GO! with Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Comprehensive

For introductory computer courses on Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 or courses in computer concepts with a lab component on PowerPoint.   Teach the course YOU want in LESS TIME!    The primary goal of the GO! Series, aside from teaching computer applications, is ease of implementation. This approach is based on clearly defined projects for students and a one-of-a-kind supplements package for instructors.

Table of Contents:
GO! with PPT 2010 Contents   Common Features   Chapter 1 Using the Common Features of Microsoft Office 2010 PROJECT 1A PowerPoint File Objective 1 Use Windows Explorer to Locate Files and Folders Activity 1.01 Using Windows Explorer to Locate Files and Folders Objective 2 Locate and Start a Microsoft Office 2010 Program Activity 1.02 Locating and Starting a Microsoft Office 2010 Program Objective 3 Enter and Edit Text in an Office 2010 Program Activity 1.03 Entering and Editing Text in an Office 2010 Program Objective 4 Perform Commands from a Dialog Box Activity 1.04 Performing Commands from a Dialog Box Objective 5 Create a Folder, Save a File, and Close a Program Activity 1.05 Creating a Folder, Saving a File, and Closing a Program Objective 6 Add Document Properties and Print a File Activity 1.06 Adding Document Properties and Printing a File PROJECT 1B Word File Objective 7 Open an Existing File and Save it with a New Name Activity 1.07 Opening an Existing File and Saving it with a New Name Objective 8 Explore Options for an Application Activity 1.08 Viewing Application Options Objective 9 Perform Commands from the Ribbon Activity 1.09 Performing Commands from the Ribbo Activity 1.10 Minimizing and Using the Keyboard to Control the Ribbon Objective 10 Apply Formatting in Office Programs Activity 1.11 Formatting and Viewing Pages Activity 1.12 Formatting Text Activity 1.13 Using the Office Clipboard to Cut, Copy, and Paste Activity 1.14 Viewing Print Preview and Printing a Word Document Objective 11 Use the Microsoft Office 2010 Help System Activity 1.15 Using the Microsoft Office 2010 Help System in Excel Objective 12 Compress Files Activity 1.16 Compressing Files   PowerPoint   Chapter 1 Getting Started with Microsoft Office PowerPoint PROJECT 1A Company Overview Objective 1 Create a New Presentation Activity 1.01 Identifying Parts of the PowerPoint Window Activity 1.02 Entering Presentation Text and Saving a Presentation Activity 1.03 Applying a Presentation Theme Objective 2 Edit a Presentation in Normal View Activity 1.04 Inserting a New Slide Activity 1.05 Increasing and Decreasing List Levels Activity 1.06 Adding Speaker’s Notes to a Presentation Activity 1.07 Displaying and Editing Slides in the Slide Pane Objective 3 Add Pictures to a Presentation Activity 1.08 Inserting a Picture from a File Activity 1.09 Applying a Style to a Picture Activity 1.10 Applying and Removing Picture Artistic Effects Objective 4 Print and View a Presentation Activity 1.11 Viewing a Slide Show Activity 1.12 Inserting Headers and Footers Activity 1.13 Printing a Presentation PROJECT 1B New Product Announcement Objective 5 Edit an Existing Presentation Activity 1.14 Displaying and Editing the Presentation Outline Activity 1.15 Inserting Slides from an Existing Presentation Activity 1.16 Finding and Replacing Text Objective 6 Format a Presentation Activity 1.17 Changing Fonts, Font Sizes, Font Styles, and Font Colors Activity 1.18 Aligning Text and Changing Line Spacing Activity 1.19 Modifying Slide Layout Objective 7 Use Slide Sorter View Activity 1.20 Deleting Slides in Slide Sorter View Activity 1.21 Moving Slides in Slide Sorter View Objective 8 Apply Slide Transitions Activity 1.22 Applying Slide Transitions to a Presentation Activity 1.23 Displaying a Presentation in Reading View   Chapter 2 Formatting PowerPoint Presentations PROJECT 2A Employee Training Presentation Objective 1 Format Numbered and Bulleted Lists Activity 2.01 Selecting Placeholder Text Activity 2.02 Changing a Bulleted List to a Numbered List Activity 2.03 Modifying a Bulleted List Style Activity 2.04 Removing a Bullet Symbol from a Bullet Point Objective 2 Insert Clip Art Activity 2.05 Inserting Clip Art Activity 2.06 Moving and Sizing Images Activity 2.07 Changing the Shape of a Picture Objective 3 Insert Text Boxes and Shapes Activity 2.08 Inserting a Text Box Activity 2.09 Inserting, Sizing, and Positioning Shapes Activity 2.10 Adding Text to Shapes Objective 4 Format Objects Activity 2.11 Applying Shape Fills, Outlines, and Styles Activity 2.12 Applying Shape and Picture Effects Activity 2.13 Duplicating Objects Activity 2.14 Aligning and Distributing Objects PROJECT 2B Event Announcement Objective 5 Remove Picture Backgrounds and Insert WordArt Activity 2.15 Removing the Background from a Picture and Applying Soft Edge Options Activity 2.16 Applying WordArt Styles to Existing Text Activity 2.17 Inserting a WordArt Object Objective 6 Create and Format a SmartArt Graphic Activity 2.18 Creating a SmartArt