PowerPoint 2007:
Basic
Topic-Level
Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Windows
XP: Basic or equivalent experience
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A: The PowerPoint window
A-1: Opening and running a presentation
A-2: Examining the PowerPoint environment
A-3: Observing views
A-4: Zooming in and out on a slide
A-5: Closing a presentation and closing PowerPoint
Topic B: Getting
help
B-1: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint Help
Unit 2: New presentations
Topic A: Creating new presentations
A-1: Creating a presentation from an existing presentation
A-2: Creating a new blank presentation
A-3: Entering text in a slide
A-4: Adding and editing slides
Topic B: Saving presentations
B-1: Saving a presentation in an existing folder
B-2: Updating a presentation
B-3: Saving a presentation in a new folder
Topic C: Rearranging and deleting slides
C-1: Rearranging slides in the Normal view
C-2: Rearranging slides in Slide Sorter view
C-3: Deleting a slide in Slide Sorter view
Topic D: Using slides from other presentations
D-1: Inserting slides from another presentation
Unit 3: Formatting slides
Topic A: Text formatting
A-1: Applying bold and italic formatting
A-2: Changing the font, font size, and font color
A-3: Using the Format Painter to copy text formatting
A-4: Changing bullet styles
A-5: Applying a numbered list
Topic B: Modifying text
B-1: Finding and replacing text
B-2: Cutting and dragging text
B-3: Copying text to another slide
B-4: Using the Clipboard pane
Topic C: Paragraph formatting
C-1: Applying paragraph formatting
Unit 4: Drawing objects
Topic A: Shapes
A-1: Using the drawing tools
A-2: Switching the object shape
Topic B: Modifying objects
B-1: Applying formatting to objects
B-2: Duplicating, deleting, and moving objects
B-3: Resizing an object
B-4: Rotating an object
B-5: Aligning objects
Topic C: Text in objects
C-1: Adding text to an object
C-2: Modifying text in an object
C-3: Creating text boxes
C-4: Formatting text boxes
Unit 5: Graphics
Topic A: WordArt
A-1: Adding and modifying WordArt
A-2: Applying WordArt styles
Topic B: Pictures
B-1: Inserting a picture
B-2: Adjusting pictures
B-3: Arranging and grouping overlapping items
Topic C: Clip art
C-1: Inserting and modifying clip art
C-2: Inserting clip art from the Web Collections
Unit 6: Tables and charts
Topic A: Tables
A-1: Adding a table
A-2: Modifying a table
A-3: Formatting a table
A-4: Adding images to a table
Topic B: Charts
B-1: Creating a chart
B-2: Changing the chart type
B-3: Formatting a chart
Topic C: Diagrams
C-1: Adding a hierarchy chart
C-2: Modifying a hierarchy chart
Unit 7: Modifying presentations
Topic A: Templates and themes
A-1: Creating a presentation based on a template
A-2: Changing the design themes
Topic B: Slide masters
B-1: Examining the elements of a slide master
B-2: Displaying header and footer elements
B-3: Adding a logo to a slide master
B-4: Changing the default font
B-5: Modifying the default bullets
B-6: Inserting a new slide master
B-7: Adding slide master backgrounds
B-8: Adding a placeholder to a slide master
B-9: Using multiple slide masters
B-10: Customizing the handout master
Topic C: Transitions and timings
C-1: Setting transitions for individual slides
C-2: Setting a transition for the entire presentation
C-3: Adding timings to a slide show
C-4: Rehearsing timings
Topic D: Speaker notes
D-1: Adding speaker notes
D-2: Adding headers and footers to notes pages
Topic E: Setting up slide shows
E-1: Setting up and running a slide show for a speaker
E-2: Setting up a slide show for a kiosk
Unit 8: Proofing and delivering presentations
Topic A: Proofing presentations
A-1: Checking the spelling in a presentation
A-2: Using AutoCorrect
A-3: Using the Thesaurus
Topic B: Running presentations
B-1: Previewing and running a presentation
B-2: Hiding and unhiding a slide
Topic C: Printing presentations
C-1: Previewing a presentation in black and white
C-2: Modifying the page setup
C-3: Printing a presentation
C-4: Printing an individual slide
C-5: Printing handouts, notes, and the outline