GO! with PowerPoint 2007 Comprehensive

Shelley Gaskin, Series Editor for the GO! Series, is a professor of business and computer technology at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She holds a master's degree in business education from Northern Illinois University and a doctorate in adult and community education from Ball State University. Dr. Gaskin has 15 years of experience in the computer industry with several Fortune 500 companies and has developed and written training materials for custom systems applications in both the public and private sector. She is also the author of books on Microsoft Outlook and word processing.

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

 

Project 1A Advertising Presentation

 

Objective 1: Open, View, and Save a Presentation with Footers

            Activity 1.1        Starting PowerPoint and Opening a Presentation

            Activity 1.2        Accessing the Various Presentation Views

            Activity 1.3        Displaying ScreenTips

            Activity 1.4        Adding Footers to Slides

            Activity 1.5        Creating a Folder and Saving a File

 Objective 2: Edit a Presentation in Normal View Using the Outline Tab

            Activity 1.6        Promoting and Demoting Slide Text Using Outline View

            Activity 1.7        Moving and Deleting Slides in Outline View

            Activity 1.8        Spell Checking a Presentation

            Activity 1.9        Editing Text Using the Thesaurus

 Objective 3: Edit a Presentation in Normal View Using the Slides Tab

            Activity 1.10      Editing Slide Text Using Slides View

            Activity 1.11      Moving Slides Using Slides View

 Objective 4: Use Slide Sorter View

            Activity 1.12      Moving Slides in Slide Sorter View

Objective 5: View a Slide Show

            Activity 1.13      Viewing a Slide Show

            Activity 1.14      Closing a Slide Show and Exiting PowerPoint

 

Project 1B Packages

 

Objective 6: Add Speaker Notes to a Presentation

            Activity 1.15      Adding Speaker Notes to a Presentation

Objective 7: Add Headers and Footers to Notes Pages

            Activity 1.16      Adding Headers and Footers to Notes Pages

            Activity 1.17      Previewing Headers and Footers on Notes Pages

 Objective 8: Preview and Print Slides and Notes Pages

            Activity 1.18      Previewing and Printing Slides

            Activity 1.19      Printing Notes Pages

 Objective 9: Use Microsoft PowerPoint Help

            Activity 1.20      Accessing PowerPoint Help


Chapter 2: Creating a Presentation with PowerPoint 2007

 

Project 2A Organization

 

Objective 1: Create a New Presentation

            Activity 2.1        Creating a New Presentation

            Activity 2.2        Inserting Text in the Title Slide

            Activity 2.3        Inserting New Slides

 Objective 2: Modify Slide Text and Format Fonts

            Activity 2.4        Editing Slide Text

            Activity 2.5        Editing Fonts Using the Ribbon

            Activity 2.6        Editing Fonts Using the Font Dialog Box

            Activity 2.7        Editing Fonts Using the Mini Toolbar

            Activity 2.8        Applying a Custom Font Color

            Activity 2.9        Applying Other Formatting Styles to Text

            Activity 2.10      Applying Formatting Techniques Using Format Painter

            Activity 2.11      Applying Formatting Techniques to Multiple Instances of Text

 Objective 3: Move and Copy Text

            Activity 2.12      Moving Text Using Drag and Drop

            Activity 2.13      Copying Text Using Drag and Drop

            Activity 2.14      Copying and Pasting Text Using the Clipboard

            Activity 2.15      Moving Text Using the Clipboard

 

Project 2B Marketing

 

Objective 4: Create a Presentation Using a Design Theme

            Activity 2.16      Creating a Presentation Using a Design Theme

Objective 5: Modify a Design Theme

            Activity 2.17      Modifying Theme Colors

            Activity 2.18      Modifying Theme Fonts

 Objective 6: Modify Slide Backgrounds

            Activity 2.19      Modifying the Background Style using the Background Styles

            Activity 2.20      Modifying the Background Using the Format Background Dialog Box

            Activity 2.21      Modifying the Background of a Single Slide Using the Format Background Dialog Box

Objective 7: Modify Slide Format

            Activity 2.22      Formatting the Content and Design of Individual Slides

            Activity 2.23      Modifying Slide Content Using the Undo and Redo Buttons


Chapter 3: Formatting a Presentation

 

Project 3A Garden Design Seminar

 

Objective 1: Format Slide Text

            Activity 3.1        Editing Text and Changing Text Case

            Activity 3.2        Changing the Direction of the Placeholder

            Activity 3.3        Changing Character Spacing

            Activity 3.4        Changing Line Spacing and Text Alignment

            Activity 3.5        Editing Text Using Select All

            Activity 3.6        Editing Text Using Find and Replace

 Objective 2: Create a Customized Color Theme

            Activity 3.7        Creating New Theme Colors

            Activity 3.8        Saving a Custom Theme

 Objective 3: Insert an Image Using Clip Art

            Activity 3.9        Inserting Clip Art

 Objective 4: Size and Move an Image

            Activity 3.10      Sizing and Moving a Graphic Object

 

Project 3B Landscape Plants Presentation

 

Objective 5: Format Bullets and Numbering

            Activity 3.11      Modifying the Style, Size, and Color of Bullets

            Activity 3.12      Inserting Picture Bullets

            Activity 3.13      Removing Bullets

            Activity 3.14      Numbering a List

Objective 6: Insert an Image from a File

            Activity 3.15      Inserting an Image as a Background

            Activity 3.16      Customizing the Background Using Texture Fill

Objective 7: Insert and Customize an Image from a File

            Activity 3.17      Inserting and Customizing an Image from a File

Objective 8: Modify Slide Master Elements

            Activity 3.18      Modifying Elements on the Slide Master

            Activity 3.19      Inserting Footers into a Customized Layout

 

