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There are many excellent online courses. This has been hugely beneficial in my day to day work.
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- Louise Nolan
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Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Introduction
Course Aims
MS PowerPoint 97 is a business graphics program running in the Windows environment. This course guides readers through PowerPoint, and shows how to: create text slides, use the drawing tools, add and manipulate Clip Art images, create and edit graphs and create rolling presentations. The course involves hands-on exercise with a series of specially prepared examples to help the readers be more confident working with PowerPoint. |
Assumed Knowledge
Basic familiarity with PCs, a mouse and Windows 95/98/NT is required, gained by previous user experience or by attendance on a "Windows 95/98/NT User Introduction" course. Knowledge of another software package, Word for Windows for example, would be beneficial. |
Course Audience
Intending, new or recent users of MS PowerPoint 97 who need to get to grips with the package quickly, and gain a thorough grounding in its features and facilities. |
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Table of Contents
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Getting Started
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The PowerPoint Dialogue Box
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The Right-Click Shortcut Menu
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Getting Assistance
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Using the Office Assistant
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Other Ways of Getting Assistance
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Manipulating the Help Window
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Finding Out What is on the Screen
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Opening, Saving and Closing a Presentation
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Opening an Existing Presentation
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Opening a Recently Used Presentation
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Switching Between Open Presentations
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Saving and Closing Presentations
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Creating a New Presentation
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Creating a New Presentation
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Moving the Insertion Point
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Using the Formatting and Proofing Tools
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Changing Paragraph and Line Spacing
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Changing Bullet Characteristics
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Adding Clips and WordArt
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Cropping and Replacing Clip Art
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Inserting WordArt into Your Presentation
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Using the Drawing Tools
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Drawing Lines, Arrows, Rectangles and Ovals
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Changing Object Properties
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Creating Graphs
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Entering and Editing Data in the Datasheet Window
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Inserting a Chart into a Presentation
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Designing a Presentation
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Using Presentation Templates
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Using Presentation Designs
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Changing the Slide and Title Masters
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Working with Other Views
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Components of a Presentation
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Printing
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Printing the Presentation
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