with SmartArt
Understanding SmartArt
Inserting SmartArt
The SmartArt Text Pane
Changing the SmartArt Style
Changing The Colour of SmartArt Styles
Changing the SmartArt Layout
Adding a New Shape to a SmartArt Graphic
The SmartArt Tools Format Tab
Resizing and Moving SmartArt

SmartArt – Organisation Charts
Hierarchy Layout Options
Creating an Organisation Chart – Summary
Overview of Organisation Chart Design Tools
Overview of Organisation Chart Format Tools
Creating a New Organisation Chart
Enhancing an Organisation Chart
Manipulating Subordinates and Peers

Slide Masters
The Slide Master View
Changing the Slide Master
Slide Layouts

Changing Slide Layouts
Inserting Slide Layouts and Placeholders
Multiple Slide Masters and Master Layouts
Inserting a New Slide Master
The Handout Master and Notes Master
Saving a New Presentation Template
Using a Presentation Template

Using Other Data Sources
Paste Options
Pasting a Word Table
Linking to a Word Table
Linked Objects
Working with Linked Objects
Using Excel Data in a Presentation
Creating a Hyperlink to a Word Document

Automating Slide Shows
Understanding Hyperlinks
Creating a Hyperlink
Creating a Link to an External File
Understanding Action Buttons
Creating Action Buttons
Adding an Action to an Existing Object
Using Action Buttons during a Slide Show
Working with Movie Clips
Working with Sounds
Adding Sounds to your Presentation
Adding a Movie Clip to your Presentation