Course outline for
Corel Presentations X3

Section 1: Presentation Basics

Lesson 1.1: Getting Started

Common Presentation Applications

Opening the Application

Understanding the Application

Getting Help

Closing the Application

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.2: Creating a Presentation

Creating a Blank Presentation

Entering Text in Standard View

Entering Text in Outline View

Editing Text

Deleting Text

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.3: Working With Files

Creating a Presentation from a Template

Saving a Presentation for the First Time

Saving a Presentation for the Second Time

Opening Presentations

Switching Between Open Presentations

Closing Presentations

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.4: Editing Tools, Part 1

Selecting Text and Items with the Mouse

Selecting Text and Items with the Keyboard

Selecting Items with a Menu

Using Undo and Redo

Using Cut, Copy, and Paste

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.5: Editing Tools, Part 2

Using Find and Replace

Using QuickCorrect

Checking Spelling and Grammar

Adding Words to the Dictionary

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.6: Viewing Tools

Changing Your View

Using Zoom

Showing and Hiding Toolbars

Changing Basic Options

Step-By-Step

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Section 1: Case Study

Section 1: Review Questions

Section 2: Working With Presentations

Lesson 2.1: Basic Presentations

Adding New Slides

Copying, Moving, and Deleting Slides

Changing the Slide Layout

Changing Slide Design

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.2: Designing a Presentation

Applying a Master to a Presentation

Switching Masters

Adding Animations

Adding Slide Transitions

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.3: Formatting Text

Changing the Font Type, Size, and Color

Applying Text Effects

Aligning Text

Using Styles

Indenting Paragraphs

Changing Spacing

Adding Bullets

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.4: Finishing Touches

Choosing an Output Format

Using Show on the Go

Adding Speaker Notes

Changing Orientation and Size

Printing Slides

Print Settings

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.5: Delivering Your Presentation

Hiding Slides

Showing Slides

Starting a Slide Show

Navigating Through a Slide Show

Stopping the Show

Step-By-Step

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Section 2: Case Study

Section 2: Review Questions

Section 3: Advanced Presentation Tasks

Lesson 3.1: Working With Images

Adding a Picture from a File

Adding a Picture from the Scrapbook

Moving and Resizing Pictures

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Pictures

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.2: Working with Data Charts

Creating the Chart

Changing Chart Colors and Titles

Moving, Resizing, and Deleting a Chart

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.3: Working with Organization Charts

Creating an Organization Chart

Adding a Field to an Organization Chart

Formatting an Organization Chart

Adding or Removing People

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.4: Working with Objects

Drawing a Text Box

Drawing Shapes

Formatting Objects

Adding Effects

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.5: Editing Objects

Rotating and Flipping Objects

Aligning Objects

Resizing Objects

Ordering Overlapping Objects

Moving or Deleting an Object

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.6: Master Slides and Layers

Creating a Master Slide

Working with the Background and Layout Layers

Creating a Footer

Adding Dynamic Elements

Step-By-Step

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Section 3: Case Study

Section 3: Review Questions

Index