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1. GETTING STARTED

FIRST STEPS WITH PRESENTATIONS

To open (start) PowerPoint using the Start Menu
To close PowerPoint
To open an existing presentation
Tools to help you with opening files
To open a recently used PowerPoint file
To select (& open) a continuous block of files
To select (& open) multiple files which are not in a continuous block
To create a new presentation when starting the PowerPoint application
To create a new presentation once PowerPoint is "up and running"
To save a presentation
To save a file to a diskette (floppy disk)
To save a presentation using another name
To save a file in a format other than PowerPoint format, such as RTF
What is an RTF file?
To save your file in a different PowerPoint version
To save a file as a template
To save a presentation as image formatted files
To save an entire presentation in Web format
To switch between open presentations
What is 'Today's Tip'?
What is the Microsoft Office Assistant?
To display the Office Assistant
To hide the Office Assistant
To use "What is this" Help
The Help drop down menu
Microsoft PowerPoint Help
'What's This' Help
Office on the Web
Activate Product
Detect and Repair
About Microsoft PowerPoint
Close a presentation.
To close a presentation

ADJUST SETTINGS

To zoom a presentation using the Zoom icon
To display or hide a toolbar
Quick way of displaying / hiding toolbars
To set preference options

2. DEVELOPING A PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION VIEWS

Normal View
Slide Sorter View
Slide Show View
To change between presentation views
To change between slide and outline view

SLIDES

To add a new slide with a specific slide layout (using the New Slide icon)
To apply a different slide layout to a slide
To change the background colour of the selected slide (or for every slide within a presentation.
To change the background colour of the multiple selected slides simultaneously

USING DESIGN TEMPLATES

To apply a design template
To change to a different design template

MASTER SLIDE

What are Slide Masters and Design Templates?
To insert a picture into a master slide
To insert an image (from a file) into a master slide
To insert a drawn object into a master slide
To remove a graphic from a master slide
To add footer text to a presentation
To add automated slide numbering and the date to a presentation

3. TEXT AND IMAGES

TEXT INPUT, FORMATTING

To add text to a slide in Normal (standard) view
To add text to a slide in Outline view
To edit slide content
To edit text on a notes page
To change the font type used by selected text
To change the font size used by selected text
To format using Bold, italic or underlining
To change text case
To change the Font colour
To add a shadowed effect to text
To change paragraph alignment
To centre text top and bottom
To change line and paragraph spacing
To add bullets using the toolbars
To remove bullets
To select a different bullet type
To select a different numbering format
To use the Undo command
To use the Redo command

PICTURES, IMAGES

EXTRA - Picture Selection Techniques
To select a picture
To select multiple pictures
To select all pictures within a slide
To 'cycle' round all pictures and select them one, by one
To insert Clipart
To import an image from a file

DUPLICATE, MOVE, DELETE

What is the Clipboard?
The Copy command
To copy text, graphics, or other items to the Clipboard
To copy (or cut) multiple items to the Clipboard and Paste them into a presentation
To paste data from the Clipboard
To copy using "Drag and Drop", without placing text in the Clipboard
To copy and paste an image
To copy an item from one slide to another within a presentation
To copy an item from a slide in one presentation to a slide within a different presentation
To copy a slide from one place to another within a presentation
To copy a slide within one presentation to a slide within a different presentation
The Cut command
To cut selected items from a document
To move text using "Drag and Drop", without storing it on the Clipboard
To cut (move) an item from one slide to another within a presentation
To cut (move) an item from a slide in one presentation to a slide within a different presentation
To resize an image, object or chart
To delete selected text
To delete a picture

4. CHARTS/GRAPHS DRAWN OBJECTS

USING CHARTS/GRAPHS

To create a column, bar or line chart
To create a Pie chart
To change the background colour of a chart
To change the colour of a chart column, bar, line or pie slide
To change the type of chart displayed

ORGANISATION CHARTS

To create a slide containing an organisational chart
To enter information into an organisation chart box
To move boxes within the chart
To add chart boxes
To remove chart boxes

DRAWN OBJECTS

To display the drawing toolbar
To draw a line
To insert a line with an arrow on it
To insert an arrow
To insert a rectangle
To insert a square
To insert an oval
To insert an circle
To insert a Text Box
To change an object's background colour, line colour, line weight and line type
To change the arrow start and end styles
To add a shadow effect to an AutoShape
To rotate an object
To flip an object
To align objects using the Draw menu
To resize a drawn object or chart
What is object ordering?
To bring objects forwards or send them backwards

DUPLICATE, MOVE, DELETE

To copy a chart (or drawn object) within a presentation
To copy a chart (or drawn object) from a slide in one presentation to a slide within a second presentation
To move a chart (or drawn object) within a presentation
To move a chart (or drawn object) from a slide in one presentation to a slide within a second presentation
To delete a chart (or drawn object)

5. SLIDE SHOW EFFECTS

PRESET ANIMATION

To add a preset animation effect
To change a preset animation effect

TRANSITIONS

What are slide show transitions?
To add transitions to a slide show
To change a transition effect

6. PREPARE OUTPUT

PREPARATION

To set the slide format
To use the Spelling Checker
To add notes to a slide presentation
To set slide orientation and page size
To move a slide within a presentation
To copy a slide within a presentation
To move a slide from one presentation to another presentation
To copy a slide from one presentation to another presentation
To delete a slide using the drop down menus
To delete a slide using the Del key
To delete multiple slides (in one action)

PRINTING

To print your entire presentation
To print just the current slide
To print particular slides
To print multiple copies
To print a presentation to a file
To print Handouts
To print Notes or a Presentation Outline

DELIVER A PRESENTATION

What is a Slide Show?
To hide slides in a slide show
To see which slides are formatted as hidden
To display a hidden slide during a slide show
To start a slide show (from the beginning)
To start a slide show on a specific slide
To display the slide show shortcuts
To move to the next slide
To move to a previous slide
To return to the first slide
To blank the screen to black
To blank a screen to white
To exit a screen show
The slide show "right click menu"

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ECDL / ICDL Module 6 (Syllabus Four) CoursewarePresentations

1. GETTING STARTED

FIRST STEPS WITH PRESENTATIONS

ADJUST SETTINGS

2. DEVELOPING A PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION VIEWS

SLIDES

USING DESIGN TEMPLATES

MASTER SLIDE

3. TEXT AND IMAGES

TEXT INPUT, FORMATTING

PICTURES, IMAGES

DUPLICATE, MOVE, DELETE

4. CHARTS/GRAPHS DRAWN OBJECTS

USING CHARTS/GRAPHS

ORGANISATION CHARTS

DRAWN OBJECTS

DUPLICATE, MOVE, DELETE

5. SLIDE SHOW EFFECTS

PRESET ANIMATION

TRANSITIONS

6. PREPARE OUTPUT

PREPARATION

PRINTING

DELIVER A PRESENTATION

ECDL / ICDL Courseware Training Materials

ECDL / ICDL Module 6 (Syllabus Four) Courseware
Presentations