PowerPoint 2007 Advanced Study Guide

1-4239-1828-2 © 2008 Publish date: March 31, 2007 160 pages

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Course ID: powerpoint-2007-adv-sg

Once you've mastered the basics of using PowerPoint 2007 for creating professional presentations, move up to the next level and choose the second in our series of computer training books covering this program. The PowerPoint 2007 Advanced study guide builds on the skills and techniques you learned in the basic course and will prepare you for the PowerPoint 2007 exam #70-603.

Not only is this a Microsoft-approved course for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist program, the PowerPoint 2007 Advanced courseware has also achieved a 4.9 out of 5.0 rating from ProCert Labs for overall quality. You'll learn the more complex features and techniques using a high-quality format that is designed for self-paced studies. Course activities reinforce your learning and give you the hands-on practice you need for confidence and experience.

You will learn about using the Quick Access Toolbar for customizing PowerPoint by, creating macros, applying themes and templates, and working with SmartArt graphics and tables. Other topics include adding interactive and multimedia content to your slides, presentation distribution options such as PDF and HTML, and integrating PowerPoint with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Use the Microsoft PowerPoint training courseware to prepare for your certification exam or for improving your existing skills. Because the 2007 edition of Microsoft Office programs have changed dramatically, even seasoned users will benefit from a course such as this one.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be comfortable customizing the Quick Access toolbar, working with custom design themes and templates, working with slide masters, modifying graphics, adding media clips and animations, and creating photo albums. You will know how to format IGX Graphics, customize and format tables, add interactive content, and create customized slide shows.

Other topics include using comments, sharing and preparing presentations, publishing presentations as a web page, creating presentations from Word outlines, embedding and linking content from Word or Excel files, and hyperlinking slides to additional Word or Excel content.

Course Contents

Unit 1 covers custom presentation options

• Working with application settings
• Using custom themes
• Using custom templates
• Advanced slide master techniques

Unit 2 covers graphic and multimedia content

• Modifying clip art
• Working with media clips
• Using animations
• Working with photo albums

Unit 3 goes over customizing SmartArt graphics and tables

• How to customize SmartArt graphics
• How to customize tables

Unit 4 covers action buttons and custom slide shows

• Working with interactive elements
• Customizing slide shows

Unit 5 goes over presentation distribution

• Adding comments
• Finishing your presentation
• Distributing your presentation
• Publishing your presentation as a Web page

Unit 6 covers integrating Microsoft Office files

• Building slides from a MS Word outline
• Embedding and linking content
• Working with hyperlinked documents