Free PowerPoint 2003 Training Manual

Here is Mousetraining.co.uk’s freely available PowerPoint 2003 Training Manual. This excellent PowerPoint training guide is 195 pages in length and is downloadable in zip format (ZIP file is 2.1mb, resulting DOC file is 5.6mb after unzip). This training manual teaches you all of the features of PowerPoint that you need to know so you can make and present great slide presentations. Features and tasks covered range from wizards to help you with the content and look and feel of your presentation to animation tools to create moving images. The free PowerPoint training manual is divided into sections, as described below. For step-by-step instructions for each PowerPoint command, look for the hand icon. The Toolbar Appendices list the toolbars discussed within the manual along with a breakdown of their functions and shortcut keys.


Contents of PowerPoint 2003 Training Manual:

Section 1:
The Basics
What is PowerPoint?
Launching PowerPoint
The PowerPoint Screen
Using Help

Section 2:
Creating a Presentation
Creating presentations
Adding New Slides
Changing the Slide Layout
Comments
Adding Free Form Text
Saving a Presentation

Section 3:
Formatting a Presentation
Selecting Placeholders and Text
Formatting Text
Formatting Backgrounds
Formatting Numbered and Bulleted Lists
Master Slides
The Format Painter
Changing Case
Smart Tags

Section 4:
PowerPoint Views
Different ways to view slides
The Normal (Tri Pane) View
Slide Sorter View
Slide Show View
View in Black and White
Print Preview

Section 5:
Working with Outline View
Using Outline View to enter Text
The Outline Tab
Creating slides in Outline View
The Outlining Toolbar
Expand or collapse text
Importing text stored in other formats
Creating a Summary Slide

Section 6:
Working with Slide Sorter View
Using Slide Sorter view
Moving & Copying slides within the same presentation
Moving and Copying Between Presentations

Section 7:
Drawing
Selecting Objects
Formatting objects using the menu
Formatting objects using the toolbar
Resizing, Moving, and Copying Objects
Working with Guides and the Visible Grid
Aligning and Distributing Objects
Rotating/ Flipping Objects
Ordering (Stacking) objects
Grouping Objects
Inserting text within an object
Formatting Object Text

Section 8:
Working with Clip Art
Resizing and Moving Objects
Moving Clip Art
Re-Colouring Clip Art
The Picture Toolbar
Ungrouping Clip Art
Cropping Clip Art
Using Image Settings

Section 9:
Tables
Working with Tables
Adding New Columns and Rows
Resizing columns and rows
Resizing the entire table
Deleting Columns and Rows
Formatting Tables

Section 10:
Charts
Inserting a Chart
Editing a Chart
Editing the Datasheet
Adding Chart Items
Changing Chart Type
Formatting chart elements

Section 11:
Organization Charts
Inserting an Organization Chart
Formatting the Organization Chart
Formatting Boxes and Lines
Changing Organization Chart Layout

Section 12:
Slide Masters and Templates
Templates
Master Slides
The Title Master
Slide Colour Scheme
Slide Background
Headers and Footers

Section 13:
Transition and Animation Effects
Animation Effects
Slide Transitions
Animating Text
Preset Animation Schemes
Animating Objects

Section 14:
Organising and Delivering Presentations
Running A Slide Show
Slide Timings
Custom Shows
Branching
Summary Slides

Toolbars Appendix:
Standard Toolbar
Formatting Toolbar
Drawing Toolbar
Picture Toolbar

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