Course outline for
Upgrading To PowerPoint 2007

Section 1: Getting Started

Lesson 1.1: Starting Out

What's New in PowerPoint 2007?

Why Upgrade?

Our Favorite Features

Interface Overview

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.2: Saving your Files

Using File Formats

Exporting a File to PDF

Using File Properties

Using Auto Recover

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.3: Using Templates

Opening a Template

Using a Template

Downloading Templates

Creating a Template

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.4: Using Print Preview

Opening Print Preview

Using the Print Preview Toolbar

Using the Print What Option

Setting Print Options

Printing Your Presentation

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.5: Getting Help in PowerPoint

Using the Help Screen

About Online Help

About Offline Help

Step-By-Step

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Section 1: Case Study

Section 1: Review Questions

Section 2: The New Interface

Lesson 2.1: Using the Quick Access Toolbar

About the Default Buttons

Adding Buttons

Removing Buttons

Customizing the Toolbar

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.2: The Home Tab

Clipboard

Slides

Font

Paragraph

Drawing

Editing

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.3: The Insert Tab

Table

Illustrations

Links

Text

Media Clips

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.4: The Design Tab

Page Setup

Themes

Background

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.5: The Animations Tab

Preview

Animations

Transition to This Slide

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.6: The Slide Show Tab

Start Slide Show

Setup

Monitors

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.7: The Review Tab

Proofing

Comments

Protect

Step-By-Step

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Section 2: Case Study

Section 2: Review Questions

Section 3: Adding Tables and Charts

Lesson 3.1: Creating and Working with Tables

Inserting a Table

Drawing a Table

Using the Table Tools Tab

Working with Cells

Inserting an Excel Table

The Insert Excel Table Tabs

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.2: Formatting a Table

Setting Style Options

Setting Table Styles

Changing the Shade of a Fill

Applying Borders

Adding Effects

Drawing Borders

Adding and Formatting WordArt

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.3: Working with SmartArt

Creating SmartArt

SmartArt Tools

Resizing Diagrams

Inserting a SmartArt Graphic from a Slide

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.4: Customizing your Diagrams

Inserting a Symbol or Special Character

Adding and Editing Shapes

Changing Diagram Types and Design Schemes

Incorporating Text

Step-By-Step

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Section 3: Case Study

Section 3: Review Questions

Section 4: Advanced Topics

Lesson 4.1: Inspecting a Presentation

Launching the Document Inspector

Running the Document Inspector

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 4.2: Sharing your Presentations

Publishing Slides

Saving Slides to a Workspace

Faxing Slides

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 4.3: Working as a Team

Creating a Workspace

Inserting, Editing and Deleting Comments

Mark Presentations as Final

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 4.4: Introduction to Slide Masters

Types of Masters

Using the Slide Master Tab

Using the Notes Master Tab

Using the Handout Master Tab

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 4.5: COM Add-ins

What Is a COM Add-in?

Using the Trust Center

Using the Add-ins Tab

Opening the Add-in Manager

Step-By-Step

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Section 4: Case Study

Section 4: Review Questions

Index