Course Objectives: Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint 2003

Compare your skills and experiences to these objectives to see if this course would be appropriate for you to take.

• Link Microsoft Excel worksheet entries to a PowerPoint presentation.
• Embed Microsoft Excel worksheet entries in a PowerPoint presentation.
• Embed Microsoft Word text in a PowerPoint presentation.
• Plot a PowerPoint chart.
• Modify the components of a PowerPoint chart.
• Set up and reformat an organization chart.
• Create an artistic text block.
• Use the Formatting toolbar to enhance text.
• Use the Format Painter to copy text attributes.
• Stack and group AutoShapes.
• Create a three-dimensional AutoShape.
• Manually branch to a specific slide in a slide show.
• Add animation effects and timings to slides.
• Import a Microsoft Word outline into PowerPoint.
• Apply a custom background to slides.*
• Find and replace specific text in a presentation.
• Preview and save a presentation as a Web page.*
• Copy slides from one presentation to another.*

*These topics will be covered in classes only if time allows.

Microsoft offers certification in this subject, and depending on your position and duties, you may be eligible for reimbursement for the certification exam fee (currently around $75). View the exam objectives.