HOW TO BUILD POWERFUL POWERPOINT® PRESENTATIONS

In this seminar you'll learn...

The tricks for using graphics to present technical material in easy-to-absorb pieces

Ways to enhance your productivity using ribbons in PowerPoint

How to avoid embarrassing design and layout blunders that immediately peg you as an amateur

How to capitalize on PowerPoint´s presentation flexibility—present to several audiences simultaneously, set up your presentation to be self-running or publish it over the Internet

And much more!

Discover how to move beyond the black-and-white overheads and mylar of the past and leap into the world of computerized presentation graphics. This workshop is full of ways to push PowerPoint to its multimedia limits, and to dazzle audiences with a push of a button.

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Program hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

PowerPoint® startup

In this session, you´ll get up to speed fast on the steps for creating a PowerPoint presentation from scratch. You´ll uncover all the tips and techniques you need to get your presentation development started off on the right foot.

Learn to create impressive presentations using templates as a ready-made starting point

Check out the items that are found when you click the Microsoft® Office Button

Explore essential PowerPoint screen elements and the differences among the ribbons

Find the quickest route to saving, printing and opening your presentations using shortcut keys

Discover the 4 PowerPoint screen views—and how to change them on the fly

Printing basics: How to print slides, handouts and slide outlines

Personalize your own set of tools by adding items to the Quick Access Toolbar

Creating, editing and organizing slides

How to create, edit, place and adjust text boxes

How to select, cut, copy and paste slides

The steps for creating the perfect Slide Master so you can create multiple slides quickly

Using text alignments to create a professional edge in all your presentation slides

How to group and ungroup objects so your graphic elements are picture-perfect

Flexibility on the fly: Simple techniques for changing the order of your slides and hiding and deleting slides

Say good-bye to word and graphics clutter—how to use the Duplicate Selected Slides command to break up crowded slides

How to add new slides to an existing presentation

Punch up your visual appeal using SmartArt graphics with text and charts in your presentation

How to use an existing presentation to create a different show for a variety of audiences

Designing and formatting your slides

To make your text, graphics and sound flow seamlessly, you´ll need to tap into PowerPoint´s built-in design and format commands. Whether you´re formatting a master slide or a series of slides in a group, this session will show you the best path to take to create the perfect visual and audio presentation.

How to use Apply Design to create a perfect master slide

Move your mouse over slide colors, backgrounds and formats and immediately see the effects of the changes using Live Preview

How to use bullets, headings, columns and other layout techniques to increase the effectiveness of your presentation

How to rotate and resize objects, crop photos and change the color and weight of lines and borders

How to create your own fill effects using scanned images in SmartArt Tools in the Format tab

Master the basics of graphics image editing, including cropping, resizing and bordering

How to format your presentation for widescreen viewing

Multimedia and special effects

This session shows you how to kick PowerPoint® into high gear to create slick multimedia presentations. You´ll learn how to manipulate PowerPoint´s powerful formatting tools to incorporate everything from clip art to your own voice.

Discover how to punch up your presentation with clip art and animation

How to use the Custom Animation task pane to set the play options for sound in your presentation

Narrate your presentation directly from the Slide Show tab in PowerPoint

Learn to use the Windows® Sound Recorder to create customized sound effects

How to add video that´s included on your Office disk

How to insert GIF animation using Microsoft®´s GIF Animator

Do´s and don´ts for adding your own voice to a presentation

How to set timing in the Animation tab so that your graphics appear when they´re supposed to during your presentation

How to use Animation Settings to create dissolve effects for your graphics

A quick tour of the more than 50 animation settings PowerPoint puts at your disposal and how to preview them without making the actual change

Connecting to other Office applications and the Web

As part of the Microsoft Office suite, PowerPoint allows you to share text, graphics and tables with other

How to make links to live Web pages while you´re connected to the Internet

A step-by-step guide for creating hyperlinks between Word and Excel

Learn how to dynamically embed an Excel graphic in your PowerPoint files so that your monthly presentations always contain the most up-to-date data

Discover how to import information stored on your local intranet

Learn how to use your system´s cache to access Web pages when an Internet connection isn´t possible

Going live with your presentation

This is the point you´ve been preparing for—taking your presentation live in front of an audience. You´ll be ready after this session, which is made up of all the savvy pointers you need for making sure your presentation has that extra polish. If you´ve always wondered how the pros do it, you´ll see it (and learn it!) for yourself right here.

Discover the steps for setting up a timed presentation

Uncover the various methods for transitioning between slides—without even clicking the mouse

Find out how to get the best results from presentations using the Slide Show Resolution setting right from the Slide Show tab when presenting using a projector

How to add page numbers, headers and footers to your printed slides

How to publish your presentation on the Web

How to print your presentation, notes and handouts

How to publish a presentation to a PDF file using a Microsoft add-in

PowerPoint´s suitcase: How to save your presentation with the Publish for CD feature

Changing the order of your slides on the fly

CEU Credits: 0.5
CPE Credits: 6
Field of Study: Computer Science
NASBA#: 107719

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