Standard

CIS 224 – Advanced PowerPoint

Course Description

Provides the fundamental, intermediate, and advanced Microsoft PowerPoint competencies to provide the user with the skills necessary to obtain expert user certification. Topics include presentation creation, presentation views, slide shows, templates, animations, HTML creation, navigation, and presentation transition

Competency Areas	Hours
Creating a presentation	Class	2
Modifying a Presentation	D. Lab	3
Working with text	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Working with visual elements	Credit	3
Customizing a presentation
Creating output
Delivering a presentation
Managing files
Prerequisite: CIS 127 Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D. Lab
CREATING A PRESENTATION		4	6	0
	Create a specified type of slide.
	Create a presentation from a template and/or a Wizard.
	Navigate among different views (slide, outline, sorter, tri-pane).
	Create a new presentation from existing slides.
	Copy a slide from one presentation into another. Insert headers and footers.
	Create a Blank presentation.
	Create a presentation using the AutoContent Wizard.
	Send a presentation via e-mail.
MODIFYING A PRESENTATION		2	3	0
	Change the order of slides using Slide Sorter view.
	Find and replace text.
	Change the layout for one or more slides.
	Modify the Slide Master.
	Modify slide sequence in the outline pane.
	Apply a design template.
WORKING WITH TEXT		2	3	0
	Check spelling.
	Change and replace text fonts (individual slide and entire presentation).
	Enter text in tri-pane view.
	Import Text from Word.
	Change the text alignment.
	Create a text box for entering text.
	Use the Wrap text in TextBox feature.
	Use the Office Clipboard.
	Use the Format Painter.
	Promote and Demote text in slides & outline panes.
WORKING WITH VISUAL ELEMENTS		4	6	0
	Add a picture from the ClipArt Gallery.
	Add and group shapes using WordArt or the Drawing.
	Toolbar.
	Apply formatting.
	Add text to a graphic object using a text box.
	Scale and size an object including ClipArt.
	Create tables within PowerPoint.
	Rotate and fill an object.
CUSTOMIZING A PRESENTATION		2	3	0
	Add AutoNumber bullets.
	Add speaker notes.
	Add graphical bullets.
	Add slide transitions.
	Animate text and objects.
CREATING OUTPUT		2	3	0
	Preview presentation in black and white.
	Print slides in a variety of formats.
	Print audience handouts.
	Print speaker notes in a specified format.
DELIEVING A PRESENTATION		2	3	0
	Start a slide show on any slide.
	Use on screen navigation tools.
	Print a slide as an overhead transparency.
	Use the pen during a presentation.
MANAGING FILES		2	3	0
	Save changes to a presentation.
	Save as a new presentation.
	Publish a presentation to the Web.
	Use Office Assistant.
	Insert hyperlink.

Suggested Resources

Books

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000. Complete Concepts and Techniques. Course Technology. Cambridge, MA. Shelley, Cashman, Green. (2000).