Presentations 9.0: Introduction

Course description

Overview: Students will learn the basic skills necessary to begin creating effective slide shows in Corel Presentations 9.0.

Prerequisites: Windows 95: Introduction, Windows 98: Introduction, Windows NT 4.0: Introduction, or equivalent knowledge.

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:

*     Start the Presentations application; open an existing slide show; use context-sensitive help to identify features in the application window; navigate between individual slides and different working environments using the Slide View tabs; display and navigate a slide show on a computer monitor using the QuickPlay tab; and close a slide show.

*     Create and save a new slide show; insert title and bullet slides in Slide Editor; add, edit, and spell check slides in Slide Outliner view; format text; create and modify a new project slide show using the PerfectExpert; insert a comment; and disable default settings.

*     Create slides; identify and use Presentations’ drawing tools; draw lines and basic shapes, as well as move, size, duplicate, and delete them; insert a piece of Clipart from the Scrapbook and add text to a slide; and use TextArt to create and modify a shaped text object and align objects on a slide.

*     Create and modify an organization chart’s structure by adding, moving, and deleting subordinates; and format the appearance of an organization chart, changing font and box properties and connectors.

*     Create a new data chart slide using the Data Chart Gallery to create a default chart (vertical bar); identify the various chart regions; use the chart’s datasheet; and edit data, legend placement, number formatting, and chart types.

*     Change an existing slide show’s appearance by applying a different master; use the Layout and Background Layers to change a show’s default settings; use the Slide Sorter to rearrange and delete slides; re-purpose existing slide shows for different audiences; add transitions between slides; animate individual slide elements; and make a QuickShow file so the show will be displayed faster when it’s presented.

*           Add speaker notes and prepare portable slide shows using Show On The Go and Publish To PDF; discuss available printing options; and turn a slide show into a Web-ready HTML presentation using the Internet Publisher.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introduction to Presentations 9.0

Learning About Presentations

Working with and Viewing Slide Shows

Lesson 2: Creating a Slide Show

Creating a New Slide Show and Adding Slides

Adding and Editing Slides in Slide Outliner View

Formatting Text and Using Spell Check

Using the PerfectExpert and CorelMemo

Lesson 3: Adding Graphics to a Slide Show

Working with Drawing Tools

Using Clipart

Using TextArt

Lesson 4: Working with Organization Charts

Creating an Organization Chart

Formatting an Org Chart’s Appearance

Lesson 5: Working with Data Charts

Orientation to Data Charts

Editing a Chart

Lesson 6: Enhancing a Slide Show

Applying Different Masters and Using Layers

Working in Slide Sorter View

Adding Movement to Slides and Slide Elements

Lesson 7: Preparing to Present: Output Options

Completing a Slide Show

Investigating Output Options