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Overview
Students will learn the basic skills necessary to begin effectively creating presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint
Prerequisites
To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they first take one of the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:
- Windows 95 : Introduction
- Windows 98 : Introduction
- Windows NT 4.0 : Introduction
Target Student
Students enrolling in this course should understand the basic concepts involved in working with a personal computer (PC). For example, students should be familiar with terms such as computer memory, data files, and program files. Students should also be familiar with the components that make up the PC, including input, output, and storage devices. No prior knowledge of PowerPoint is assumed.
Performance-Based Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Start the PowerPoint program, identify on-screen features, and
navigate through a presentation.
- Create and edit bullet slides.
- use PowerPoint's drawing tools to create a slide
- Incorporate clip art objects and tables in a slide.
- Change the overall appearance of a presentation by using design
templates and the Slide Master.
- Run a slide show, become familiar with slide show options, and
add notes to a slide.
Delivery Method
Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
What's next
Getting Started with PowerPoint 2000 is a pared down version of the first course in this series. PowerPoint 2000: Introduction, the first course in this series, teaches students in greater depth the features and capabilities of PowerPoint 2000, PowerPoint 2000: Advanced, the next course in this series, teaches students how to work with templates and multimedia, how to customize toolbars, how to use the AutoCorrect and Style Check features, and how to collaborate on the Web.
Course duration
1 Day(s)
Course outline
Lesson 1: Introduction to PowerPoint
- Topic 1A: Opening a Presentation
- Topic 1B: Exploring the PowerPoint Window
- Topic 1C: Exploring Different PowerPoint Views
Lesson 2: Beginning a Presentation
- Topic 2A: Creating Title and Bullet Slides
- Topic 2B: Creating Slides in Outline View
- Topic 2C: Modifying Slide Text
- Topic 2D: Checking Spelling
Lesson 3: Drawing Tools
- Topic 3A: Working with Drawing Tools
- Topic 3B: Working with Text and Drawn Objects
- Topic 3C: Enhancing Drawn Objects
Lesson 4: Clip Art and Tables
- Topic 4A: Using Clip Art
- Topic 4B: Inserting a Table
Lesson 5: Templates and the Slide Master
- Topic 5A: Selecting a Template
- Topic 5B: Changing Text and Bullets in the Slide Master
- Topic 5C: Removing Slide Master Objects
Lesson 6: Slide Shows, Output, and Presentation
Options
- Topic 6A: Slide Show Options
- Topic 6B: Adding Transitions and Animation to a Slide
Show
- Topic 6C: Running a Manual and an Automatic Slide
Show
- Topic 6D: Printing a Presentation
Hardware/Software Requirements
You will need:
- A 486-compatible or faster PC that meets minimum hardware requirements
for Windows 95 or later or Windows NT 4.0 or later (a Pentium 90 with 32 MB
or better is recommended.).
- 500 MB of free hard-disk space (Windows NT only; At least 4
MB of available space in the Registry);
- Either a local CD-ROM drive or access to a networked CD-ROM
drive.
- A floppy-disk drive
- A VGA or higher display adapter (the EGA display adapter is
not supported)
- A two-button mouse or IntelliMouse. Printers are not required;
however, each PC must have an installed printer driver to use Print Preview.
- Microsoft Windows 95 or later, or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Service Pack 3 (or later) installed.
- A full installation of Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition.
(Note: This course has been developed using the Windows 98 platform).
See your reference manual for hardware considerations that apply to
your specific hardware setup.
