FastTrack Essentials: MS Office 2007
FastTrack Essentials: MS Office 2007
Hands-on exercises to quickly learn MS PowerPoint 2007, MS Word 2007, and MS Excel 2007
About the Book
Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Acknowledgements
- Creating a Basic MS PowerPoint 2007 Presentation
- Overview
- Step 1 – See if there is an appropriate template on your local computer
- Step 2 – See if there is an appropriate template on Microsoft Online
- Step 3 – Create a new presentation from scratch and save
- Step 4 – Import content from Word outline document
- Step 5 – Insert some slides from another related presentation
- Step 6 – Try applying the design theme from existing presentation
- Step 7 – Apply your own theme to the presentation
- Step 8 – Modifying design
- Step 9 – Use the slide sorter to change order of presentation
- Step 10 – Change the layout for some slides
- Step 11 – Resize a text box window
- Step 12 – Autofit
- Step 13 – Add Slide Numbers and Date to footer area
- Step 14 – Research Creative Commons
- Step 15 – Start the presentation to see how it looks
- Step 16 – Inserting a SmartArt diagram that shows evolution of PPT
- Step 17 – Adding simple animation to Smart Art flowchart showing evolution of MS PPT
- Step 18 – Insert a contacts slide at the end of the presentation
- Step 19 – Find the “death by PowerPoint” video on YouTube and watch
- Step 20 – Insert videos into MS PowerPoint 2007 presentation
- Step 21 – Insert Pictures
- Step 22 – Modify the picture on your title slide
- Step 23 – Modify picture style
- Step 24 – Insert audio file about MS PowerPoint history to a slide
- Step 25 – Add new slide with chart showing market penetration of MS PowerPoint
- Step 26 – Edit text on a slide
- Step 27 – Add a MS PPT 2003 vs. 2007 slide (use a table for this)
- Step 28 – Delete a slide
- Step 29 – Add a comment to one of the slides to remind yourself to tell a joke
- Step 30 – Insert a footer
- Step 31 – Insert audio
- Step 32 – Presenting to two monitors
- Step 33 – Print preview of MS PowerPoint 2007 presentation
- Step 34 – Preparing speaker notes for MS PowerPoint 2007 presentation
- Step 35 – Printing handouts for MS PowerPoint 2007 presentation
- Step 36 – Save to PDF format
- Step 37 – Pack MS PowerPoint 2007 presentation to CD
- Step 38 – Congratulate yourself
- Step 39 – Using Pointer Pen in MS PowerPoint 2007
- Step 40 – Prepare MS PowerPoint 2007 presentation for another computer
- Step 41 – Print MS PowerPoint 2007 presentation as MS Word 2007 outline
- Step 42 – Add box shape around contact info on contacts slide
- Step 43 – Add clipart of mailbox to contacts slide
- Step 44 – Check presentation for spelling mistakes
- Step 45 – Save final presentation
- Creating a Self-Running Presentation with Excel
- Step 1 – Set up folder for your presentation and related files
- Step 2 – Get music file and screen shot from Jamendo.com
- Step 3 – Create new presentation
- Step 4 – Modify the title page slide
- Step 5 – Delete Slides
- Step 6 – Save your presentation
- Step 7 – Modify presentation properties
- Step 8 – Add slides
- Step 9 – Add slide masters
- Step 10 – Insert music file into presentation
- Step 11 – Set your sound up so that it runs continuously through your presentation
- Step 12 – Try running your presentation
- Step 13 – Add animations to presentation general content
- Step 14 – Add in “color typewriter” animations on selected slides
- Step 15 – Turn Wikipedia text on slide 3 into hyperlink and add the hyperlink in the notes area
- Step 16 – Add transitions to presentation
- Step 17 – Add a new slide at the end with credits
- Step 18 – Add new slide at the end to attribute the music source for the presentation (Creative Commons License)
- Step 19 – Adding narration
- Step 20 – Change background colour on slide
- Step 21 – Add Questions slide and then hide it
- Step 22 – rehearse timings
- Step 23 – Download Camtasia 30-day trial
- Step 24 – Convert presentation to YouTube format using Camtasia
- Step 25 – Upload to YouTube
- Creating a Business Style Report with Word
- Step 1 – Create a new MS Word 2007 document
- Step 2 – Set up Page Margins
- Step 3 – Modify Properties
- Step 4 – Add Cover Page
- Step 5 – Add Content from Wikipedia
- Step 6 – Add Attribution Page
- Step 7 – Structure Content
- Step 8 – Add Header
- Step 9 – Add Page Numbers to Footer
- Step 10 – Add Table of Contents
- Step 11 – Insert Table on Resources Page
- Step 12 – Insert Index
- Step 13 – Use Replace All
- Step 14 – Spell Check your Report
- Step 15 – Save your File
- Step 16 – Make Screenshot of the Cover Page
- Step 17 – Create New Version of your File
- Step 18 – Save your Report to PDF Format
- Step 19 – Upload Report to LuLu.com
- Step 20 – Track Results and Donate Earnings
- Samples
- Introduction to Word
- Step 1 – Register for the GCFLearnFree.org site
- Step 2 – Pre-assessment test
- Step 3 – Complete GCF LearnFree MS Word 2007 Tutorials
- Step 4 – Create a Personal Newsletter
- Creating a Simple Business Model with Microsoft Excel 2007
- Step 1 – Create an Excel 2007 file and save
- Step 2 – Create business model
- Revision History
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Creating a Multiplication Table with Microsoft Excel
- Step 1 – Open MS Excel and Save a File
- Step 2 – Create Multiplication Table
- Create a Business Model for a Car Dealership with Microsoft Excel 2007
- Step 1 – Open Excel and Save File
- Step 2 – Read Scenario & Design Model on Paper
- Step 3 – Develop Excel Model
- Protected: Answer Key for Instructors
- Create a Mortgage Calculator with Excel 2007
- Step 1 - Open Excel and Save File
- Step 2 – Build Your Own Spreadsheet Model for Loan Amortization and Business Deductions
- Creating a Cluster Column Chart with Excel 2007
- Step 1 – Open and save data file
- Step 2 – Enter your name and date in documentation worksheet
- Step 3 – Insert 2D Clustered Column Chart
- Step 4 – Change Chart Style
- Step 5 – Insert Titles
- Step 6 – Add Axis Titles
- Step 7 – Change the line styles of the horizontal gridlines
- Step 8 – Add Vertical Gridlines
- Step 9 – Change chart type
- Step 10 – Insert cloud and lightning bolt shapes
- Step 11 – Fill in plot area with custom picture
- Step 12 – Conditional Formatting
- Protected: Instructor Answer Key
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