Learning Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

Learning Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 is suitable for use on Windows systems.

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Summary of the Chapters

A presentation for the Wattle Valley Animal Park is progressively developed throughout the chapters.

Chapter 1: Getting Started With PowerPoint

This chapter introduces:

• the components of the PowerPoint screen.
• creating a title slide.
• creating a title and content slide.
• formatting text.
• adding backgrounds.

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Chapter 2: Using Graphics in Slides

This chapter introduces the use of clip art, photos and drawing tools to enhance a slides appearance: It includes:

• creating a title and 2 content slide.
• inserting clip art images.
• using shapes tools.
• shape fills, outlines and effects.
• inserting photos into a slide.

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Chapter 3: Using Transitions

This chapter demonstrates how to insert transitions between slides. It includes:

• applying a transition to one slide.
• using slide sorter view.
• applying transitions to multiple slides.

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Chapter 4: Animation Effects

This chapter demonstrates how to add animations to objects within a slide. It includes:

• animating text frames.
• animating images.
• entrance, enhance and exit effects.
• different types of animation effects.
• removing animation effects
• adjusting the animation order
• using preset animations.

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Chapter 5: Adding Movie clips to slides

This chapter demonstrates how to insert movie clips into slides. It includes:

• creating a title and 2 content slide.
• inserting a movie clip that runs when clicked on.
• formatting the movie clip frame.
• adding a message to the movie clip.

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Chapter 6: Adding Diagrams to Slides

This chapter demonstrates how to use SmartArt tools to insert diagrams into slides.
It includes:

• creating a title and content slide.
• inserting a SmartArt diagram.
• entering text into the diagram.
• adding new levels.
• removing boxes .
• formatting the diagram.
• changing the diagram layout.

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Chapter 7: Formatting and Aligning Slide Content

This chapter demonstrates how to insert multiple photos into slides. It involves:

• inserting a title only slide.
• inserting photos.
• formatting photos.
• using the format painter tool to copy formats to other photos.
• aligning tops and left edges of objects.

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Chapter 8: Inserting Tables in Slides

This chapter demonstrates how to insert tables into slides to display data more efficiently. It involves:

• inserting a title and content slide.
• inserting a table into the slide.
• entering text into the table
• formatting the table.
• adjusting row heights and column widths.
• inserting and deleting cells.
• adjusting borders and shading.

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Chapter 9: Inserting Charts into Slides

This chapter demonstrates how to insert charts to display information in a graphical form. It includes:

• inserting a title and content slide.
• inserting a chart into the slide.
• entering the chart data.
• formatting columns, axes and walls.
• looking at different types of charts.
• animating charts.

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Chapter 10: Action Buttons

This chapter demonstrates how to insert buttons into slides and set them to carry out commands. It includes:

• inserting preset shape buttons.
• inserting shapes and setting them to be buttons.
• setting text as a button (hyperlinks).
• adding sounds to buttons.
• setting buttons to open other presentations.

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Chapter 11: Text Formatting

This chapter demonstrates how to use the more advanced text formatting features of PowerPoint. It includes:

• creating sub-points.
• formatting bullets.
• turning bullets off.
• paragraph spacing.
• bullet spacing.
• spell checking.
• the format painter tool.

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Chapter 12: Self-Running Shows

This chapter demonstrates how to create shows that run continuously and create custom shows. It includes:

• rehearsing the timing of slides.
• setting the slide show to continuous.
• hiding slides
• adding a narrative to the presentation
• creating custom shows.

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Chapter 13: Delivering Presentations

This chapter demonstrates the tools used to deliver a presentation. It includes:

• using screen tools including pen types.
• creating speaker notes.
• using the notes master view
• creating handout notes.
• using handout master view.
• sending slides to a word processor.

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Chapter 14: Slide Masters

This chapter introduces the use of slide masters to carry out global tasks on the entire presentation. It includes:

• using slide master view.
• modifying the format of text in all slides.
• adding a image to all slides.
• adding footer items.
• applying slide masters to slides.
• using layout slide masters.

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Chapter 15: Useful Features

This chapter provides some useful tools that students might like to use when creating presentations. It includes:

• using the help features.
• adding a music sound track to a presentation.
• adding an automatically running movie clip to the first slide.

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