OpenOffice Impress 2.3
Course Specifications
Course number: 084286
Software: Impress 2.3
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
You may have previously conducted presentations using overhead projectors and flip charts. Nowadays, presentations are expected to be in an electronic format so that the presentations are professional as well as engaging. In this course, you will work with OpenOffice Impress 2.3 to create electronic presentations. 
Course Objective: You will work with OpenOffice Impress 2.3 to create electronic presentations.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic Impress presentations.

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using a personal computer.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
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: 
•	Pentium IV 1.5 GHz processor (2 GHz recommended).
•	256 MB of RAM.
•	1.5 GB of disk space or larger.
•	A CD-ROM or DVD drive.
•	A VGA or higher video adapter and monitor.
•	A keyboard and mouse or other input device.
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access.
•	A printer.
•	A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
Platform Requirements
•	Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista (enhanced Vista integration from version 2.2), Solaris 8 OS or higher, Linux kernel version 2.2.13 or higher, glibc2 version 2.2.0 or higher, Power Mac G3 400Mhz or higher. 
Software Requirements
•	OpenOffice.org 2.3 Suite
•	Microsoft® Windows XP Professional.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	explore the Impress interface.
•	create a presentation.
•	edit and format text and insert a field in your presentation.
•	insert various presentational elements into a presentation.
•	work with presentational elements.
•	work with styles.
•	create a custom presentation.
•	create a custom slide show.
•	finalize your presentation.
•	package a presentation.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Impress
Topic 1A: Explore the Impress Interface
Topic 1B: Navigate and View a Presentation
Topic 1C: Identify Wizards in Impress
Topic 1D: Use Impress Help

Lesson 2: Creating a Presentation
Topic 2A: Add Slides
Topic 2B: Choose Layout
Topic 2C: Add Text

Lesson 3: Formatting Text in a Presentation
Topic 3A: Edit Text
Topic 3B: Apply Formatting Options
Topic 3C: Insert Fields

Lesson 4: Inserting Presentational Elements
Topic 4A: Insert Graphical Text
Topic 4B: Insert Spreadsheets
Topic 4C: Insert Charts
Topic 4D: Insert Graphics
Topic 4E: Add Media
Topic 4F: Add a Hyperlink
Topic 4G: Insert Animation

Lesson 5: Working with Presentational Elements
Topic 5A: Position Presentational Elements
Topic 5B: Modify Presentational Elements
Topic 5C: Group Presentational Elements

Lesson 6: Working with Styles
Topic 6A: Apply Styles
Topic 6B: Customize Graphic Styles
Topic 6C: Customize Background Styles

Lesson 7: Creating a Custom Presentation
Topic 7A: Customize Master Pages
Topic 7B: Customize Templates
Topic 7C: Customize Animation

Lesson 8: Creating a Custom Slide Show
Topic 8A: Customize Gallery in Impress
Topic 8B: Add Navigation to a Slide Show 
Topic 8C: Apply Slide Transition
Topic 8D: Setup a Custom Slide Show

Lesson 9: Finalizing a Presentation
Topic 9A: Run a Spell Check
Topic 9B: Secure a Presentation

Lesson 10: Packaging a Presentation
Topic 10A: Print a Presentation
Topic 10B: Export a Presentation

Appendix A: Customizing OpenOffice Impress

Appendix B: Customizing Impress User Interface