Chapter 4 Enhancing a Presentation with Graphic Elements

 

Project 4A DeLong Grant Law Partners


Objective 1: Insert and Format Shapes

         Activity 4.1        Inserting Shapes

            Activity 4.2        Formatting Shapes

            Activity 4.3        Inserting and Formatting Lines

            Activity 4.4        Using the Format Tab to Modify Text

 Objective 2: Insert Text into Shapes

            Activity 4.5        Adding Text to Shapes

 

Project 4B Entertainment Law Basics



 

Objective 3: Insert and Format SmartArt

            Activity 4.6        Converting Bulleted Lists to SmartArt Graphics

            Activity 4.7        Inserting Text into SmartArt Graphics

            Activity 4.8        Formatting SmartArt Graphics

            Activity 4.9        Inserting Pictures into SmartArt Graphics

 Objective 4: Insert and Format WordArt

         Activity 4.10      Inserting WordArt into Slides

            Activity 4.11      Applying WordArt to Selected Text and formatting WordArt

            Activity 4.12      Applying Text Effects

            Activity 4.13      Formatting Notes with WordArt

 

Chapter 5: Advanced Graphic Techniques and Inserting Sound

 

Project 5A Cross Oceans Music

 

Objective 1: Change the Brightness and Contrast of a Picture

            Activity 5.1        Changing the Brightness of a Picture

            Activity 5.2        Changing the Contrast of a Picture

Objective 2: Add a Border to a Picture

            Activity 5.3        Adding a Border to a Picture

Objective 3: Change the Shape of a Picture

            Activity 5.4        Changing the Shape of a Picture

Objective 4: Enhance a Presentation with Sound

            Activity 5.5        Adding an Embedded Sound to a Presentation

            Activity 5.6        Applying Custom Animation to a Presentation

 

Project 5B Jazz Album

 

Objective 5: Create a Photo Album

            Activity 5.7        Creating a Photo Album

Objective 6: Edit a Photo Album and Add a Caption

            Activity 5.8        Editing a Photo Album and Adding a Caption

Objective 7: Crop a Picture

            Activity 5.9        Cropping a Picture


Chapter 6: Delivering a Presentation

 

Project 6A Penn Liberty Motors

 

Objective 1: Apply and Modify Slide Transitions

            Activity 6.1        Applying Slide Transitions

            Activity 6.2        Modifying Slide Transitions

            Activity 6.3        Advancing Slides Automatically

 Objective 2: Apply Custom Animation Effects

            Activity 6.4        Adding Entrance Effects

            Activity 6.5        Adding Emphasis Effects

            Activity 6.6        Adding Exit Effects

            Activity 6.7        Adding Motion Paths

 Objective 3: Modify Animation Effects

            Activity 6.8        Modifying Animation Effects

            Activity 6.9        Setting Effect Options

 

Project 6B Penn Liberty Motors Advertisement

 

Objective 4: Insert Hyperlinks

            Activity 6.10      Inserting a Hyperlink to a Web Page

            Activity 6.11      Inserting a Hyperlink to a Slide in Another Presentation

            Activity 6.12      Inserting a Hyperlink to an E-Mail Address

            Activity 6.13      Inserting a Hyperlink to a New File

            Activity 6.14      Creating an Action Button

Objective 5: Create Custom Slide Shows

            Activity 6.15      Creating a Basic Custom Slide Show

            Activity 6.16      Creating a Hyperlinked Custom Slide Show

Objective 6: Present and View a Slide Presentation

            Activity 6.17      Hiding a Slide

            Activity 6.18      Using the Onscreen Navigation Tools

            Activity 6.19      Using the Annotation Tool

            Activity 6.20      Creating a Self-Running Presentation

 


Chapter 7 Presentations Using Charts and Graphs

 

Project 7A Project 7A Graduate Statistics

 

Objective 1 Create and Modify Line Charts

            Activity 7.1 Creating Line Charts

Objective 2: Create and Modify Column Charts

            Activity 7.2 Modifying Line Charts

            Activity 7.3 Creating Column Charts

            Activity 7.4 Modifying Column Charts

 

Project 7B Pennsylvania Demographics

 

Objective 3: Create and Modify Pie Chart

            Activity 7.5 Creating Pie Charts

            Activity 7.6 Modifying Pie Charts

Objective 4: Create and Apply a Chart Template

            Activity 7.7 Creating a Chart Template

            Activity 7.8 Applying a Chart Template

Objective 5: Apply Animation to a Chart

            Activity 7.9 Applying Animation to a Chart

 

Chapter 8: Presentations Using Tables and Publishing Presentations

 

Project 8A Job Fair Database

 

Objective 1: Add a Table to a Presentation

            Activity 8.1 Creating a Table in PowerPoint

            Activity 8.2 Copying a Table from Microsoft Word 2007

            Activity 8.3 Copying a Table from Microsoft Excel 2007

Objective 2: Add or Delete Table Rows, Columns, or Cells

            Activity 8.4 Adding and Deleting Table Rows 

            Activity 8.5 Adding and Deleting Table Columns 

            Activity 8.6 Merging and Splitting Table Cells

Objective 3: Move and Size a Table

            Activity 8.7 Moving a Table

            Activity 8.8 Sizing a Table

Objective 4: Modify a Table

            Activity 8.9 Modifying a Table

 

Project 8B Job Fair Interviews

 

Objective 5: Insert Outline Text from Another Program into a PowerPoint Presentation

            Activity 8.10 Inserting Outline Text from Another Program into a PowerPoint Presentation

            Activity 8.11 Publishing a PowerPoint Presentation as a Web Page

 Objective 7: Copy a Presentation CD, a Network, or a Local Drive

            Activity 8.12 Copying a Presentation using Package for CD