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Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Training Course
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Course Description: Microsoft PowerPoint 97 provides a complete set of tools for creating powerful presentations. You can easily organize and format your material and illustrate your points with your own images or with clip art. Virtual Training Company author Brian White shows you how to get the most out of this application. In this 6-hour tutorial, he explains the basics of PowerPoint, how to create and modify presentations, clip art and drawing tools, printing and packaging, and more. You can start to learn now by clicking one of the PowerPoint subjects below.
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Video Tutorials Included: 124
Free Video
Video Time
(minutes)
PowerPoint Basics
The PowerPoint Window
(3.43)
PowerPoint Views
(2.88)
Moving Between Slides
(2.23)
Opening
(3.18)
Switching Between Slide Shows
(1.4)
Saving & Exiting
(2.77)
Creating New Presentations
Intro to Creating Presentations
(1.13)
Using Auto Content Wizard
(2.38)
Pre-built Presentations
(1.03)
Blank Presentations
(1.17)
Presentation Designs
(1.7)
Adding & Deleting Slides
(1.93)
Modifying Presentations
Adding and Moving Text in Slide View
(3.38)
Changing Type Attributes 1
(2.37)
Changing Type Attributes 2
(2.78)
Title Masters vs. Slide Master
(3.68)
Adding Headers
(2.68)
Changing the Slide Master
(6.35)
Modifying Backgrounds
(3.35)
Patterned Backgrounds
(2.22)
Removing Background Elements
(1.42)
Saving Files
(1.48)
Changing Templates
(1.32)
Working with Text
The Outline View 3
Typing in Outline View 1.63
Importing Text 0.85
Cutting & Pasting 1.42
Promoting & Demoting 1 4.18
Promoting & Demoting 2 2.15
Promoting & Demoting 3 3.02
Moving Text in Outline view 3.33
Collapsing and Expanding Slides 1.43
Creating a Summary Slide 2.58
Reapplying the Master Slide 2.57
Line Spacing 3.22
Setting Tabs 2.53
Changing Bullets 2.98
Removing Bullets 1.72
Spell Checking 2.37
Style Checker 4.08
Working with Clip Art
Preparing the Slide 1.45
Inserting Clip Art 2.55
Moving and Sizing 2.43
Changing Colors 1.32
Selecting and Multiple Objects 3.02
Grouping and Resizing 2.85
Order of Objects 3.88
Nudge 1.2
Replacing Clip Art 0.98
Removing Embedded Information 2.05
The Picture Toolbar 4.28
The Crop Tool 3.05
Adjusting Contrast & Brightness 2.67
Importing Photographs 4.67
Adding Sound 1.67
Adding Movies 2.15
Downloading from Internet 2.73
Auto Clip Art 1.58
Searching for Clip Art 1.3
Review 5.23
Drawing Tools
The Drawing Toolbar 1.25
Rectangles and Ovals 2.68
Drawing Lines 1 1.72
Drawing Lines 2 2.23
Fills 1 2.8
Fills 2 2.23
Fills 3 1.68
Outlines 1.4
Adding Text 1.42
Word Art 3.85
Word Art Options 2.52
Adding Shadows 3.13
Strange Shadows 1.27
Auto Shapes - Scribble 1.8
Auto Shapes - Curve 1.35
Auto Shapes - Freeform 1.5
Auto Shapes - Connector Lines 2.43
Auto Shapes - Shapes 1 3.45
Auto Shapes - Shapes 2 2.1
Charts and Tables
Creating a Chart 2.13
Changing Type of Chart 1.87
Formatting the Chart area 2.48
Editing the Data Series 1.18
Formatting Individual areas 1 2.45
Formatting Individual areas 2 2.45
Inserting an Excel Chart 1.6
Inserting a Word Table 2.67
Inserting an Organization Chart 2.4
Editing an Organization Chart 1.95
Adding Links and Animation
Adding an Action Button 1 2.45
Adding an Action Button 2 0.93
Editing an Action Button 3 1.47
Adding Actions to PowerPoint Objects 1.43
Linking to the Internet 1.1
Custom Animation 1 4.63
Custom Animation 2 1.57
Custom Animation Charts 2.25
Custom Animation Toolbar 1.73
Running Presentations
Sorting your Slides 2.97
Slider Sorter options 1.62
Adding Transitions 1 1.42
Adding Transitions 2 2.55
Adding Effects 1.8
Rehearse Timings 3.08
Recording Sound 1.55
View on Different Computers 1.53
Custom Shows 2.43
Setting up the Show 2.72
Slide Show Options 1 2.68
Slide Show Options 2 1.57
Running the Show 1.27
Printing and Packaging
Preparing & Printing Speaker Notes 3.3
Preparing Slides for B&W Printing 1.73
Printing 2.37
Preparing for Remote Use of Presentation 3.8
Putting it all Together
Introduction 0.45
Building a Master 1 3.23
Building a Master 2 3.15
Adding Text in Outline View 3.43
Setting Slides 1 through 2 4
Adding a Chart 4.1
Adding Clip Art 4.93
Setting up the Slide Show 3.9
Running the Slide Show 1.17