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Exploring MS Office Powerpoint 2007, Comprehensive (08 Edition)

by Robert Grauer

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The Exploring series helps students master the How and Why of performing tasks in Office to gain a greater understanding of how to use the individual applications together to solve business problems. Exploring titles feature Perfect pages where every step of every hands-on exercise as well as every end-of-chapter problem begins on a new page and has its own screen shot to make it easier to follow. Each chapter contains Hands-on Exercises, Capstone Exercises, and Mini-Cases for practicing and reviewing skills acquired. Exploring Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, Comprehensive, 1/e covers the following topics: introduction to PowerPoint; developing a presentation; inserting clip art and creating and using drawn objects; using objects (images, sound, and media clips); working with charts and graphs; customizing a slideshow; saving a web page and adding interactivity; collaborating with others. Ideal for students and individuals seeking a comprehensive introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.

 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1:  Introduction to PowerPoint:  Presentations Made Easy

 

Objectives

Case Study:  Be a volunteer

 

Introduction to PowerPoint

            Identifying PowerPoint User Interface Elements

            User PowerPoint Views

            Opening and Saving a Slide Show

            Getting Help

                        Hands-On Exercise 1: Introduction to PowerPoint

Presentation Creation

            Creating a Storyboard

            Using Slide Layouts

            Applying Design Theme

            Reviewing the Presentation

                        Hands-On Exercise 2:  Creating a Presentation

Presentation Development

            Adding a Table

            Inserting Clip Art

            Using Transitions and Animations

                        Hands-On Exercise 3:  Strengthening a Presentation

Navigation and Printing

            Running and Navigating a Slide Show

            Printing with PowerPoint

                        Hands-On Exercise 4:  Navigating and Printing

 

Summary

Key Terms

Multiple Choice

Practice Exercises

Mid-Level Exercises

Capstone Exercise

Mini Cases

 

Chapter 2: Presentation Development:  Planning and Preparing a Presentation

 

Objectives

Case Study:  Go Back in Time

 

Templates

            Creating a Presentation Using a Template

            Modifying a Template

                        Hands-On Exercise 1:  Using a template

Outlines

            Creating a Presentation in Outline View

            Modifying an Outline Structure

            Printing an Outline

                        Hands-On Exercise 2:  Creating and Modifying an Outline

Data Imports

            Importing an Outline

            Adding Existing Content to a Presentation

                        Hands-On Exercise 3:  Importing an Outline and Reusing Slides

Design

            Examining Slide Show Design Principles

            Applying and Modifying a Design Theme

            Inserting a Header or Footer

                        Hands-On Exercise 4:  Applying and Modifying a Design Theme

Summary

Key Terms

Multiple Choice

Practice Exercises

Mid-Level Exercises

Capstone Exercise

Mini Cases

 

Chapter 3:  Presentation Design:  Enhancing with Illustrations

 

Objectives

Case Study:  The Kelso Performing Arts Center

 

Shapes

            Creating Shapes

            Applying Quick Styles and Customizing Shapes

                        Hands-On Exercise 1:  Working with Shapes

SmartArt

            Creating SmartArt

            Modifying SmartArt Diagrams

WordArt

            Creating WordArt

            Modifying WordArt

                        Hands-On Exercise 2:  Working with SmartArt and WordArt

Object Manipulation

            Modifying Objects

            Arranging Objects

                        Hands-On Exercise 3:  Modifying and Arranging Clip Art

Summary

Key Terms

Multiple Choice

Practice Exercises

Mid-Level Exercises

Capstone Exercise

Mini Cases

 

 

Chapter 4:  PowerPoint Multimedia Tools:  Enhancing with Multimedia

 

Objectives

Case Study:  Forensics Geology Class Album

 

Pictures

            Inserting and Modifying a Picture

            Using the Internet as a Resource

                        Hands-On Exercise 1:  Using Pictures

Photo Albums

            Creating a Photo Album

            Setting Photo Album Options

                        Hands-On Exercise 2:  Creating a Photo Album

Movies

            Inserting Movies

            Setting Movie Options

                        Hands-On Exercise 3:  Inserting a Movie

Sound

            Adding Sound

            Recording and Playing Narration

                        Hands-On Exercise 4:  Adding Sound 

Summary

Key Terms

Multiple Choice

Practice Exercises

Mid-Level Exercises

Capstone Exercise

Mini Cases

 

