Free Training for PowerPoint 2007

Here are Four Free Training Resources for Learning How to Use PowerPoint 2007. The first one is an online course that will help you learn how to use the new Office 2007 Ribbon, do typical tasks to create a presentation, use the interactive galleries, and use the new XML file format. The second one is a tutorial article that helps you understand how to use the new user interface and find familiar features in PowerPoint 2007. The third one is a Powerpoint 2007 tutorial that shows you how to create and use the new presentation templates. The fourth a spreadsheet that maps all PowerPoint 2003 menu and toobar items to PowerPoint 2007's ribbon interface.


1) Free PowerPoint 2007 Online Course: Up to Speed with PowerPoint 2007

After completing this course you will be able to:

• Approach the new user interface with confidence and an understanding of how it works.
• Do the things you typically do to create and prepare a presentation.
• Use the new file format in PowerPoint in the way that's best for you.

This course includes:

• Three self-paced lessons and two practice sessions for hands-on experience. Practices require PowerPoint 2007.
• A short test at the end of each lesson; tests are not scored.
• A Quick Reference Card you can take away from the course.

PowerPoint 2007 Course Contents:

Get your Bearings: What's Changed and Why

• The Ribbon
• The tabs: Devoted to main tasks
• Display the galleries
• Use advanced options
• The Quick Access Toolbar
• Changing views
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Practice
• Test yourself

Get to Work in PowerPoint

• Start a new presentation
• Choose a theme
• Tailor the theme
• Add slides, pick layouts
• Insert a picture
• Insert a text box caption
• Insert an org chart
• Apply a simple animation
• Set up the show, check spelling, review
• Print, distribute, and set program options
• Practice
• Test yourself

A New File Format

• Benefits of the new format
• What the new file format looks like
• Opening a PowerPoint 2007 presentation in an earlier PowerPoint version
• Opening and saving existing presentations
• Saving in the old format
• Automatic upgrades in older presentations
• The Convert command for quick conversion
• Test yourself
• Feedback

Quick Reference Card


2) Reference: Locations of PowerPoint 2003 Commands in PowerPoint 2007

Learn about the elements of the new Microsoft Office Fluent user interface in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. This also shows you PowerPoint 2003 commands that perform the same tasks in PowerPoint 2007.

• Introducing the new interface
• Adding commands to the Quick Access Toolbar
• New locations of familiar commands

3) PowerPoint 2007: Get Started with New Templates

This tutorial presents some of the improvements in PowerPoint 2007, and specifically takes you through creating and using New Templates, SmartArt, New Layouts, and Charts.

Pages 2 and 3:

1. PowerPoint 2007: Get Started with New Templates
2. SmartArt, New Layouts and Charts, and More

4) PowerPoint 2007 Ribbon Mapping Workbook

This spreadsheet maps all of the menu and toolbar features and options in PowerPoint 2003 to the equivalent in PowerPoint 2007 for each of the following:

• File menu
• Edit menu
• View menu
• Insert menu
• Format menu
• Tools menu
• Slide Show menu
• Window menu
• Help menu
• Standard toolbar
• Formatting toolbar
• Picture toolbar
• Reviewing toolbar
• Web toolbar
• Organization Chart toolbar
• Slide Master View toolbar
• Diagram toolbar
• Drawing toolbar
• Tables and Borders toolbar
• 3-D Settings toolbar
• Print Preview toolbar
• WordArt toolbar
• Drawing Canvas toolbar
• Shadow Settings toolbar
• Control Toolbox toolbar
• Visual Basic toolbar
• Outlining toolbar
• Slide Sorter
• Handout Master View
• Grayscale View
• Ink Drawing and Writing
• Ink Annotations
• Rehearsal
• System
• Online Meeting