DT207 - Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Level 1

The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Level 1 are sufficient to be able to create real-world presentations.  You will learn how to run a slide show, print and publish presentations.

At the completion of Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Level 1 you should be able to:

·         work with the basic features of PowerPoint

·         work with presentations

·         create a new presentation

·         work with the various slide layouts

·         insert text onto a slide and apply basic formatting

·         create and work with SmartArt graphics

·         draw and format shapes

·         navigate a slide show in PowerPoint

·         use a range of printing techniques

Getting To Know PowerPoint

·          Starting PowerPoint

·          The PowerPoint Screen

·          How Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Works

·          Using The Ribbon

·          Using Ribbon KeyTips

·          Minimising The Ribbon

·          Understanding The Backstage View

·          Accessing Backstage View

·          Using Shortcut Menus

·          Understanding Dialog Boxes

·          Launching Dialog Boxes

·          Understanding The Quick Access Toolbar

·          Adding Commands To The QAT

·          Understanding The Status Bar

·          Customising The Status Bar

·          Exiting Safely From PowerPoint

Working With Presentations

·          Opening A Presentation

·          Switching Between Presentations

·          Understanding PowerPoint Views

·          Changing Presentation Views

·          Navigating A Presentation

·          Using The Zoom Tool

·          Closing A Presentation

·          Opening A Recent Presentation

Creating A Presentation

·          Planning A Presentation

·          Presentation Methods And Hardware

·          Principles Of Effective Presentation Design

·          Creating A Blank Presentation

·          Creating A Presentation Based On A Template

·          Creating A Presentation Based On A Theme

·          Typing Text Into The Outline Pane

·          Saving A Presentation

·          Inserting Slides And Text

·          Previewing A Slide Show

Slide Layouts

·          Understanding Slide Layouts

·          Inserting A Title Slide

·          Inserting A Title And Content Slide

·          Inserting A Section Header Slide

·          Inserting A Table

·          Inserting A Picture With Caption Slide

·          Inserting A Chart

·          Applying A Different Layout To A Slide

Working With Text

·          Typing Text Onto A Slide

·          Editing Text

·          Moving And Resizing Placeholders

·          Applying Font Formatting

·          Applying Paragraph Formatting

·          Converting Text To SmartArt

·          Applying WordArt To Text

SmartArt

·          Understanding SmartArt

·          Inserting A SmartArt Graphic

·          Inserting Text

·          Adding Shapes Below

·          Adding Shapes Above

·          Adding Shapes Before And After

·          Adding An Assistant

·          Promoting And Demoting Shapes

·          Switching SmartArt Right To Left

·          Resizing SmartArt

·          Changing The SmartArt Layout

·          Applying A Colour Scheme

·          Applying A SmartArt Style

·          Deleting SmartArt Shapes

Shapes

·          Drawing Shapes

·          Resizing Shapes

·          Editing Shapes

·          Positioning Shapes

·          Arranging Shapes

·          Combining Shapes

·          Formatting Shapes

·          Copying Shapes

·          Aligning Shapes

·          Inserting And Formatting Text

·          Connecting Shapes

·          Grouping Shapes

·          Rotating Shapes

Slide Show Navigation

·          Using Slide Sorter View

·          Reusing Slides

·          Adding Sections

·          Adding Notes To Your Slides

·          Slide Numbers

·          About Hyperlinks

·          Creating An Internal Hyperlink

·          Creating A Hyperlink To Another Presentation

·          Creating A Hyperlink To Another Application

·          Keyboard Shortcuts For Navigating Slide Shows

·          Presenting A Slide Show

Printing

·          Understanding Printing

·          Previewing Slides

·          Printing Slides

·          Printing Handouts

·          Printing Notes Pages

·          Printing The Outline

Getting Help

·          Understanding Help

·          Accessing Help

·          Browsing For Help

·          Navigating Help

Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Level 1 is designed for users who are keen to learn how to use this application to present information.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Level 1 assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment.