This course covers enhancements to slide shows, such as animation and using graphics.  It illustrates using slides with different design templates in one presentation.  Automation of slides shows enables you to run a slide show until it is stopped.  Creating your own design templates and creating your own pictures are also covered. Linking Excel data for charts is also illustrated.

The course covers ISETT Unit Standard:  116930

Duration: 7 hours

Target Group: This course is intended for a person who wishes to know more than just the basics of a presentation, or delegates who would like to be assessed for a computer qualification or delegates who wishes to obtain Microsoft Office Specialist certification.

Prerequisites: The delegates must have basic Windows skills; handling the mouse, opening and finding documents and basic typing skills. The person must have at least a very basic knowledge of using the slides of a presentation.

Method of training: Instructor led, hands-on exercises using a computer. Groups not more than 12 delegates.

Topic 1: Planning a presentation

Topic 2: Presentation Skills

Topic 3: Enhancing An Organization Chart

          Changing: background, connecting lines, layout, colours, borders

Topic 4: Advanced Graphical Techniques

          Using the Picture tools

          Recolor Clipart

          Grouping And Ungrouping A Picture

          Cropping A Picture

          Light Variations (Watermark)

Working with drawing Objects

                   Text boxes

                   Using WordArt , Aut0shapes, flowchart objects, Connectors and Block Arrows

          Using The Adjustment Handle On Objects

Flipping/Rotating A Graphic – also free rotate

Working With Layers

Create A Semi-Transparent Image

Lining Up And Distributing Objects Evenly

Topic5: Creating your own picture

Saving An Object As A Picture File To Use In Other Applications

Topic 6: Using the Photo Album feature

Topic 7: Working with Master Slides

          Slide Master, Title Master, Notes Master, handout master

Topic 8: Remove/Change A Design Template From A Slide

Topic 9: Change The Background Of A Specific Slide

Topic 10: Creating your own Design Template

Topic 11: Link Or Copy Ms Excel Data To A PowerPoint Chart

Topic 12: Enhancing Slide Shows

                   Custom Animation

                   Change the order in which animation must take place

                   Rehearse Timings

                   Change the timing of one slide only

                   Animating Chart Objects

Topic 12: Saving A Presentation As A Slide Show

Topic 13: Package For Cd /Memory Stick– PowerPoint viewer is loaded ( can then run on any PC even if Powerpoint is not loaded or when the PC does not have the correct version of PowerPoint )