Microsoft PowerPoint - Advanced
Course Description
This is a Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced course. The teaching approach contains a mix of lectures, practical and one-to-one work and varies according to the people attending. For the most part, candidates are able to work at a pace which best suits them, and emphasis is placed upon quality of learning, rather than quantity.
Course Duration
1 day
Course Objectives
On completion of this course, candidates should have an excellent knowledge of the advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint as listed below.
Course Content
CUSTOMISING POWERPOINT OPTIONS
Displaying the PowerPoint Options
Getting help about Word Options
POPULAR OPTIONS
Show the Mini Toolbar on selection
Enabling Live Preview
Showing the Developer tab on Ribbon
Always use ClearType
Colour Scheme
Customising the ScreenTip Style
Personalising your copy of Microsoft Office
Language Settings
PROOFING OPTIONS
AutoCorrect options
Replace With
Exceptions
Setting Microsoft Office spelling options
Setting PowerPoint specific spelling options
SAVE OPTIONS
Setting the default file format for saving presentation
Setting the AutoRecovery interval
Setting the default file location
ADVANCED OPTIONS
Setting the number of undo levels
Setting the number of recently used documents displayed
Setting the opening view
Background printing
CUSTOMIZE OPTIONS
Adding a command to the Quick Access Toolbar
Removing a command from the Quick Access toolbar
Easy way of modifying the Quick Access toolbar
ADD-INS OPTIONS
What are Add-Ins?
TRUST CENTER OPTIONS
Trust Center Settings
Setting trusted locations
RESOURCES OPTIONS
Updates
Microsoft Office Diagnostics
Contact Microsoft
Microsoft Office Activation
Microsoft Office Online
About Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
PREPARING A PRESENTATION FOR DISTRIBUTION
PROPERTIES
Viewing properties within a Presentation
Editing properties
DOCUMENT INSPECTOR
What is the Document Inspector?
Using the Document Inspector
ENCRYPTION
Encrypting a presentation
Opening an encrypted presentation
Removing encryption from your presentation
DIGITAL SIGNATURES
What is a digital signature?
Creating a digital signature
Viewing a digital signature
Digital signature gives protection from changes
FINAL VERSIONS OF A PRESENTATION
Marking a presentation as the final version
COMPATIBILITY CHECKER
Checking compatibility with earlier versions of PowerPoint
PUBLISHING PRESENTATIONS
CREATING HANDOUTS IN A MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT
Creating Microsoft Word formatted handouts
PACKAGING A PRESENTATION FOR A CD
Packaging a presentation for a CD
Running a presentation packaged for a CD
USING THE POWERPOINT VIEWER
What is the PowerPoint Viewer?
Downloading the PowerPoint Viewer
PUBLISHING TO THE WEB
Saving a presentation in HTML format
Publishing a presentation to the web
Changing the web page title
Setting Web options
Customising colours
Setting browser compatibility options
Setting the screen resolution
MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
WORDART
Inserting a WordArt object
Modifying the WordArt Text Fill
Modifying the Text Outline
Applying Text Effects
SYMBOLS
Inserting a symbol
COMMENTS
Adding comments
Navigating between comments
Editing comments
Deleting comments
Hiding comments
NARRATIONS
Using a microphone
Setting microphone levels for your narration
Recording narrations
Turing off narrations
Deleting narrations
Modifying narration quality
POWERPOINT DESKTOP SHORTCUT
Creating a PowerPoint Desktop shortcut
HYPERLINKS
Inserting hyperlinks
Using Hyperlinks
Adding a ‘Home’ link
Inserting a hyperlink pointing to a web site
Removing hyperlinks
Displaying the PowerPoint Options
Getting help about Word Options
POPULAR OPTIONS
Show the Mini Toolbar on selection
Enabling Live Preview
Showing the Developer tab on Ribbon
Always use ClearType
Colour Scheme
Customising the ScreenTip Style
Personalising your copy of Microsoft Office
Language Settings
PROOFING OPTIONS
AutoCorrect options
Replace With
Exceptions
Setting Microsoft Office spelling options
Setting PowerPoint specific spelling options
SAVE OPTIONS
Setting the default file format for saving presentation
Setting the AutoRecovery interval
Setting the default file location
ADVANCED OPTIONS
Setting the number of undo levels
Setting the number of recently used documents displayed
Setting the opening view
Background printing
CUSTOMIZE OPTIONS
Adding a command to the Quick Access Toolbar
Removing a command from the Quick Access toolbar
Easy way of modifying the Quick Access toolbar
ADD-INS OPTIONS
What are Add-Ins?
TRUST CENTER OPTIONS
Trust Center Settings
Setting trusted locations
RESOURCES OPTIONS
Updates
Microsoft Office Diagnostics
Contact Microsoft
Microsoft Office Activation
Microsoft Office Online
About Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
PREPARING A PRESENTATION FOR DISTRIBUTION
PROPERTIES
Viewing properties within a Presentation
Editing properties
DOCUMENT INSPECTOR
What is the Document Inspector?
Using the Document Inspector
ENCRYPTION
Encrypting a presentation
Opening an encrypted presentation
Removing encryption from your presentation
DIGITAL SIGNATURES
What is a digital signature?
Creating a digital signature
Viewing a digital signature
Digital signature gives protection from changes
FINAL VERSIONS OF A PRESENTATION
Marking a presentation as the final version
COMPATIBILITY CHECKER
Checking compatibility with earlier versions of PowerPoint
PUBLISHING PRESENTATIONS
CREATING HANDOUTS IN A MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT
Creating Microsoft Word formatted handouts
PACKAGING A PRESENTATION FOR A CD
Packaging a presentation for a CD
Running a presentation packaged for a CD
USING THE POWERPOINT VIEWER
What is the PowerPoint Viewer?
Downloading the PowerPoint Viewer
PUBLISHING TO THE WEB
Saving a presentation in HTML format
Publishing a presentation to the web
Changing the web page title
Setting Web options
Customising colours
Setting browser compatibility options
Setting the screen resolution
MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
WORDART
Inserting a WordArt object
Modifying the WordArt Text Fill
Modifying the Text Outline
Applying Text Effects
SYMBOLS
Inserting a symbol
COMMENTS
Adding comments
Navigating between comments
Editing comments
Deleting comments
Hiding comments
NARRATIONS
Using a microphone
Setting microphone levels for your narration
Recording narrations
Turing off narrations
Deleting narrations
Modifying narration quality
POWERPOINT DESKTOP SHORTCUT
Creating a PowerPoint Desktop shortcut
HYPERLINKS
Inserting hyperlinks
Using Hyperlinks
Adding a ‘Home’ link
Inserting a hyperlink pointing to a web site
Removing hyperlinks
Who should attend?
This course is aimed at users who wish to learn the advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint.
Pre-requisites
Those attending should have an above average understanding of Microsoft PowerPoint to an intermediate level, be competent Windows users and be familiar with the basics of file and disk management.
