Session Instructors:	Justin Robertson jroberts@bbl.usouthal.edu (251) 460-7045 Sally Murray smurray@jaguar1.usouthal.edu (251) 414-8210
Session Date/Time:	Wednesday, March 20 2002; Class: 9:00am; Lab 1:00pm
Session Description:	This class covers a variety of techniques for creating professional, memorable and striking PowerPoint presentations. Outline: PowerPoint outline: 1. Starting PowerPoint 2. Starting options:      a. AutoContent Wizard      b. Design Template      c. Blank Presentation      d. Open an existing presentation 3. View options      a. Normal      b. Outline      c. Slide      d. Notes Page      e. Slide Show 4. Format      a. Font      b. Alignment      c. Replace Fonts      d. Slide Layout      e. Color Scheme      f. Background           i. Standard backgrounds           ii. Custom backgrounds      g. Apply Design Template 5. Insert Command      a. New Slide/Duplicate Slide      b. Slide Number/Date & Time      c. Symbol      d. Comment      e. Picture           i. Clip art           ii. File           iii. Word Art           iv. Autoshapes           v. Drawing Tools      f. Text Box 6. Audio/Video 7. Charts 8. Slide Show      a. Action Buttons      b. Adding Links      c. Animation           i. Text/Pictures           ii. Settings (speed, type etc.)           iii. Sound Effects 9. Transitions      a. In Slide/Slide Sorter view      b. Transition type, speed      c. Apply to one or all      d. Random 10. Other      a. Inserting hyperlinks      b. Speaker Notes      c. Audio Video      d. Printing a presentation
Assignment:	Using these two blank templates, and the instructions included with each, students will create dynamic presentations employing various PowerPoint functions and features. Assignment 1 Assignment 2
Relevant Readings/ Handouts:	ADDITIONAL READINGS: Microsoft site - Articles on PowerPoint: http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/2000/ALpowerpoint.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/2000/tipspowerpoint.aspx ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: PowerPoint basics tutorial Hyperlinks in PowerPoint tutorial   Design gallery from Microsoft (download) http://dgl.microsoft.com/
Relevant Links:	ONLINE POWERPOINT TUTORIALS: University of Alberta (Canada) PowerPoint basics tutorial. http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy202/tutorial/PowerPoint/pptBasics/ pptBasics.htm Excellent overview of PowerPoint basics. Department of Computer Science at The University of Rhode Island PowerPoint tutorial: a good source for PowerPoint basics. http://einstein.cs.uri.edu/tutorials/csc101/powerpoint/ppt.html PowerPoint tutorial from Oregon State University: an effective overview. http://www.orst.edu/instruction/ed596/ppoint/pphome.htm PowerPoint tutorial from Boston College: detailed tutorial, from basics to advanced PowerPoint applications. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/tvp/ars/documentation/PP/PP.shtml Louisiana State University Power Point tutorial: Two separate tutorials, covering both basic to advanced applications. http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/CVoc/learn/introit/ppoint/ PowerPoint 97 tutorial from Lynchburg College: http://www.lynchburg.edu/public/docs/userguid/tutorial/ppt97/contents.html PowerPoint 98 tutorial from aceten.com http://www.actden.com/pp/ PowerPoint 2000 tutorial from Florida Gulf Coast University: http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt/ From Indiana University: http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2000_basics.html Another helpful PowerPoint 2000 tutorial. A commercially hosted list of PowerPoint tutorials: http://www.find.com.au/tutorials/default.asp?af=3&re=1&se=powerpoint Excellent list of PowerPoint tutorials covering both basic and advanced PowerPoint skills.

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