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Overview
PowerPoint 2000: Introduction is a hands-on instruction book that will introduce you to the basics of effectively creating presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
Prerequisites
We designed PowerPoint 2000: Introduction for the student who is completely new to PowerPoint and needs to learn the basics about creating presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. To ensure your success with this course, we recommend that you first take one of the following courses or have equivalent knowledge:
- Windows 98: Introduction
- Windows 98: Making the Transition
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
- Open a presentation and view a slide show, explore the PowerPoint
window, and examine different presentation views.
- Create a title and bullet slide, create a slide in Outline view,
modify slide text, and check spelling.
- Experiment with drawing tools, work with text and drawn objects,
and enhance drawn objects.
- Create an organization chart, change organization chart options,
create a graph, and edit a column chart.
- Select a template, change text and bullets in the Slide Master,
remove Slide Master objects, and add a footer.
- Explore slide show options, add transitions and animation to a
slide show, run a manual and an automatic slide show, and work with notes.
- Use the AutoContent Wizard, and save a presentation for Internet
viewing and delivery.
Certification
PowerPoint 2000: Introduction is one of a series of titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist) skill sets. The Office Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more product proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification.
Delivery Method
Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
What's next
PowerPoint 2000: Introduction is the first course in this series. 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 WordArt
- Topic 4A: Using Clip Art
- Topic 4B: Inserting a Table
- Topic 4C: Using WordArt
Lesson 5: Organization Charts and Microsoft Graph
- Topic 5A: Creating an Organization Chart
- Topic 5B: Organization Chart Options
- Topic 5C: Orientation to Microsoft Graph
- Topic 5D: Editing a Column Chart
Lesson 6: Templates and the Slide Master
- Topic 6A: Selecting a Template
- Topic 6B: Changing Text and Bullets in the Slide Master
- Topic 6C: Removing Slide Master Objects and Adding a
Footer
Lesson 7: Slide Shows, Output, and Presentation Options
- Topic 7A: Slide Show Options
- Topic 7B: Adding Transitions and Animation to a Slide
Show
- Topic 7C: Running a Manual and an Automatic Slide Show
- Topic 7D: Working with Notes
- Topic 7E: Printing a Presentation
Lesson 8: Preparing Presentations for the Web
- Topic 8A: Using the AutoContent Wizard
- Topic 8B: Saving Presentations for Internet Viewing and
Delivery
Hardware/Software Requirements
You will need:
- A Pentium 75 PC with 16 MB of RAM. (We recommend a Pentium 133
or faster with 32 MB or more.)
- 600 MB of free hard-disk space. For optimal performance, we
recommend an additional 100 MB of free hard-disk space for user graphics and
temporary image caches.
- Either a local CD-ROM drive or access to a networked CD-ROM
drive for installation purposes.
- A 3.5"-disk drive.
- A two-button mouse, an IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing
device.
- VGA or higher-resolution monitor; Super VGA recommended. (The
EGA display adapter is not supported).
- An installed printer driver. (Printers are not required; however,
each PC must have an installed printer driver to use Print Preview.)
- An Internet connection with access to the World Wide Web. The
connection is necessary to complete some tasks and there are Web Tips, also,
throughout the book. (Note: Internet access may require payment of a separate
fee to a service provider.)
- Microsoft Windows 95 (or later) operating system, Microsoft
Windows NT Workstation operating system version 4.0 with Service Pack 3 (or
later) installed. If you’re running Windows NT, make sure that you have at
least 4 MB of free Registry space.
- A custom installation of Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition—see
the following section, Class Requirements, for additional instructions.
