Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 Foundation

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Course Description

In today`s work environment, presentations have moved far beyond flip charts and overhead projectors. Audiences not only expect that your presentations are in an electronic format, but they also demand that your presentations be unique and sophisticated in their use of such formats. In this course, you will work with Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2010 to create electronic presentations.
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Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

Meeting Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010

What is Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010?
What’s New in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010?
Opening PowerPoint
Interface Overview
Interacting with PowerPoint
Closing PowerPoint

Creating a Presentation

Understanding Presentations
Creating a New Presentation
Adding New Slides
Adding Content to Slides
Deleting Slides

Working with Your Presentation

Saving Files
Opening Files
Using the Recent List
Switching Between Open Files
Closing Files

Editing Your Presentation

Using the Slides/Outline Pane
Navigating Through Your Slides
Editing Slides
Changing Slide Layout
Resetting Slides

Arranging Slides

Dragging and Dropping Slides
Duplicating Slides
Creating Sections
Viewing Sections
Moving Slides and Sections
Deleting Sections

Getting Help in PowerPoint

Getting Started with Office.com
Opening Help
Using the Help Screen
The Help Toolbar
Searching Help
Using the Table of Contents
Getting Help in a Dialog Box

Getting Acquainted

Using the File Menu (Backstage View)
Using the Status Bar
Using the Mini Toolbar
Using Dialog Boxes
Using Right-Click Menus
Keyboard Shortcuts

The Quick Access Toolbar

About the Toolbar
Adding and Removing Buttons
Moving the Quick Access Toolbar
Customizing the Toolbar

Tabs and Groups

About Tabs
About Groups
About Option Buttons
Minimizing the Ribbon

Customizing the Ribbon

Getting Started
Adding or Removing Tabs
Arranging Tabs and Groups
Creating New Tabs and Groups
Customizing Group Commands
Resetting all Customizations

The Home Tab

Clipboard Commands
Slides Commands
Font Commands
Paragraph Commands
Drawing Commands
Editing Commands

The Insert Tab

Tables Commands
Images Commands
Illustrations Commands
Links Commands
Text Commands
Symbols Commands
Media Commands

The View Tab

Presentation Views Commands
Master Views Commands
Show Commands
Zoom Commands
Color/Grayscale Commands
Window Commands
Macros Commands

The Design Tab

Page Setup Commands
Themes Commands
Background Commands

The Transitions Tab

Preview Command
Transition Gallery
Timing Commands

The Animations Tab

Preview Command
Animation Gallery
Advanced Animation Commands
Timing Commands

The Slide Show Tab

Start Slide Show Commands
Set Up Commands
Monitors Commands

The Review Tab

Proofing Commands
Language Commands
Comments Commands
Compare Commands

Contextual Tabs, Part One

The Developer Tab
Drawing Tools
Table Tools
Picture Tools
SmartArt Tools

Contextual Tabs, Part Two

Chart Tools
Equation Tools
Video Tools
Audio Tools
Slide, Handout, and Notes Master Tabs

Using Templates

Creating a Blank Presentation
Creating a Presentation from Local Templates
Creating a Presentation from Online Templates
Creating a Presentation from Themes
Using PowerPoint’s Sample Files
Creating a Presentation from Existing Files
Accessing Recently Used Templates

Working with Text Boxes

Drawing a Text Box
Editing Text
Resizing, Moving, or Deleting a Text Box
Rotating a Text Box
Formatting the Text Box
Advanced Text Box Formatting

Basic Editing Tools

Using Selection Tools
Using Cut, Copy, and Paste
Using the Office Clipboard
Dragging and Dropping Text
Using Undo and Redo/Repeat
Using Find and Replace

Formatting Text, Part One

Applying Text Effects
Changing Case
Changing Font Face, Size, and Color
Changing Character Spacing
Removing Formatting

Formatting Text, Part Two

Changing Text Direction
Aligning and Justifying Text
Indenting Text
Changing Vertical Alignment
Creating a Bulleted or Numbered List

Advanced Text Tools

Formatting Text into Columns
Using the Format Painter
Using the Font Dialog
Using the Paragraph Dialog
Using the Format Text Effects Dialog

Using Layouts and Views

Using Normal View
Using Slide Sorter View
Using Notes Page View
Using Reading View
Using Zoom and Fit to Window

Viewing a Slide Show

Starting the Show
Navigating the Show
Displaying a Blank Screen
Using Highlighting and Pen Tools

Preparing Your Presentation

Checking Your Spelling
Changing the Theme
Adding Headers and Footers to Slides
Modifying Headers and Footers
Changing Slide Orientation
Using the Page Setup Dialog

Printing Your Presentation

Print Commands
Using Print Preview
Setting Print Options
E-mailing Your Presentation
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