Chapter 5 — Working with Charts and Graphs

 

Section 1 Text-based Charts

    Create a poster or a banner

    Create and insert a table

    Design a table

        Hands-On Exercise 1: Creating Text-Based Charts

 

Section 2 Table Modification

    Apply a table style 

    Change table layout

    Share information between applications

        Hands-On Exercise 2: Modifying Tables

 

Section 3 Statistical Charts and Graphs

    Identify chart types and elements

    Create and insert a chart

    Change a chart type

    Change the chart layout

        Hands-On Exercise 3: Creating Basic Charts

 

    Summary

    Key Terms

    Multiple Choice

    Practice Exercises

    Mid-Level Exercises

    Capstone Exercise

    Mini Cases

 

Chapter 6 — Presentation Customization: Customizing the Slideshow

 

Section 1 Working with Masters

    Modify Handouts

    Modify Notes Pages

    Modify Slide Master Fonts

    Modify a Title Slide Layout

    Modify Slide Layouts

    Save Masters

        Hands-on Exercise 1: Working with Masters

 

Section 2 Customizing Templates

    Modify a Color Scheme

    Create a Custom Template

    Apply Custom Animations

    Play Animations

        Hands-on Exercise 2: Customizing Templates

 

Section 3 Creating a Custom Show

    Create a Custom Show

    Display and Print a Custom Show

    Hide Slides

    Display Hidden Slides

    Print Hidden Slides

        Hands-on Exercise 3: Creating a Custom Show

 

    Summary

    Key Terms

    Multiple Choice

    Practice Exercises

    Mid-Level Exercises

    Capstone Exercise

    Mini Cases

 

Chapter 7 — Saving a Web Page and Adding Interactivity

 

Section 1: Hyperlinks and Action Buttons

    Insert and use hyperlinks

    Add Action buttons

    Use a trigger

        Hands-on Exercise 1: Using Hyperlinks and Action Buttons

 

Section 2 Save as a Web Page

    Save as a Web Page

    Previewing a Web Page

        Hands-on Exercise 2: Saving Web Pages

 

Section 3 Publish a Web Page

    Setting Web Page Options

        Hands-on Exercise 3: Publish a Web Page

 

    Summary

    Key Terms

    Multiple Choice

    Practice Exercises

    Mid-Level Exercises

    Capstone Exercise

    Mini Cases

 

Chapter 8 — Collaborating with Others

Section 1 Review a Presentation

    Add and edit comments 

    Show and hide markup 

    Print comments and ink markup

        Hands-on Exercise 1: Review a Presentation

 

Section 2 Prepare the Presentation for Distribution

    View and add document properties

    Inspect the presentation

    Set a pass word

    Restrict permissions

    Add a digital signature

    Check compatibility and mark as final

        Hands-on Exercise 2: Prepare a Presentation for Distribution

 

Section 3 Publish a Web Page

    Package a presentation

    Create a handout in Microsoft Office Word

    Understand other Publish options

        Hands-on Exercise 3: Package a Presentation

 

    Summary

    Key Terms

    Multiple Choice

    Practice Exercises

    Mid-Level Exercises

    Capstone Exercise

    Mini Cases

Product Details

ISBN:
9780132328470
Subtitle:
Comprehensive
Author:
Grauer, Robert
Author:
Grauer, Robert
Author:
Grauer, Robert T.
Author:
Barber, Maryann
Author:
Mulbery, Keith
Author:
Krebs, Cyndi
Author:
Krebs, Cynthia
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Subject:
Business Software - Powerpoint
Subject:
Presentation graphics software
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Exploring Series
Publication Date:
July 2007
Binding:
Spiral
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
630
Dimensions:
10.79x8.57x.87 in. 2.98 lbs.

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