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Computing Workshop Descriptions - PowerPoint

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

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