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Computing Workshop Descriptions - PowerPoint

Microsoft Office 2007: What's New in Word & PowerPoint
Basics
Enhancing & Packaging a Presentation
Customizing a Presentation

Microsoft Office 2007: What's New in Word & PowerPoint

Intended for participants who are considering upgrading to Word or PowerPoint 2007 and want to learn more about them, and for experienced users of these applications who simply need to learn how to navigate in the new interface and take advantage of the new features. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the new Office 2007 interface for Word, PowerPoint and Outlook and learn how to use some the new features in each application. Compatibility issues and file formats will also be discussed.

Participants will:

explore the new Office 2007 user interface
understand the various file formats and compatibility issues
apply quick styles
customize themes
use SmartArt graphics
work with building blocks
apply animation effects to SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint slides
modify WordArt text
learn about new features in Outlook

Participants should already be able to:

perform commands from the Office 2003 Menu bar and toolbars
switch between Office applications
enter and edit text
save and print a document

PowerPoint: The Basics

PowerPoint is designed for creating presentations that can be used in delivering lectures, workshops and informational presentations. This workshop will teach participants with little or no experience in PowerPoint how to create and deliver a finished presentation by incorporating images and simple slide transitions.

Participants will:

explore the PowerPoint 2007 Interface
learn the different ways to begin a new presentation
insert existing slides into a presentation
add, rearrange, and delete slides
apply layouts, themes, and QuickStyles
work with text and bullets
insert clip art and pictures
apply simple animations and transitions
create audience and presenter handouts
rehearse and deliver a presentation

Participants should already be able to:

use a mouse
work with command menus
save and organize files
use basic features of Microsoft Word

PowerPoint: Enhancing & Packaging a Presentation

In this workshop, participants will learn how to enhance an already existing presentation using PowerPoint’s intermediate to advanced features. Intended for users with basic PowerPoint skills who want to learn how to design more visually appealing presentations, this workshop will teach participants how to integrate PowerPoint with other applications and how to apply sophisticated effects in PowerPoint.

Participants will:

import an outline from Microsoft Word
work with color schemes and customized backgrounds
link documents to slides
create hyperlinks and action buttons
link and embed tables and charts
insert and modify WordArt and Smart Art graphics
insert and play sound files
apply customized animation to text and objects
package a presentation for use on other computers

Participants should already be able to:

create and deliver a basic presentation
insert clip art and pictures into slides
apply simple layouts and transition effects
save and print a presentation

PowerPoint: Customizing a Presentation

When we open a PowerPoint file, we typically see the slides that we have created. However, there is more to a slide show than meets the eye. The slides that we see in normal view are actually controlled by a separate group of "super" slides called masters. Masters control every aspect of slide design, including layout, theme, color scheme, and transitions. If we make any design changes to an ordinary slide, the change remains unique to that slide. However, if we switch to master view and make a design change to a master, that change will be applied to all the slides that are subject to the master. This workshop will teach participants how they can use slide masters to make universal design and/or format changes to a presentation quickly and efficiently. It will also show how slide masters enable users to add elements, such as personalized footers or logos, to every slide in a presentation. Participants will also learn several other advanced PowerPoint skills, such as adding background music and triggers, and configuring a presentation to loop automatically.

Participants will:

customize a slide show for different audiences
create slide masters
create customized backgrounds
create hyperlinks to websites, documents, and slides
use action buttons to navigate a presentation
create triggers to increase interactivity
add music to a presentation
configure a presentation to loop automatically

Participants should already be able to:

use design templates and apply slide layouts
apply transition effects and customized animations
insert clip art and pictures
link documents to slides
rehearse and deliver a presentation