ECDL - Module Six
Presentation
Overview
This module requires the candidate to demonstrate competence in using presentation tools on a computer. The candidate shall be able to accomplish tasks such as creating, formatting, modifying and preparing presentations using different slide layouts for display and printed distribution. He or she shall also be able to duplicate and move text, pictures, images and charts within the presentation and between presentations. The candidate shall demonstrate the ability to accomplish common operations with images, charts and drawn objects and to use various slide show effects.
Duration
1 day.
Course Content
Getting Started
First Steps with Presentations
- To open (start) PowerPoint using the Start Menu
- To close PowerPoint
- To open an existing presentation
- Tools to help you with opening files
- To open a recently used PowerPoint file
- To select (& open) a continuous block of files
- To select (& open) multiple files which are not in a continuous block
- To create a new presentation when starting the PowerPoint application
- To create a new presentation once PowerPoint is “up and running”
- To save a presentation
- To save a file to a diskette (floppy disk)
- To save a presentation using another name
- To save a file in a format other than PowerPoint format, such as RTF
- What is an RTF file?
- To save your file in a different PowerPoint version
- To save a file as a template
- To save a presentation as image formatted files
- To save an entire presentation in Web format
- To switch between open presentations
- What is ‘Today's Tip’?
- What is the Microsoft Office Assistant?
- To display the Office Assistant
- To hide the Office Assistant
- To use "What is this" Help
- The Help drop down menu
- Microsoft PowerPoint Help
- ‘What’s This’ Help
- Office on the Web
- Activate Product
- Detect and Repair
- About Microsoft PowerPoint
- Close a presentation
- To close a presentation
Adjust Settings
- To zoom a presentation using the Zoom icon
- To display or hide a toolbar
- Quick way of displaying/hiding toolbars
- To set preference options
Developing a Presentation
Presentation Views
- Normal View
- Slide Sorter View
- Slide Show View
- To change between presentation views
- To change between slide and outline view
Slides
- To add a new slide with a specific slide layout (using the New Slide icon)
- To apply a different slide layout to a slide
- To change the background colour of the selected slide (or for every slide within a presentation)
- To change the background colour of the multiple selected slides simultaneously
Using Design Templates
- To apply a design template
- To change to a different design template
Master Slide
- What are Slide Masters and Design Templates?
- To insert a picture into a master slide
- To insert an image (from a file) into a master slide
- To insert a drawn object into a master slide
- To remove a graphic from a master slide
- To add footer text to a presentation
- To add automated slide numbering and the date to a presentation
Text and Images
Text Input, Formatting
- To add text to a slide in Normal (standard) view
- To add text to a slide in Outline view
- To edit slide content
- To edit text on a notes page
- To change the font type used by selected text
- To change the font size used by selected text
- To format using Bold, italic or underlining
- To change text case
- To change the Font colour
- To add a shadowed effect to text
- To change paragraph alignment
- To centre text top and bottom
- To change line and paragraph spacing
- To add bullets using the toolbars
- To remove bullets
- To select a different bullet type
- To select a different numbering format
- To use the Undo command
- To use the Redo command
Pictures and Images
- EXTRA - Picture Selection Techniques
- To select a picture
- To select multiple pictures
- To select all pictures within a slide
- To 'cycle' round all pictures and select them one, by one
- To insert Clipart
- To import an image from a file
Duplicate, Move, Delete
- What is the Clipboard?
- The Copy command
- To copy text, graphics, or other items to the Clipboard
- To copy (or cut) multiple items to the Clipboard and Paste them into a presentation
- To paste data from the Clipboard
- To copy using “Drag and Drop”, without placing text in the Clipboard
- To copy and paste an image
- To copy an item from one slide to another within a presentation
- To copy an item from a slide in one presentation to a slide within a different presentation
- To copy a slide from one place to another within a presentation
- To copy a slide within one presentation to a slide within a different presentation
- The Cut command
- To cut selected items from a document
- To move text using “Drag and Drop”, without storing it on the Clipboard
- To cut (move) an item from one slide to another within a presentation
- To cut (move) an item from a slide in one presentation to a slide within a different presentation
- To resize an image, object or chart
- To delete selected text
- To delete a picture
Charts/Graphs and Drawn Objects
Using Charts/Graphs
- To create a column, bar or line chart
- To create a Pie chart
- To change the background colour of a chart
- To change the colour of a chart column, bar, line or pie slide
- To change the type of chart displayed
Organisation Charts
- To create a slide containing an organisational chart
- To enter information into an organisation chart box
- To move boxes within the chart
- To add chart boxes
- To remove chart boxes
Drawn Objects
- To display the drawing toolbar
- To draw a line
- To add a free drawn line
- To insert a line with an arrow on it
- To insert an arrow
- To insert a rectangle
- To insert a square
- To insert an oval
- To insert an circle
- To insert a Text Box
- To change an object’s background colour, line colour, line weight and line type
- To change the arrow start and end styles
- To add a shadow effect to an AutoShape
- To rotate an object
- To flip an object
- To align objects using the Draw menu
- To resize a drawn object or chart
- What is object ordering?
- To bring objects forwards or send them backwards
Duplicate, Move Delete
- To copy a chart (or drawn object) within a presentation
- To copy a chart (or drawn object) from a slide in one presentation to a slide within a second presentation
- To move a chart (or drawn object) within a presentation
- To move a chart (or drawn object) from a slide in one presentation to a slide within a second presentation
- To delete a chart (or drawn object)
Slide Show Effects
Preset Animation
- To add a preset animation effect
- To change a preset animation effect
Transitions
- What are slide show transitions?
- To add transitions to a slide show
- To change a transition effect
Prepare Output
Preparation
- To set the slide format
- To use the Spelling Checker
- To add notes to a slide presentation
- To set slide orientation and page size
- To move a slide within a presentation
- To copy a slide within a presentation
- To move a slide from one presentation to another presentation
- To copy a slide from one presentation to another presentation
- To delete a slide using the drop down menus
- To delete a slide using the Del key
- To delete multiple slides (in one action)
Printing
- To print your entire presentation
- To print just the current slide
- To print particular slides
- To print multiple copies
- To print a presentation to a file
- To print Handouts
- To print Notes or a Presentation Outline
Deliver a Presentation
- What is a Slide Show?
- To hide slides in a slide show
- To see which slides are formatted as hidden
- To display a hidden slide during a slide show
- To start a slide show (from the beginning)
- To start a slide show on a specific slide
- To display the slide show shortcuts
- To move to the next slide
- To move to a previous slide
- To return to the first slide
- To blank the screen to black
- To blank a screen to white
- To exit a screen show
- The slide show "right click menu"