Skills for Success with PowerPoint 2013 Comprehensive

For use in the PowerPoint course

 

Skills for Success is the Microsoft Office 2013 textbook that recognizes how students learn today!

 

The Office Skills text that was designed with today's students—and the way today's students use an Office textbook—in mind.   

 

With Skills for Success , Microsoft Office 2013 is at your fingertips!

• With Office 2013, Microsoft is taking the office to the cloud.  You can now open and save your files from any computer without a USB flash drive.
• The Skills for Success series shows students how to get the most out of Office 2013 no matter what device they are using —a traditional desktop or tablet.
• Whether you are tapping and sliding with your finger or clicking and dragging with the mouse, Skills for Success shows you the way.

 

Teaching and Learning Experience

This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. Here’s how:

• Personalized Learning: MyITLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
• Designed for a New Generation of Learners: The Skills for Success series is specifically designed to enhance usability and fit the work style of today’s students.
• Support for Students and Instructors: Supplements enhance the learning process for students, while instructor resources are designed to make your life easier.

For use in the PowerPoint course

Skills for Success is the Microsoft Office 2013 textbook that recognizes how students learn today

The Office Skills text that was designed with today's students--and the way today's students use an Office textbook--in mind.

With Skills for Success , Microsoft Office 2013 is at your fingertips

• With Office 2013, Microsoft is taking the office to the cloud. You can now open and save your files from any computer without a USB flash drive.
• The Skills for Success series shows students how to get the most out of Office 2013 no matter what device they are using --a traditional desktop or tablet.
• Whether you are tapping and sliding with your finger or clicking and dragging with the mouse, Skills for Success shows you the way.

Teaching and Learning Experience

This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience--for you and your students. Here's how:

• Personalized Learning: MyITLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
• Designed for a New Generation of Learners: The Skills for Success series is specifically designed to enhance usability and fit the work style of today's students.
• Support for Students and Instructors: Supplements enhance the learning process for students, while instructor resources are designed to make your life easier.

