Microsoft PowerPoint:
PowerPoint 2010: Level 1
Course Overview
You will explore the PowerPoint environment and create a presentation. You will format text on slides to enhance clarity. In order to enhance the visual appeal, you will add graphical objects to a presentation and modify them. You will also add tables and charts to a presentation to present data in a structured form. You will then finalize a presentation to deliver it.
Course Length
Target Audience
This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic presentations using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010.
Course Prerequisites
To ensure the successful completion of PowerPoint 2010: Level 1, we recommend completion of the following courses, or equivalent knowledge from another source:
- Microsoft Office Windows 7: Level 1
- An introduction to PCs course
Learning Outcomes / Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explore the PowerPoint 2010 interface and familiarize yourself with the interface
- Create a presentation
- Format text on slides
- Add graphical objects to a presentation
- Modify graphical objects on slides
- Work with tables in a presentation
- Import charts to a presentation
- Prepare to deliver a presentation
Topic List
Lesson 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint
Topic 1A: Identify the Elements of the User Interface
Topic 1B: View a Presentation
Topic 1C: Save a Presentation
Topic 1D: Use Microsoft PowerPoint Help
Lesson 2: Creating a Basic Presentation
Topic 2A: Initiate a Presentation
Topic 2B: Enter Text
Topic 2C: Arrange Text
Topic 2D: Format Text Placeholders
Topic 2E: Add Slides to a Presentation
Topic 2F: Arrange Slides
Topic 2G: Work with Themes
Lesson 3: Formatting Text on Slides
Topic 3A: Apply Character Formats
Topic 3B: Format Paragraphs
Lesson 4: Adding Graphical Objects to a Presentation
Topic 4A: Insert Images into a Presentation
Topic 4B: Add Shapes
Topic 4C: Add Visual Styles to Text in a Presentation
Lesson 5: Modifying Graphical Objects in Presentations
Topic 5A: Edit Graphical Objects on a Slide
Topic 5B: Format Graphical Objects on a Slide
Topic 5C: Group Graphical Objects on a Slide
Topic 5D: Arrange Graphical Objects on a Slide
Topic 5E: Apply an Animation Effect to a Graphical Object
Lesson 6: Working with Tables
Topic 6A: Insert a Table in a Slide
Topic 6B: Format Tables
Topic 6C: Import Tables from Other Office Applications
Lesson 7: Working with Charts
Topic 7A: Insert Charts in a Slide
Topic 7B: Modify a Chart
Topic 7C: Import Charts from Other Office Applications
Lesson 8: Preparing to Deliver a Presentation
Topic 8A: Review the Content in a Presentation
Topic 8B: Divide a Presentation into Sections
Topic 8C: Add Transitions
Topic 8D: Add Speaker Notes
Topic 8E: Print a Presentation
Topic 8F: Deliver a Presentation