Microsoft Certified Application Specialist:
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007


Selected courseware addresses Microsoft Certified Application Specialist skills for Microsoft Office.
The following indicate where PowerPoint 2007 skills are covered. For example, in "Create presentations from
templates, "1" indicates course level, 2-A indicates the lesson and topic  applicable to that skill and
2-1 indicates the lesson and activity number.

1. Creating and Formatting Presentations
Objective        Level        Topic(s)        Activity(s)
1.1        Create new presentations                        
1.1.1        Create presentations from blank presentations        1        2-A        
1.1.2        Create presentations from templates        1        2-A        2-1
1.1.3        Create presentations from existing presentations        1        2-A        2-3
1.1.4        Create presentations from Microsoft Office Word 2007 outlines        1        2-A        2-2
1.2        Customize slide masters                        
1.2.1        Apply themes to slide masters        2        2-C        2-4
1.2.2        Format slide master backgrounds                        
        Add background graphics to slide masters        2        2-A        2-2
        Apply Quick Styles to backgrounds        2        2-C        2-4
        Change font theme        2        2-C        2-4
1.3        Add elements to slide masters                        
        Add slide numbers        2        2-D        2-5
        Add footers        2        2-D        2-5
        Add headers        2        2-D        2-7
        Add placeholders        2        2-B        2-3
        Add graphic elements        2        2-A        2-1
        Add date and time        2        2-D        2-5
        Set date and time to update automatically        2        2-D        2-5
1.4        Create and change presentation elements                        
1.4.1        Change presentation orientation        1        8-E        8-6
1.4.2        Add, change, and remove transitions between slides at the presentation level         1        8-B        8-3
1.4.3        Set slide size        1        8-E        8-6
1.5        Arrange slides                        
        Insert or delete slides        1        2-C        2-5
        Use the slide sorter to organize slides         1        2-D        2-6
        Arrange slides by cutting, pasting, and dragging in normal view        1        2-D        2-6
2. Creating and Formatting Slide Content
Objective        Level        Topic(s)        Activity(s)
2.1        Insert and format text boxes                        
2.1.1        Insert and remove text boxes        1        1-D        1-4
2.1.2        Size text boxes        1        1-D        1-4, 5-1
2.1.3        Format text boxes                        
        Select fill        1        3-C        3-4
        Select border        1        3-C        3-4
        Select effects        1        3-C        3-4
2.1.4        Select text orientation and alignment                        
        Set text direction        1        3-B        3-3
        Set text alignment        1        3-B        3-3
2.1.5        Set margins        1        3-B        3-3
2.1.6        Create columns in text boxes        1        3-B        3-3
2.2        Manipulate text                        
2.2.1        Cut, copy, and paste text                        
        Move text using drag and drop        1        2-B        2-4
        Copy and paste text        1        2-B        2-4
        Cut and paste text        1        2-B        2-4
        Cut and paste special        1        2-B        2-4
2.2.2        Apply Quick Styles from the Style Gallery        1        2-E, 3-A        3-1
2.2.3        Format font attributes                        
        Change text size        1        3-A        3-2
        Change text font        1        3-A        3-1
        Change text color        1        3-A        3-1
        Apply text such as bold, italic, underline, and shadow        1        3-A        3-1
2.2.4        Use the Format Painter to format text         1        3-A        3-1
2.2.5        Create and format bulleted and numbered lists                         
        Add bullets        1        3-B        3-3
        Add numbered lists        1        3-B        3-3
        Format bullets        1        3-B        3-3
        Format numbered lists        1        3-B        3-3
        Promote and demote bullets and numbering        1        3-B        3-3
2.2.6        Format paragraphs                        
        Align text        1        3-B        3-3
        Change line spacing        1        3-B        3-3
        Change indentation        1        3-B        3-3
2.2.7        Insert and modify WordArt                        
        Create and format WordArt        1        4-C        4-3
        Apply Quick Styles to WordArt        1        4-C        
        Change WordArt shape        1        4-C        
2.3        Add and link existing content to presentations                        
2.3.1        Reuse slides from an existing presentation                        
        Apply current slide masters to content        1        2-C        
2.3.2        Copy elements from one slide to another                        
        Copy elements within presentations        1        2-B        2-4
        Copy elements between presentations        1        2-B        5-1
2.3.3        Insert hyperlinks        2        5-A        5-2, 5-3
2.3.4        Insert media clips                        
        Movies        2        4-A        4-1
        Sounds        2        4-A        4-1
2.4        Apply, customize, modify, and remove animations                        
2.4.1        Apply built-in animations        1        8-C        8-4
2.4.2        Modify animations                        
        Remove animations        1        8-C        
        Change animations        1        8-C        
2.4.3        Create custom animations                        
        Insert entrance effects        2        4-B        4-2
        Insert emphasis effects        2        4-B        4-3
        Insert exit effects        2        4-B        4-2
        Change effect speeds        2        4-B        4-2
        Change start settings        2        4-B        4-2
3. Working with Visual Content
