About this Course
This one-day instructor-led course provides students with an overview of the more advanced features and functions of Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007.
Audience Profile
This course is intended for experienced information workers who want to learn advanced-level PowerPoint 2007 skills.
Before attending this course, students must have:
Basic computer knowledge
Basic file-management skills
Basic knowledge of the PowerPoint user interface, presentation creation, and enhancement with visual elements
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will know how to collaborate on content creation, create custom elements that can be used in multiple presentations, and customize the PowerPoint program. Specifically, they will be able to:
Restrict access to a presentation.
Insert review comments in a presentation.
Use a document workspace.
Create theme colors and fonts.
View and change a presentation’s master slides.
Create a slide layout.
Save a custom design template.
Adapt a presentation for different audiences.
Rehearse a presentation.
Prepare speaker notes and handouts.
Prepare a presentation for travel.
Change default presentation options.
Make favorite PowerPoint commands easily accessible.
Make commands available with a specific presentation
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Module 1: Reviewing and Sharing
This module explains how to set permissions to secure presentations, enter comments in a presentation, and set up and work in a document workspace.
Lessons
Restricting Access to a Presentation
Inserting Review Comments in a Presentation
Using a Document Workspace
Key Points
Lab : Reviewing and Sharing
Set a password, and test the presentation's security.
Add, edit, delete, and hide comments.
Publish a presentation to a workspace, and work with the Document Management task pane.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Control who can access a presentation.
Work with comments while reviewing a presentation.
Collaborate with others on a presentation in a document workspace.
Module 2: Custom Presentation Elements
This module explains how to work with color schemes and font sets, master slides and master layouts, and design templates.
Lessons
Creating Theme Colors and Fonts
Viewing and Changing a Presentation’s Master Slides
Creating a Slide Layout
Saving a Custom Design Template
Key Points
Lab : Custom Presentation Elements
Create a color scheme and font set, and save them as a theme.
View and change a presentation's slide master.
Create a master layout.
Save a design template, and use it as the basis for a new presentation.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create custom color schemes and font sets.
Make changes to the overall design of a presentation.
Develop custom slide layouts.
Save and use design templates.
Module 3: More Delivery Tools
This module explains how to modify a presentation to show to different audiences, practice giving a presentation and set slide timings, work with speaker notes and handouts, and package a presentation to show someplace else.
Lessons
Adapting a Presentation for Different Audiences
Rehearsing a Presentation
Preparing Speaker Notes and Handouts
Preparing a Presentation for Travel
Key Points
Lab : More Delivery Tools
Create a custom slide show, and hide a slide.
Apply equal slide timings; then rehearse the presentation, and apply custom timings.
Enter text, graphics, and tables in notes; and print notes and handouts.
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Create a presentation package on a CD.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Use the same basic presentation for different audiences.
Apply global and custom slide timings to pace presentation delivery.
Enter notes, and print speaker notes and handouts.
Ensure that a presentation has all the components needed for delivery.
Module 4: Custom PowerPoint
This module explains how to set up the PowerPoint window to make commands readily available.
Lessons
Changing Default Presentation Options
Making Favorite PowerPoint Commands Easily Accessible
Making Commands Available with a Specific Presentation
Key Points
Lab : Custom PowerPoint
Explore options in the PowerPoint Options window.
Add a button to the Quick Access Toolbar.
Add and remove a button from a presentation-specific Quick Access Toolbar.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Modify the PowerPoint program options to meet their needs.
Make commands available on the Quick Access Toolbar.
Build a Quick Access Toolbar for a specific presentation
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.