Common Features of Office 2013 Skill 1 Start Office Applications Skill 2 Create Documents from Templates Skill 3 Type and Edit Text Skill 4 Save Files in New Folders Skill 5 Apply Themes and Format Text Skill 6 Preview and Print Documents Skill 7 Open and Save Student Data Files Skill 8 Edit and Format Spreadsheets Skill 9 Copy and Paste and Format Slides Skill 10 Format Access Reports Skill 11 Store Documents on SkyDrive Skill 12 Use Office Help Skill 13 Send Files as E-mail Attachments Skill 14 Optimize Office for Tablets Web App Project: Share SkyDrive Files and Folders Chapter 1 Getting Started with PowerPoint 2013 Skill 1 Open, view and Save Presentations Skill 2 Edit and Replace Text Skill 3 Format Slide Text Skill 4 Check Spelling and Use the Thesaurus Skill 5 Insert Slides and Modify Slide Layouts Skill 6 Insert and Format Pictures Skill 7 Organize Slides in Slide Sorter View Skill 8 Apply Slide Transitions and View Slide Shows Skill 9 Insert Headers and Footers and Print Handouts Skill 10 Add Notes Pages and Use Presenter View More Skills 11 Add Online Pictures More Skills 12 Print Presentations, Notes Pages and Custom Ranges More Skills 13 Move and Delete Slides in Normal View More Skills 14 Change Slide Size and Handout Orientation Chapter 2 Format Presentations Skill 1 Create New Presentations Skill 2 Change Presentation Design Themes and Variants Skill 3 Apply Font Colors and Effects Skill 4 Format Slide Backgrounds with Fill Skill 5 Add Pictures and Textures to Slide Backgrounds Skill 6 Format Text with WordArt Skill 7 Change Character Spacing and Font Color Skill 8 Modify Bulleted and Numbered Lists Skill 9 Move and Copy Text and Objects Skill 10 Use Format Painter and Clear All Formatting Commands More Skills 11 Edit Slide Masters More Skills 12 Save and Apply Presentation Templates More Skills 13 Create Slides from Microsoft Word Outlines More Skills 14 Design Presentations with Contrast Chapter 3 Add Graphics Skill 1 Insert Slides from Other Presentations Skill 2 Insert, Size, and Move Online Pictures Skill 3 Modify Picture Shapes, Borders, and Effects Skill 4 Insert, Size, and Move Shapes Skill 5 Add Text to Shapes and Insert Text Boxes Skill 6 Apply Gradient Fills and Group and Align Objects Skill 7 Convert Text to SmartArt Graphics and Add Shapes Skill 8 Modify Smart Art Layouts, Colors, and Styles Skill 9 Insert Video Files Skill 10 Apply Video Styles and Adjust Videos More Skills 11 Compress Pictures More Skills 12 Save Groups as Picture Files More Skills 13 Change Object Order More Skills 14 Insert a Screen Shot in a Presentation Chapter 4 Add Tables, Charts, and Animation Skill 1 Insert Tables Skill 2 Modify Table Layouts Skill 3 Apply Table Styles Skill 4 Insert Column Charts Skill 5 Edit and Format Charts Skill 6 Insert Pie Charts Skill 7 Apply Animation Effects and Change Duration Skill 8 Modify Animation Timings and Use Animation Painter Skill 9 Delay or Remove Animation Skill 10 Navigate Slide Shows More Skills 11 Save Presentations to CDs More Skills 12 Insert Hyperlinks in Presentations More Skills 13 Create Photo Albums More Skills 14 Add Images to Tables Web App Project: Create Presentations Using the PowerPoint Web App Chapter 5 Add Multimedia Objects to Presentations Skill 1 Trim Videos and Add Poster Frames Skill 2 Change Video Styles and Playback Options Skill 3 Insert Excel Spreadsheets Skill 4 Insert and Edit Excel Charts Skill 5 Link Files Skill 6 Add Action Settings to Shapes Skill 7 Create Slides with Timed Breaks Skill 8 Insert Sound Effects Skill 9 Create SmartArt Organization Charts Skill 10 Insert Watermarks More Skills 11 Record and Play Narrations More Skills 12 Record Slide Shows and Add Rehearsal Timings More Skills 13 Move Videos Behind Slide Objects More Skills 14 Insert Songs and Edit Sounds Chapter 6 Enhance Slide Content Skill 1 Use Research Task Pane Skill 2 Work with Translation and Language Tools Skill 3 Copy and Paste Between Programs Skill 4 Clear Formatting Skill 5 Adjust Line Spacing Skill 6 Change Text Direction and Text Case Skill 7 Replace Fonts and Manipulate Character Spacing Skill 8 Create Columns Skill 9 Duplicate Slides Skill 10 Manipulate Headers and Footers More Skills 11 Create Custom Slide Shows and Add Sections More Skills 12 Change and Reset Pictures More Skills 13 Equalize Character Height More Skills 14 Format Object Backgrounds Chapter 7 Customize Graphics and Draw Objects Skill 1 Create Custom Shapes Skill 2 Group, Merge and Export Shapes Skill 3 Use the Ruler to Apply Indents and Align Objects Skill 4 Animate Graphics Using Motion Paths Skill 5 Recolor and Customize Pictures Skill 6 Create and Link to Photo Albums Skill 7 Add Captions and Convert Text to SmartArt Skill 8 Draw and Modify Tables and Use the Color Matching Eyedropper Skill 9 Send PowerPoint Handouts to Word and Add Symbols Skill 10 Edit Notes and Handouts Masters More Skills 11 Save Slides as Image Files More Skills 12 Export Customized SmartArt as a Picture More Skills 13 Modify Chart Layouts More Skills 14 Manipulate Elements of a Chart Chapter 8 Create Custom Templates Skill 1 Create Custom Templates Skill 2 Customize Slide Layouts Skill 3 Organize Slide Masters and Layouts Skill 4 Customize Slide Master Elements Skill 5 Create Custom Layouts Skill 6 Add Custom Placeholders Skill 7 Work with Multiple Slide Masters Skill 8 Use Templates to Create New Presentations Skill 9 Insert Slides from Multiple Masters Skill 10 Manage Slide Objects with the Selection Pane More Skills 11 Create Quiz Shows from Templates More Skills 12 Apply Animations to Text Strings and Create an Animation Scheme More Skills 13 Manage Multiple Transitions More Skills 14 Customize Presentation Options and Views Chapter 9 Create Accessible Presentations and Write Macros Skill 1 Make Presentations More Accessible Skill 2 Prepare Presentations for Kiosks and Save as Slide Shows Skill 3 Prepare Presentations for Sharing Skill 4 Display the Developer Tab and Add ActiveX Controls Skill 5 Create and Debug Macros Skill 6 Write and Test VBA Statements Skill 7 Add and Edit Comments Skill 8 Import Slides from Other File Formats and Check Compatibility Skill 9 Check Accessibility Skill 10 Set Passwords and Mark as Final More Skills 11 Save Presentations as PDF Files More Skills 12 Create Videos from Presentations More Skills 13 View Multiple Presentations More Skills 14 Embed Fonts in Presentations Chapter 10 Finalize Presentations Skill 1 Compare Presentations and Manage Comments Skill 2 Collaborate on Presentations Skill 3 Collect Information Using the Clipboard Pane Skill 4 Paste from Web Pages Skill 5 Create Citations in Word Skill 6 Cite Sources on a Bibliography Slide Skill 7 Reorder and Hide Slides Skill 8 Animate Chart Elements Skill 9 Mark Up Slides During Presentations and Use the Laser Pointer Skill 10 Change the Presentation Resolution More Skills 11 Download and Run PowerPoint Viewer More Skills 12 Present Online More Skills 13 Use Presenter View More Skills 14 Use Slide Zoom