Upgrading to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
Learn how to use the rich new features and striking enhancements that will maximise your PowerPoint 2007 potential.
Course Duration: 1/2 Day
Who Should Attend: Experienced PowerPoint users who wish to learn about the changes and new features in PowerPoint 2007.
Prerequisites: Attendees should have previous experience of using PowerPoint 2003 or earlier, running under a Windows environment.
At course completion you will be able to:
- Understand the changes to PowerPoint's interface and functionality
- Successfully use the new features as well as the changes to existing features within PowerPoint
- Understand, at a high level, PowerPoint's integration with Microsoft SharePoint
Topics covered in the course include:
The new look and feel:
- Changes to the interface
- Using the Office button
- Working with the ribbon
- Understanding tabs, groups and commands
- Using contextual tabs
- Using the quick access toolbar
- Using the mini toolbar
- Customising the environment
- Using zoom
Working with slides:
- Copying tables from Excel
- Editing and formatting tables
- Creating custom slide layouts
Formatting slides:
- Live previews of formatting
- Using themes
Using the enhanced drawing tools:
- Using SmartArt graphics
- Converting bullets to SmartArt graphics
- New and improved effects
- Using the updated charts
Preparing to present:
- Using the document inspector to remove 'metadata'
- Different PowerPoint file formats
- Understanding compatibility between different versions
New slide show features:
- Creating custom slide shows
- Using the presenter view
SharePoint integration:
- Sharing slides using slide libraries in SharePoint
(Please note the content of any particular course may vary slightly)