PowerPoint 2007 Beginners
TOTAL LEARNING TIME; 5 hours 30 minutes
Introducing PowerPoint
Duration: 20 Minutes
Overview:
This is a very basic introductory module to Microsoft’s PowerPoint allowing the user
to feel comfortable with the layout. No prior knowledge of PowerPoint is required for
this module.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Identify PowerPoint Functions
Start PowerPoint
Work with the Ribbon
Navigate through the Office Menu
Use Help
Summary
 The Windows environment
 Starting PowerPoint
 The Ribbon
 The Office button
 Help
 PowerPoint
Screen Components
Duration: 40 Minutes
Overview:
Before attempting this module we recommend that you are familiar with Introducing
PowerPoint. This module covers multiple ways of accessing commands from the
various views.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Identify the Title Bar
Use the Ribbon
Select Views
Use the Office Button
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
Explore additional Tabs
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Use the mini tool bar
Use Icon shortcuts
Summary
 Normal view
 Task Panes
 The Title Bar
 Using the Ribbon
 Viewing your document
 Minimize the Ribbon
 Maximize the Ribbon
 Customizing the quick Access toolbar
 Launching Dialogue box
 Additional tabs
 The Mini toolbar
 Icon shortcuts
View Buttons
Duration: 25 Minutes
Overview:
Before attempting this module we recommend that you are familiar with Introducing
PowerPoint. In this module you will learn about the various presentation views in
detail.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Identify Presentation Views
Switch to Outline View
Apply Slide View
Define Slide Sorter View
Run a Slide Show
Select Notes Pages View
Summary
 View buttons
 Outline view
 Slide Sorter view
 Slide Show view
 Notes Page view
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Opening, Saving and Closing
Duration: 35 Minutes
Overview:
Before attempting this module we recommend that you are familiar with Introducing
PowerPoint. In this module you will learn about opening, saving and closing
presentations.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Save Presentations
Close Presentations
Exit the PowerPoint Application
Open Existing Presentations
Select Recently Used Files
Switch between Presentations
Summary
 Saving presentations
 Using Save As
 Closing presentations
 Exiting PowerPoint
 Opening existing files
 The Open Box components
 Change drives
 Changing views
 Moving between presentations
Creating Presentations
Duration: 25 Minutes
Overview:
Before attempting this module we recommend that you are familiar with Introducing
PowerPoint. Starting from a Blank Presentation this module shows you how to insert
new slide types; and apply and edit themes.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Create New Presentations
Add a New Slide
Add different Slide types
Apply Themes
Edit Themes
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Undo and Redo actions
Summary
 Adding slides
 Applying Themes
 Editing Themes
 Slide types
 Undo & Redo
Editing Presentations
Duration: 35 Minutes
Overview:
Before attempting this module we recommend that you are familiar with Introducing
PowerPoint. This module will show you how to edit the content and layout of your
slides; you will learn how to move and remove slides from a presentation and use
the Clipboard to cut and paste.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Remove Slides
Cut, Paste and use the Clipboard
Move Slides
Importing slides from an Outline
Changing the content and layout of slides
Summary
 Remove slides
 Cutting and pasting
 Clipboard
 Moving slides
 Layout
Slide View
Duration: 40 Minutes
Overview:
Before attempting this module we recommend that you are familiar with Introducing
PowerPoint. In this module you will learn how to edit text, change fonts and text
colours and find and replace text in the slide view.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Edit text in Slide View
Modify Font Type and Size
Change Font colours using the mini toolbar
Change fonts on every slide in one action
Apply Text Alignment
Find and Replace Text
Summary
 Editing text
 Fonts
 Font size
 Mini toolbar
 Find and replace
Outline View
Duration: 50 Minutes
Overview:
Before attempting this module we recommend that you are familiar with Introducing
PowerPoint. During this module you will learn how to edit, copy and format text in
the Outline Pane which displays the title and text for each slide.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Edit text in Outline View
Remove Text Attributes
Use the Format Painter
Work with Bullets and Numbering
Change Text Order and Levels
Collapse and Expand Outlines
Summary
 The Outline screen
 Edit text
 Outline view
 Format Painter
 Bullet points
 Numbered lists
 Text levels
Arranging Slides
Duration: 25 Minutes
Overview:
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Before attempting this module we recommend that you are familiar with Introducing
PowerPoint. In this module you will learn how to add, duplicate, delete, arrange and
re-order slides in different presentation views.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Arrange the order of slides
Add Slides in Outline View
Add Slides in Slide View
Use the Slide Sorter
Duplicate Slides
Delete Slides
Insert Slides
Summary
 Arranging slide order
 Adding slides
 Slide sorter
 Duplicating slides
 Insert and delete slides
Slide Layout
Duration: 35 Minutes
Overview:
Before attempting this module we recommend that you are familiar with Introducing
PowerPoint. In this module you will learn how to change the slide layout of a
presentation.
Outcome
Upon successful completion you will be able to:
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Change Slide Layout
Insert text
Add content
Use Themes
Move Placeholders
Use the Show/Hide Group options
Summary
 Add and edit content
 Themes
 Slide orientation
 Page setup
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