PowerPoint 97 to PowerPoint XP: New Features

Course description

Overview: Students will explore the new features added to Microsoft PowerPoint since PowerPoint 97.

Prerequisites: Microsoft Office 97 to Office XP: New Features, PowerPoint 97: Level 1, and PowerPoint 97: Level 2.

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

*     Navigate through the new PowerPoint XP interface, create a slide layout and

design using the task pane, and work with PowerPoint's Smart Tags.

*     Create and animate a diagram, add animation and drawing tools, and work with

PowerPoint's automatic features in a presentation.

*     Apply a design and content template to a slide show, and insert multiple masters

into a single presentation.

*     Preview and save a presentation as a Web page and navigate through the slide

show in Internet Explorer, and open, edit, and merge a presentation sent for

review.

Course content

Lesson 1: The PowerPoint XP Interface

The Tri-Pane View

      Task 1A-1: Opening a presentation and using tri-pane view

      Task 1A-2: Switching between views

The Task Pane

      Task 1B-1: Creating a slide layout and design using the task pane

      Task 1B-2: Applying custom animation and slide transitions

Smart Tags

      Task 1C-1: Working with Smart Tags

Lesson 2: Enhanced Design Tools

Creating Diagrams

      Task 2A-1: Creating and editing a radial diagram

      Task 2A-2: Adding effects to your diagram

Improved Animation and Drawing Effects

      Task 2B-1: Working with the visible grid and AutoShapes

      Task 2B-2: Drawing a custom motion path

Improved Functionality

      Task 2C-1: Using automatic features

      Task 2C-2: Working with bullets in a presentation

      Task 2C-3: Inserting and entering text into a table

      Task 2C-4: Working with objects

      Task 2C-5: Working with grouped objects

Lesson 3: Templates and Masters

Working with Templates

      Task 3A-1: Applying a design template to a presentation

      Task 3A-2: Applying a content template with the AutoContent Wizard

Working with Masters

      Task 3B-1: Making changes to the Title Master

      Task 3B-2: Creating multiple masters in one presentation

      Task 3B-3: Creating a new slide in a multiple-master presentation

Lesson 4: Sharing Presentations over the Web

Preparing Presentations for Internet Delivery

      Task 4A-1: Previewing a Web presentation

      Task 4A-2: Saving a presentation as a Web page and exploring HTML options

      Task 4A-3: Viewing an HTML PowerPoint presentation as a Web page

Web Collaboration

      Task 4B-1: Opening and editing a presentation sent for review

      Task 4B-2: Merging a presentation

      Task 4B-3: Working with a merged presentation