Here are 2 more Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorials, one from Indiana University and one from digitizingyourpdd.info. Both are well written and will teach you how to use the many features of Powerpoint and how to create a great slide presentation, and then present the slides to others.
PowerPoint 2000 Basics Tutorial:www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2000_basics.html
This tutorial covers the following topics and features of Powerpoint:
- AutoLayout
- Page Setup for 35mm Slides
- Using Placeholders
- Identifying Toolbars
- Drawing
- Inserting New Slides
- Understanding Apply to All and Apply
- Applying Design Templates
- Setting Up Presentation Masters
- Headers & Footers
- Creating Custom Design Templates
- Altering Template Appearance
- Slide Color Scheme
- Background
- Navigating during Development
- Creating Bulleted Lists
- Bullet Styles
- Adding / Removing Bullets
- Working with Text
- Format Painter
- Increase / Decrease Font Size
- Word Wrap
- Drawing Objects
- Selecting
- Deleting
- Fill Colors
- Fill Effects
- Line Effects
- AutoShapes and WordArt
- Text Tool
- Rotating
- Layering
- Grouping and Ungrouping
- Using Images and Other Clip Art
- Sound, Video Clips and Photos
- Creating Hyperlinks
- Animating the Presentation
- Animated Layers or Slides
- Navigation during the Presentation
- Meeting Minder
- Speaker Notes
- Pausing the Presentation
- Hiding the Pen
- Animating Design Templates
Power Point 2000 Basics Tutorial:www.digitizingyourpdd.info/mspowerpoint.htm
This tutorial covers the following topics and features of Powerpoint:
- Using Placeholders
- Identifying Toolbars
- Inserting New Slides
- Understanding Apply to All and Apply
- Applying Design Templates
- Setting Up Presentation Masters
- Creating Custom Design Templates
- Altering Template Appearance
- Navigating During Development
- Creating Bulleted Lists
- Working With Text
- Drawing Objects
- Using Images and Other Clip Art
- Using Charts
- Creating Hyperlinks
- Animating the Presentation
- Using PowerPoint Tools
- Working in Outline View
- Using Notes Pages
- Using the Slide Sorter
- Using Transitions
- Printing the Presentation
- Giving an On Screen Presentation
- Combining Presentations
- Animating PowerPoint Design Templates
- Putting the Presentation on the Web