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Introduction to PowerPoint
CIS 156B

2-day workshop, $215 +tax
9:00 am-4:00 pm

Students will learn the basic skills necessary to create effective presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint XP. Students will learn how to create and edit slides, incorporate clipart and charts, and run a slide show. Students should understand the basics of Microsoft Windows 95. Students will acquire PowerPoint basics with the LearnPro and QuickSkill CBT tutorials.

Skills developed in this course:

Add text to AutoShapes Insert footers
Apply a new template design to a presentation Insert text
Apply slide transitions Modify an existing chart
Automate a slide show Modify clip art
Change a slide's color scheme Modify line spacing
Change bullet types Move slides in a presentation
Change clip art colors Move text in a presentation
Change text alignment Navigate through a presentation
Change to various views Open and close a presentation
Check spelling Play a slide show
Create a graph Print speaker notes
Create a new presentation Promote and Demote text
Create hyperlinks Save (update) a presentation
Create WordArt Save a presentation with a new name
Create, edit, and format an organizational chart Save As HTML
Crop a clip art image Select text and objects
Cut, copy, and paste text and objects Ungroup an object
Delete text, objects, and slides Use a template to create a presentation
Draw AutoShapes Use AutoLayouts
Enter & edit text Use Microsoft Help
Format AutoShapes Use Notes Page View
Format text Use ScreenTips
Group selected objects Use text animation
Insert a clip-art image from file Use the AutoContent wizard
Insert a date Use the Drawing toolbar
Insert a Microsoft Word table Use the Slide Master
Insert a new slide Use Undo
Insert clip art