PowerPoint 2002: Level 1
Course
Description
Overview: Students will
learn the basic skills necessary to begin effectively creating presentations in
Microsoft PowerPoint. The course is suitable for persons preparing to be
certified Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) in PowerPoint.
Prerequisites:
To ensure
your success, you must have a strong working knowledge of the Windows environment.
For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save
files, and copy files from CDs and other media. The 
Software Training courses Windows 98:
Introduction, Windows ME: Introduction, Windows
2000: Introduction and Windows
XP: Introduction teach these skills.
Delivery
Method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with
structured hands-on activities.
Target
student: The target student for this course is someone who is comfortable with
the Windows environment, and who needs to learn the basics of PowerPoint 2002
for creating slides and presentations.
Performance-Based
Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and
also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this
course, students will be able to:
- Start the PowerPoint
program, identify on-screen features, and navigate through a presentation.
- Create and edit bullet
slides.
- Use PowerPoint drawing
tools to create a slide.
- Incorporate clip art
and WordArt objects in a slide.
- Create and enhance
organization charts, and create and edit graphs.
- Change the overall
appearance of a presentation by using design templates and the Slide
Master.
- Run a slide show,
become familiar with slide show options, and add notes to a slide.
- Preview and save a
PowerPoint presentation as a Web page and open a locally stored presentation
in Internet Explorer.
Lesson 1:
Getting Started
Topic 1A: Opening a
Presentation
Topic 1B: Examining
Screen Elements
Topic 1C: Exploring
PowerPoint Views
Lesson 2:
Starting a New Presentation
Topic 2A: Creating a New Presentation
Topic 2B: Adding Text to
a Title and Bullet Slide
Topic 2C: Working in
Outline View
Topic 2D: Modifying Text
on a Slide
Topic 2E: Checking
Spelling
Lesson 3:
Drawing and Working with Objects
Topic 3A: Using Drawing
Tools
Topic 3B: Working with
Text and Objects
Topic 3C: Enhancing Text
and Objects
Topic 3D: Working with
Text Color and Fills
Lesson 4:
Clip Art, Tables, and WordArt
Topic 4A: Using Clip Art
Topic 4B: Inserting a
Table
Topic 4C: Using WordArt
Lesson 5:
Creating Charts
Topic 5A: Creating an
Organization Chart
Topic 5B: Changing the
Organization Chart Style
Topic 5C: Creating a Bar
Chart
Topic 5D: Changing Chart
Data and Type
Lesson 6:
Working with Templates and the Slide Master
Topic 6A: Selecting a
Template
Topic 6B: Changing
Elements of the Slide Master
Topic 6C: Removing Slide
Master Objects
Lesson 7:
Slide Shows and Output
Topic 7A: Adding
Transitions and Animation to a SlideShow
Topic 7B: Running Slide
Shows
Topic 7C: Working with
Notes
Topic 7D: Printing
Lesson 8:
Preparing Presentations for the Web
Topic 8A: Using the
AutoContent Wizard
Topic 8B: Saving Presentations
for Internet Delivery and Viewing