Course Specifications
Course number: 084900
Software: Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Microsoft Certified Application Specialist – PowerPoint®
2007
Course Description
As a Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007 user,
you are familiar with the basics of creating a presentation and you are able
to convey information effectively in a simple way. Static content in presentation,
however, will not keep your audience interested. In this course, you will
enhance presentations with feature that will transform basic presentations
into a powerful means of communication.
Course Objective: You will enhance your presentation with features that will transform
it into a powerful means of communication. You will customize the PowerPoint
interface to suit your requirements and use the new and enhanced features
to create dynamic and visually appealing presentations. You will then finalize
a presentation and secure it to authenticate its validity.
Target Student: This course is designed for students who want to gain the skills
necessary to work with design templates, various types of diagrams, special
effects, custom slide shows, collaboration functionality, and advanced presentation
delivery. This course also assists in the preparation for the Microsoft Office
Specialist exam in Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007. It is for students
who already have knowledge of the basics of PowerPoint 2007, including slide
formatting and working with tables, charts, images, objects, and presentation
preparation.
Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the
following Element K courses or have equivalent knowledge:
- Windows 2000: Introduction
- Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007: Level 1
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Certification
This course is one of a series of Element K courseware
titles that addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (Microsoft
Business Certification) skill sets. The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist
program is for individuals who use Microsoft’s business desktop software
and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products.
Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order
to earn Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification.
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student
and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum
hardware components:
- A 1 GHz Pentium-class processor or faster.
- A minimum of 256 MB of RAM. 512 MB of RAM is recommended.
- A 10 GB hard disk or larger. You should have at least 1 GB
of free hard disk space available for the Office installation.
- A CD-ROM drive.
- A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device.
- A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor is recommended.
- Network cards and cabling for local network access.
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator).
- A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver.
- A projection system to display the instructor’s computer
screen.
Platform Requirements
- Windows XP
- Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2007
- Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1
- Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- customize the PowerPoint environment.
- customize a design template.
- add diagrams to your presentation.
- add special effects to a PowerPoint presentation.
- use the various options to customize slide shows.
- use PowerPoint to collaborate on a presentation.
- finalize a presentation.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Customizing the PowerPoint Environment
- Topic 1A: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
- Topic 1B: Personalize the PowerPoint Interface
- Topic 1C: Customize Save Options
- Topic 1D: Apply Advanced Customization Options
- Lesson 2: Customizing a Design Template
- Topic 2A: Set Up a Slide Master
- Topic 2B: Customize Slide Layouts
- Topic 2C: Create Custom Themes
- Topic 2D: Add Headers
and Footers
- Topic 2E: Modify the Notes Master
- Topic 2F: Modify the Handout Master
- Lesson 3: Adding Diagrams to a Presentation
- Topic 3A: Create Diagrams
- Topic 3B: Modify Diagrams
- Lesson 4: Adding Special Effects to Presentations
- Topic 4A: Add Multimedia Elements
- Topic 4B: Customize Slide Component Animations
- Lesson 5: Customizing
a Slide Show Presentation
- Topic 5A: Set Up a Custom Show
- Topic 5B: Annotate a Presentation
- Topic 5C: Create a Presenter-Independent Slide Show
- Topic 5D: Set Up a Slide Show to Repeat Automatically
- Lesson 6: Collaborating on a Presentation
- Topic 6A: Review a Presentation
- Topic 6B: Publish Slides to a Slide Library
- Topic 6C: Share a Presentation
- Lesson 7: Securing and Distributing a Presentation
- Topic 7A: Secure Presentations
- Topic 7B: Package a Presentation
- Topic 7C: Publish a Presentation as a Web Page