Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003: Level 1

Course number: 084870
Software: Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2003

In the past, you have used paper-based overhead systems to give presentations. Now, you want to upgrade those presentations to an electronic format. You can use Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003 to give electronic presentations.

Course Objective: You will create effective basic Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003 presentations for delivery in front of an audience.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify basic Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2003 presentations. This course is also intended for students who wish to pursue their Microsoft Office Specialist certification in PowerPoint 2003.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take one of the following Element K courses or have equivalent knowledge:

• Windows XP: Introduction

• Windows XP Professional: Levels 1 and 2

• Windows 2000: Introduction

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist) skill sets. The Office Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsofts business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification.

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components:

• A 233 MHz Pentium-class processor if you use Windows XP Professional as your operating system. 300 MHz is recommended.
• A 133 MHz Pentium-class processor if you use Windows 2000 Professional as your operating system.
• 128 MB of RAM.
• A 5 GB hard disk or larger if you use Windows XP Professional as your operating system. You should have at least 600 MB of free hard disk space available for the Office installation.
• A 3 GB hard disk or larger if you use Windows 2000 Professional as your operating system. You should have at least 600 MB of free hard disk space available for the Office installation.
• A floppy disk drive.
• A mouse or other pointing device.
• An 800 x 600 resolution monitor.
• Network cards and cabling for local network access.
• Internet access (see your local network administrator).
• A printer (optional).
• A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• manipulate an existing PowerPoint presentation.
• begin creating a presentation.
• format text slides.
• add tables to a presentation.
• chart data in a presentation.
• modify objects on slides.
• add images to a presentation.
• prepare to deliver a presentation.