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BUS 230 – PowerPoint

 

Course Description:

 

Emphasizes an intensive use of presentation graphics software (PowerPoint) to create presentations that will be delivered over a variety of media. This course will cover all for the competencies needed for the Microsoft PowerPoint Expert Specialist Certification.

 

Competency Areas:

Hours:

Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation

Class

1

Modify a Presentation and Using Help

D. Lab

8

Format Slides

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Add Visual Appeal and Animation to Presentations

Credit

5

Add Visual Elements to a Presentation

 

 

Share and Connect Data

 

 

Link and Embed Objects and Files

 

 

Share Presentations

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite:  None (SCT 100 recommended)

 

 

Corequisite:

 

 

 

Course Guide 

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation

2

10

0

 

Plan a presentation

 

 

 

 

Create a PowerPoint presentation

 

 

 

 

Understand the PowerPoint window

 

 

 

 

Create a presentation using a template

 

 

 

 

Display and maneuver in task panes

 

 

 

 

Insert a new slide

 

 

 

 

Choose a slide layout

 

 

 

 

Print a presentation

 

 

 

 

Expand drop-down menus

 

 

 

 

Save a presentation

 

 

 

 

Close a presentation

 

 

 

 

Copy a presentation

 

 

 

 

Change the default folder

 

 

 

 

Open a presentation document

 

 

 

 

View a presentation

 

 

 

 

Run a slide show

 

 

 

 

Start the slide show on any slide

 

 

 

 

Use the pen during a presentation

 

 

 

 

Add transition and sound effects

 

 

 

 

Run a slide show automatically

 

 

 

 

Plan a presentation with the AutoContent Wizard

 

 

 

 

Prepare a presentation in the outline/slides pane

 

 

 

 

Delete a presentation

 

 

 

Modify a Presentation and Use Help

2

10

0

 

Edit slides

 

 

 

 

Insert and delete text in slides

 

 

 

 

Find and replace text in slides

 

 

 

 

Rearrange text in slides

 

 

 

 

Rearrange text in the outline/slides pane

 

 

 

 

Rearrange object boxes in a slide

 

 

 

 

Size an object box

 

 

 

 

Complete a spelling check

 

 

 

 

Organize slides

 

 

 

 

Insert and delete slides

 

 

 

 

Copy a slide

 

 

 

 

Rearrange slides

 

 

 

 

Preview a presentation

 

 

 

 

Preview with the color/grayscale button

 

 

 

 

Use help

 

 

 

 

Get help using the Ask a Question button

 

 

 

 

Display the Microsoft PowerPoint Help window

 

 

 

 

Use buttons at the Help window

 

 

 

 

Use options at the expanded Help window

 

 

 

 

Get Help from the Office Assistant

 

 

 

Format Slides

1

10

0

 

Format a presentation

 

 

 

 

Format text in a slide

 

 

 

 

Format with a slide master

 

 

 

 

Apply more than one design template to a presentation

 

 

 

 

Format the slide color scheme

 

 

 

 

Change the design template

 

 

 

 

Create a blank presentation and then apply a design template

 

 

 

 

Format with Format Painter

 

 

 

 

Format with bullets and numbers

 

 

 

 

Insert headers and footers in a presentation

 

 

 

 

Insert information in the footer area of a slide master

 

 

 

 

Insert a header and/or footer in notes and handouts

 

 

 

 

Add speaker notes

 

 

 

Add Visual Appeal and Animation to Presentations

1

10

0

 

Format with buttons on the Drawing Toolbar

 

 

 

 

Draw an object

 

 

 

 

Create AutoShapes

 

 

 

 

Select an object

 

 

 

 

Delete, move, and copy an object

 

 

 

 

Size an object

 

 

 

 

Format objects

 

 

 

 

Create a text box

 

 

 

 

Insert images in a presentation

 

 

 

 

Narrow a search

 

 

 

 

Size an image

 

 

 

 

Move and delete an image

 

 

 

 

Change the slide layout

 

 

 

 

Format images with buttons on the Picture Toolbar

 

 

 

 

Download images from the Microsoft Design Gallery Live Web Site

 

 

 

 

Add bitmapped graphics to a slide

 

 

 

 

Add animation effects to a presentation

 

 

 

 

Customize a build

 

 

 

Add Visual Elements to a Presentation

1

10

0

 

Create WordArt

 

 

 

 

Enter Text

 

 

 

 

Size and move WordArt

 

 

 

 

Customize WordArt

 

 

 

 

Create organizational charts and diagrams

 

 

 

 

Create a chart

 

 

 

 

Edit the datasheet

 

 

 

 

Change the chart type

 

 

 

 

Modify a chart

 

 

 

 

Create a table

 

 

 

 

Enter text in cells in a table

 

 

 

 

Modify a table

 

 

 

 

Insert sound and video

 

 

 

 

Create and apply a Custom Template

 

 

 

Share and Connect Data

1

10

0

 

Copy and paste data

 

 

 

 

Copy and paste Word text

 

 

 

 

Import data

 

 

 

 

Change the slide layout

 

 

 

 

Use the clipboard task pane

 

 

 

 

Export an outline to Word

 

 

 

 

Add action buttons

 

 

 

 

Create hyperlinks

 

 

 

 

Set automatic times for slides

 

 

 

 

Create a summary slide

 

 

 

Link and Embed Objects and Files

1

10

0

 

Link and embed objects

 

 

 

 

Embed versus link

 

 

 

 

Embed objects

 

 

 

 

Link objects

 

 

 

 

Maintain presentation files

 

 

 

 

Create a folder

 

 

 

 

Select files

 

 

 

 

Copy files

 

 

 

 

Delete files and folders

 

 

 

 

Rename files

 

 

 

Share Presentations

1

10

0

 

Send a presentation for review

 

 

 

 

Edit a presentation send for review

 

 

 

 

Accept/reject changes from reviewers

 

 

 

 

Insert comments

 

 

 

 

Save a presentation to use on another computer

 

 

 

 

Embed fonts in a presentation file

 

 

 

 

Save a presentation as a Web Page

 

 

 

 

Preview a Web Page

 

 

 

 

Format Web Pages

 

 

 

 

Broadcast a presentation online

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books:

 

Benchmark Series Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, Comprehensive Certification, Nita Rutkosky, Paradigm Publishing Inc., 2002.