Objective        Level        Topic(s)        Activity(s)
3.1        Create SmartArt diagrams                        
3.1.1        Create a SmartArt diagram                        
        Relationship        2        3-A        3-3
        Workflow        2        3-A        3-5
        Cycle        2        3-A        3-2
        Hierarchy        2        3-A        3-1
3.1.2        Create SmartArt diagrams from bullet points        2        3-A        3-2
3.2        Modify SmartArt diagrams                        
3.2.1        Add text to SmartArt diagrams        2        3-A        3-1, 3-3
3.2.2        Change theme colors        2        3-B        3-4
3.2.3        Add effects using Quick Styles        2        3-B        3-5
3.2.4        Change the layout of diagrams        2        3-B        3-4
3.2.5        Change the orientation of charts        2        3-B        3-4
3.2.6        Add or remove shapes within SmartArt        2        3-B        3-5
3.2.7        Change diagram types        2        3-B        3-5
3.3        Insert illustrations and shapes                        
3.3.1        Insert pictures from file        1        4-A        4-1
3.3.2        Insert shapes                        
        Line        1        4-B        
        Polygon        1        4-B        4-2
        Arrow        1        4-B        
3.3.3        Insert clip art        1        4-A        4-1
3.3.4        Add text to shapes        1        4-B        4-2
3.4        Modify illustrations                        
3.4.1        Apply Quick Styles to shapes and pictures                        
        Apply fill to shapes        1        4-B        4-2, 5-3
        Remove borders from shapes        1        4-B        4-2
3.4.2        Add, change, and remove illustration effects                        
        Remove background (transparencies)        1        5-C        5-3
        Modify brightness and contrast        1        2-E, 5-C        5-3
3.5        Arrange illustrations and other content                        
3.5.1        Size, scale, and rotate illustrations and other content                        
        Adjust size        1        5-A        5-1
        Adjust scale        1        5-A        5-1
        Adjust rotation        1        5-B        5-2, 5-3
3.5.2        Order illustrations and other content                        
        Bring to front and send to back        1        5-E        5-5
3.5.3        Group and align illustrations and other content        1        5-D        5-4
3.5.4        Use gridlines and guides to arrange illustrations and other content        1        5-E        5-5
3.6        Insert and modify charts                        
3.6.1        Insert charts        1        7-A        7-1
3.6.2        Change chart types        1        7-C        7-3
3.6.3        Format fill and other effects        1        7-C        
3.6.4        Add chart elements                        
        Legend        1        7-A        7-1
        Title        1        7-A        7-1
3.7        Insert and modify tables                        
3.7.1        Insert tables in a slide        1        6-A        6-1
3.7.2        Apply Quick Styles to tables        1        6-B        6-2
3.7.3        Change alignment and orientation of table text        1        6-B        6-2
3.7.4        Add images to tables        1        6-B        6-2
4. Collaborating on and Delivering Presentations
Objective        Level        Topic(s)        Activity(s)
4.1        Review Presentations                        
4.1.1        Insert, delete, and modify comments        2        6-A        6-1
4.1.2        Show and hide markup        2        6-A        6-1
4.2        Protect presentations                        
4.2.1        Add digital signatures to presentations                        
        Add a digital signature        2        7-A        7-5
        Set passwords on presentations        2        7-A        7-1, 7-2
4.3        Secure and Share Presentations                        
4.3.1        Identify presentation features not supported by previous versions        1        1-E        1-5
4.3.2        Remove inappropriate information using Document Inspector        2        7-A        7-4
4.3.3        Restrict permissions to a document using Information Rights Management (IRM)        2        6-C        6-4
4.3.4        Mark presentations as final        2        7-A        7-4
4.3.5        Compress images        1        5-A        5-1
4.3.6        Save presentations as appropriate file types                        
        Save files in .pps format so they open as a slide show        2        5-A        5-1
        Save presentations for web viewing (.html format)        2        7-C        7-7
        Save slides as images (.jpg, .gif, tif, etc.)        2        7-C        
4.4        Prepare printed materials                        
4.4.1        Customize handout masters                        
        Add headers, footers, and page numbers        2        2-F        2-7
        Apply Quick Styles to handout masters        2        2-F        2-7
4.4.2        Print a presentation in various formats                        
        Slides        1        8-E        8-7
        Handouts        1        8-E        8-7
        Outlines        1        8-E        8-6
        Notes        1        8-D, 8-E        8-5, 8-7
4.5        Prepare for and rehearse presentation delivery                        
4.5.1        Show only specific slides in presentations                        
        Hide specific slides        2        5-A        5-1
        Create custom slide shows        2        5-A        5-1
4.5.2        Rehearse and time the delivery of a presentation        2        5-C        5-9
4.5.3        Use presentation tools                        
        Use a pen and highlighter, add annotations, etc.        2        5-B        5-6
        Navigate to specific slides        2        5-B        
4.5.4        Package presentations for a CD        2        7-B        7-6
4.5.5        Set slide show options                        
        Set presentations to loop continuously        2        5-D        5-10
        Show presentation with or without narration        2        5-C        5-8
        Select presentation resolution        2        5-A        5-1
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