Intermediate Microsoft Powerpoint 2007™

Create sophisticated presentations that look professional, and learn shortcuts that will save you time with this MS Powerpoint course

New for 2012

This course will focus on working more with colour and customising the slide master, inserting Word tables and Excel spreadsheets into a Powerpoint presentation, working with advanced graphic manipulation features, advanced slide show features, and exporting data out of Powerpoint.

This course is suitable for anyone who has attended an 'introduction to Powerpoint 2007' course or self taught delegates with equivalent basic knowledge. You should feel comfortable creating basic presentations that include title slides, text and bullet slides, drawing objects, ClipArt and pictures.

The new ribbon layout and features in Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 make producing professional presentations a breeze. This course will have you up to speed in no time, with

• increased visual impact of your presentations by adding objects to slides
• more sophisticated and impressive slide shows
• enhanced visual impact through the use of different styles and layouts when preparing your presentations.

This course is run by Reed Learning.

Saving your files

• using file formats
• exporting a file to PDF
• using file properties
• using auto recover.

Navigating the slide show

• navigating the slide show
• using the navigation buttons
• using the pointer button.

Adding tables and charts

• creating and working with tables
• inserting a table
• drawing a table
• using the table tools ribbon
• working with cells
• inserting an excel table
• the insert excel table ribbons
• setting style options
• setting table styles
• changing the shape of a fill
• applying borders
• adding effects.

Working with charts and graphs

• creating and linking worksheet charts and graphs
• chart tools ribbon
• incorporating titles and data
• legends and labels.

Working with SmartArt

• creating SmartArt
• SmartArt tools
• resizing diagrams
• inserting SmartArt from a slide.

Adding graphics

• inserting a symbol or special character
• adding and editing shapes
• changing diagram types and design schemes
• incorporating text.

Working with text boxes

• adding, selecting, deleting a text box
• moving, resizing, rotating a text box
• formatting a text box
• the drawing tools ribbon.

ClipArt

• searching for Clipart
• inserting Clipart
• formatting Clipart
• step by step
• skill sharpener
• other illustrations
• inserting a photo from a file
• inserting a photo from a scanner or camera.

Adding audio visual effects

• Adding a movie
• Insert movie from the clip organiser or file
• Movie tools
• Deleting a movie

Adding a sound clip

• insert sound clip from clip organizer or file
• sound tools
• recording a sound
• playing a CD
• deleting a sound.

Using animation

• entrance, emphasis and exit effects
• add and draw motion paths.

Advanced animation options

• speeds and timing options
• using slide transitions
• creating a custom animation.

This course, which is run by Reed Learning, is endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their colleagues.

Six CPD hours for non CIMA members.

A working knowledge of Powerpoint introduction topics.