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Microsoft PowerPoint, Level 2

This 3-hour Level 2 class will give you access to more PowerPoint tools. You will get your hands on the charting capabilities in PowerPoint. You will work with animation and slide show options, add sound and video, create custom shows, and work with hyperlinks. You will modify slide masters, create your own color schemes, and create your own template, so you don't have to start from scratch every time you create a presentation.

Presenter(s): Frank Widman, Senior Technical Training Consultant

Prerequisite:  PowerPoint Level 1 or equivalent experience

Enrollment: Use our Online Registration Form, or call 459-5565.

Related Courses:

• PowerPoint, Level 1

Course Outline

• Working with Charts
  • Create a Chart
  • Use the Chart and Drawing toolbars
  • Enter chart data
  • Add and modify chart parts
  • Add text
  • Save
  • Edit
  • Paste Link an Excel chart
• Importing Text and Slides
  • Import a Word document
  • Import a slide from another presentation
• Slide Color Schemes
  • Change color schemes on individual slides
  • use colors not included in the color scheme
  • Create a custom color scheme
  • Apply a color scheme from one slide to another
• Working with Slide Masters
  • Identify Title Masters and Slide Masters
  • Change the Slide master
  • Format a slide differently from the master
  • Hide a background graphic on a slide
• Using PowerPoint's Templates
  • Locate and view PowerPoint templates
  • Apply a template
  • Save a new version of a presentation while maintaining the orginal
• Animations and Transition Effects
  • Create animation effects for text, graphics and charts
  • Animate bulleted text
  • Add transition effects to a slide show
  • Preview the animation and transition effects
• Inserting Hyperlinks
  • Create a hyperlink to another slide
  • Create a hyperlink to a web site
  • Add Action buttons to the Slide Master
• Setting Up a Custom Slide Show
  • Create a custom show
  • Start a custom show
• Inserting Video and Sound
  • Insert a video on a slide
  • Insert a sound on a slide
  • Download a clip from the Microsoft web site
• Creating and Using Queries
  • Creating a Query from a Filter and/or Sort
  • Creating a Query Using the Simple Query Wizard
  • Viewing Multiple Windows
• Formatting a Datasheet
  • Changing Font and Size
  • Adjusting Column Width and Row Height
  • Formatting Numbers and Dates
• Creating a Report
  • Creating a Report Using AutoReport
  • Creating a Report Using a Wizard
  • Modifying a Report
• Printing a Report
• Using On-Line Help and the Toolbar