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How to complete these assignments successfully:

On This Table Of Contents Page

bullet Use the Skills and Tutorials contents below to find keywords from the questions to look up for your answers.

 
bullet Use the "Edit>Find (on This Page)...  Ctrl+F" feature

 

in your web browser to help you find keyword links on this Table  of Contents page that will then take you to particular tutorials for your answer.

This will work on any Internet Explorer (IE) browser page to look for a word or phrase!  (Most other browsers have something similar)

 

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Occasionally, there may be a hint attached.  It may be a hyperlink that looks like this.

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Hint: Right-Click a link and then click "Open in New Window" (as in this image )
It will help you keep your answers' page safe from disappearing on you!

bullet Use the Office Assistant (Help) to help find many answers.
It's an extensive feature you need to get used to using,
 because you will never know it all, your teacher will not always be there to answer a question, and you may be the most expert user in a room at any time!

 

bullet Work through the examples and exercises in the tutorials.
They will give you the experience you need. 
If computers
aren't "hands-on" what is?

 

 

 

Basic PowerPoint Skills

Tutorials

and...  Florida Gulf Coast University Tutorial

Other pages to Go to -

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Computer Applications Home

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Introduction to Windows 2000

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Some Helpful Links

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Word Tutorials

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Excel Tutorials

Assignments            Go to the

Class Syllabus/Point Sheet               to go to your assignments in order, however...

NOTICE!  ATTENTION!

THESE ASSIGNMENT FILES ARE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL OPEN UP IN YOUR WEB PAGE. 

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY To save to your computer A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FILE
  That you will be able To WORK IN AND SAVE To HAND IN FOR GRADING.

They are repeated here for clarity and redundancy, so that you will not misunderstand the two parts:

Questions to be answered, and other instructions:

  1. Section 1 Questions: Starting PPT

  2. Section 2 Questions: Develop a presentation style

  3. Section 3 Questions: Spiffing it up

  4. Section 4 Question: Charts and Tables

  5. Section 5 Question: Some More questions

Presentations you will create:
bullet Career Presentation
bullet Education Presentation
bullet Speaker Introduction
bullet Marketing Plan 2
bullet Marketing Plan 3
bullet Marketing Plan 4
bullet Marketing Plan 5

 

Start Making a Presentation Fast
  1. Start PowerPoint.
  2. Use the AutoContent Wizard.
  3. Apply a Design Template.
  4. Edit Text quickly in the Outline Pane.
  5. Work with Objects: text or images.
  6. Draw AutoShapes (basically the same as in this WORD page)
  7. Modify Objects created yourself or with AutoShape as above.
  1. Insert WordArt (again, basically the same as in WORD)
  2. Apply a new Layout.
  3. Insert ClipArt
  4. Work with slides using the Outline Pane
  5. The Slide Master
  6. Apply Animation
  7. Apply Slide Transitions
  8. Run Slide Show

Basic PowerPoint Skills ... Especially: Specialist Objectives for MOUS certification

 ...to be found on the various pages of the tutorials.

Create a Presentation

 

Modify a Presentation
Work with Text

 

Work with Visual Elements

 

Customize a Presentation

 

Create Output
Deliver a Presentation Manage Files

The Tutorials...


Starting PowerPoint Starting PowerPoint, page 2
 

Review Questions

 


Developing a Presentation Style


Spiff Up Your PowerPoint Presentation Spiff Up Your PowerPoint Presentation, page 2

 


Using Charts and Tables Importing and Other Advanced Features
     



Florida Gulf Coast University PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial...
Getting Started
  • AutoContent Wizard
  • Create a presentation from a template
  • Create a blank presentation
  • Open an existing presentation
  • AutoLayout

Power Point Screen

  • Screen layout
  • Views

Working with Slides

  • Insert a new slide
  • Applying a design template
  • Changing slide layouts
  • Reordering slides
  • Hide slides
  • Create a custom slide show
  • Edit a custom slide show

Adding Content

  • Resizing a text box
  • Text box properties
  • Delete a text box
  • Bulleted lists
  • Numbered lists
  • Adding notes
  • Video and Audio

Working with Text

  • Adding text
  • Editing options
  • Formatting text
  • Replace fonts
  • Line spacing
  • Change case
  • Spelling check
Color Schemes
  • Color schemes
  • Backgrounds

Graphics

  • Adding clip art
  • Adding an image from a file
  • Editing a graphic
  • AutoShapes
  • WordArt

Slide Effects

  • Action buttons
  • Slide animation
  • Animation preview
  • Slide transitions
  • Slide show options

Master Slides

  • Slide master
  • Header and footer
  • Slide numbers
  • Date and time

Saving and Printing

  • Save as a web page
  • Page setup
  • Print

Keyboard shortcuts

Tips

  • Design tips
  • Presentation basics
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