Training Tasks
MS PowerPoint 2010
TaskName
Task ID
Task Instruction
1. Open an existing presentation
PPT2313
Click the File tab on the Ribbon, and on the navigation bar, click the Open command. In the Open dialog box, in the File list, click
River Valley New Hire Orientation.pptx, and then click Open.
2. Print speaker notes
PPT2314
Click the File tab on the Ribbon, and on the navigation bar, click the Print tab. In the Settings section of the Print page, click the Full
Page Slides button, and click Notes Pages. Then, click the Print button.
PPT2460
In the Slide pane, right-click the current slide and then on the shortcut menu, click the Grid and Guides option. In the Grid and Guides
dialog box, in the Guide settings section, click the Display drawing guides on screen checkbox and then click OK to display drawing
guides.
4. Modify the font
PPT2116
On the current slide, move your mouse pointer toward the slide title. When the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow at the
hidden border of the slide title text box, click to select the text box. On the Ribbon, in the Font group, click the Font arrow, and then
click Arial to modify the font.
5. Modify font size
PPT2057
3. Display drawing guides
In the Font group on the Ribbon, click the Font Size arrow and then click 80 to change the size of the selected text to 80 points.
6. Modify text color
PPT2058
In the Font group on the Ribbon, click the Font Color arrow, and then, in the Font Color gallery, in the Standard Colors section, click
the Light Blue box to change the selected text to light blue.
7. Convert text to a SmartArt graphic
PPT2192
In the Paragraph group on the Ribbon, click the Convert to SmartArt Graphic button, then click the Vertical Bullet List graphic button
(the first button on the first row) in the gallery to convert the selected text to a SmartArt graphic.
8. Insert a shape
PPT2114
In the Drawing group, in the bottom-right corner of the Shapes gallery, click the More button and then, in the Shapes gallery, click the
Curved Left Arrow (the second shape in the second row). Then, on the Slide pane, click the blank area of the slide to the right of the
first bulleted list item to insert the shape.
9. Apply a style to a shape
PPT2112
Click the Drawing Tools Format tab on the Ribbon, and in the Shape Styles group, click the More button. In the Shape Styles gallery,
click the Subtle Effect - Aqua, Accent 1 style (the second style in the fourth row).
10. Add text to a shape
PPT2109
11. Add a footer to all slides except the title
PPT2186
In the Slide pane, click the arrow shape, and then type Division Director Duties to add it to the shape.
In the Text group on the Insert tab on the Ribbon, click the Header & Footer button to open the Header and Footer dialog box. Click
slide
the Footer check box, type RVGC New Hire Orientation in the text box, click the Don't show on title slide check box, and then click
Apply to All.
12. Display the date on all slides except the
title slide
PPT2195
Click the Insert tab on the Ribbon, and in the Text group, click the Date & Time button to open the Header and Footer dialog box.
Click the Date and time check box, and then click the Don't show on title slide check box. Finally, click the Apply to All button.
13. Display slide numbers on all slides
except the title slide
PPT2194
Click the Insert tab on the Ribbon, and in the Text group, click the Slide Number button. In the Header and Footer dialog box, click
the Slide number check box, click the Don't show on title slide check box, and click the Apply to All button.
14. Check spelling
PPT2191
In the Proofing group on the Review tab, click the Spelling button to open the Spelling dialog box, and click Change to accept the first
suggested correction for the misspelled word "vacattion". In the Microsoft PowerPoint dialog box, click OK.
In the Language group on the Review tab, click the Translate button and then, on the Translate menu, click Choose Translation
Language. In the Translation Language Options dialog box, click the Translate to arrow, click French (France), and then click OK to
set the translation language to French. In the Language group on the Review tab, click the Translate button, click Mini Translator,
position the insertion point over the word Homes, and then position the mouse pointer over the Mini Translator to view the translation
of the word Homes.
15. Use the Mini Translator
PPT2457
16. Display the rulers
PPT2689
17. Align objects on a slide
PPT2241
On the Ribbon, click the Picture Tools Format tab, and then, in the Arrange group, click the Align button. On the Align menu, click
Align Center to align the three selected objects in the current slide.
18. Group objects on a slide
PPT2246
Click the Drawing Tools Format tab on the Ribbon, click the Group button in the Arrange group, and then click the Group command
on the Group menu to group the selected objects.
19. Resize a graphic
PPT2118
Click the Picture Tools Format tab on the Ribbon, and in the Size group, click the Height box, type 7 to replace the contents, and
then press ENTER to resize the picture.
20. Apply a style to a SmartArt Diagram
PPT2406
On the SmartArt Tools Design tab, in the SmartArt Styles group, click the More button to display the SmartArt Styles gallery. Then, in
the SmartArt Styles gallery, click the Subtle Effect style (third icon in first row) to change the style of the selected SmartArt diagram.
To display rulers, in the Show group on the View tab, click the Ruler check box.