Pitman Training Microsoft Powerpoint Proficient Certificate

Course Title: Pitman Training PowerPoint 2003 Proficient Certificate (PTPPCT)

Awarding Body: Pitman Training
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Intended Audience: Those who wish to learn this popular presentations program to Microsoft Office Specialist
(MOS) level.

Entry Requirements: Familiar with Windows Environment and basic keyboarding experience.


Exemptions: Exemptions are granted by modules based on previous Pitman Training Certification.

Course Details

Lesson One – Opening an existing PowerPoint presentation, different screen views, different PowerPoint objects, creating a presentation from a blank presentation, running an existing presentation as a slide show, saving and closing a presentation

Lesson Two – AutoContent Wizard, inserting pictures into a presentation, resize and reposition, applying a design template, applying a slide layout, using the Slide Master, deleting one slide and multiple slides, changing slide layout, changing bullet formatting, duplicating a slide, edit and formatting text.

Lesson Three – Inserting a footer into an existing presentation, modifying a footer using the slide master, repositioning slides in slide sorter view, inserting a media clip, applying background effects, using a picture as a background, inserting a slide from another presentation, using the spellcheck facility, using Format Painter, creating a folder when saving

Lesson Four – Modifying the Handout Master, preparing handouts, adding notes to a presentation, reviewing a presentation prior to printing, applying transition effects, rehearsing timings, applying animation schemes, applying custom animation, inserting a sound, find and replace

Lesson Five – Using a design template to start a new presentation, inserting slides from outline, working with outline text, creating a table in a presentation, customising a table format, creating charts, inserting a text box on a slide, modifying the slide sequence in outline view, inserting a hyperlink, inserting a movie, inserting a diagram

Lesson Six – Creating a template using the Slide Master, inserting ClipArt, exporting a presentation as an outline, inserting an Excel chart as an embedded object, inserting a Word table as a linked object, using WordArt

Lesson Seven – Setting up a review cycle, reviewing, accepting and rejecting changes, compare and merge, inserting a comment, saving a presentation in HTML format, publishing a presentation as a web page, setting up an online broadcast, embedding fonts, using Package for CD for remote delivery

Duration: 16-18 Hours flexi study

Cost: Contact us for more details

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