Graphic from Bulleted Points Activity 2.19 Adding Shapes in a SmartArt Graphic Activity 2.20 Creating a SmartArt Graphic Using a Content Layout Activity 2.21 Changing the SmartArt Layout Activity 2.22 Changing the Color and Style of a SmartArt Graphic Activity 2.23 Customize the Size and Shape of a SmartArt Graphic Activity 2.24 Converting a SmartArt to Text   Chapter 3 Enhancing a Presentation with Animation, Video, Tables, and Charts PROJECT 3A Informational Presentation Objective 1 Customize Slide Backgrounds and Themes Activity 3.01 Changing the Theme Colors and Theme Fonts Activity 3.02 Applying a Background Style Activity 3.03 Hiding Background Graphics Activity 3.04 Formatting a Slide Background with a Picture Activity 3.05 Applying a Background Fill Color and Resetting a Slide Background Objective 2 Animate a Slide Show Activity 3.06 Applying Animation Entrance Effects and Effect Options Activity 3.07 Setting Animation Timing Options Activity 3.08 Using Animation Painter and Removing Animation Objective 3 Insert a Video Activity 3.09 Inserting a Video Activity 3.10 Formatting a Video Activity 3.11 Editing and Compressing a Video PROJECT 3B Summary and Analysis Presentation Objective 4 Create and Modify Tables Activity 3.12 Creating a Table Activity 3.13 Modifying the Layout of a Table Activity 3.14 Modifying a Table Design Objective 5 Create and Modify Charts Activity 3.15 Creating a Column Chart and Applying a Chart Style Activity 3.16 Creating a Line Chart and Deleting Chart Data Activity 3.17 Animating a Chart   Business Running Case 1: PowerPoint Chapters 1—3   Chapter 4 Creating Templates and Reviewing, Publishing, and Protecting Presentations PROJECT 4A Instructional Presentation Objective 1 Create a Custom Template by Modifying Slide Masters Activity 4.01 Displaying and Editing Slide Masters Activity 4.02 Saving a Presentation as a Template Activity 4.03 Formatting a Slide Master with a Gradient Fill Activity 4.04 Formatting Slide Masters by Adding Pictures and Shapes Activity 4.05 Customizing Placeholders on a Slide Master Activity 4.06 Displaying and Editing the Handout Master Activity 4.07 Displaying and Editing the Notes Master Objective 2 Apply a Custom Template to a Presentation Activity 4.08 Applying a Template to a Presentation Activity 4.09 Editing Slide Masters in an Existing Presentation PROJECT 4B Commented Presentation Objective 3 Create and Edit Comments Activity 4.10 Adding Comments Activity 4.11 Reading Comments Activity 4.12 Editing Comments 2 Objective 4 Prepare a Presentation for Distribution Activity 4.13 Publishing a Presentation in PDF and XPS Format Activity 4.14 Creating Handouts in Microsoft Word Objective 5 Protect a Presentation Activity 4.15 Using the Compatibility Checker Activity 4.16 Marking a Presentation as Final   Chapter 5 Applying Advanced Graphic Techniques and Inserting Audio and Video PROJECT 5A Overview Presentation Objective 1 Use Picture Corrections Activity 5.01 Using Sharpen and Soften on a Pictur Activity 5.02 Changing the Brightness and Contrast of a Picture Activity 5.03 Recoloring a Picture Objective 2 Add a Border to a Picture Activity 5.04 Adding a Border to a Picture Objective 3 Change the Shape of a Picture Activity 5.05 Changing the Shape of a Picture Objective 4 Add a Picture to a WordArt Object Activity 5.06 Adding a WordArt Object and Embedding a Picture Objective 5 Enhance a Presentation with Audio and Video Activity 5.07 Adding an Embedded Audio to a Presentation Activity 5.08 Setting a Trigger for an Embedded Audio in a Presentation Activity 5.09 Adding a Linked Video to a Presentation Activity 5.10 Changing the Trigger for a Linked Video in a Presentation PROJECT 5B Business Photo Album Objective 6 Create a Photo Album                                           Activity 5.11 Creating a Photo Album Objective 7 Edit a Photo Album and Add a Caption Activity 5.12 Editing a Photo Album and Adding a Caption Objective 8 Crop a Picture Activity 5.13 Cropping a Picture   Chapter 6 Delivering a Presentation PROJECT 6A Informational Presentation Objective 1 Apply and Modify Slide Transitions Activity 6.01 Applying and Modifying Slide Transitions Activity 6.02 Advancing Slides Automatically Objective 2 Apply Custom Animation Effects Activity 6.03 Adding Entrance Effects Activity 6.04 Adding Emphasis Effects Activity 6.05 Adding Exit Effects Activity 6.06 Adding Motion Paths Objective 3 Modify Animation Effects Activity 6.07 Modifying Animation Effects Activity 6.08 Setting Effect Options PROJECT 6B Advertisement Presentation Objective 4 Insert Hyperlinks Activity 6.09 Inserting a Hyperlink to Web Page Activity 6.10 Inserting a Hyperlink to a Slide in Another Presentation Activity 6.11 Inserting a Hyperlink to an E-mail Address Activity 6.12 Inserting a Hyperlink to a New File Activity 6.13 Creating an Action Button Objective 5 Create Custom Slide Shows Activity 6.14 Creating a Basic Custom Slide Show Activity 6.15 Creating a Hyperlinked Custom Slide Show Objective 6 Present and View a Slide Presentation Activity 6.16 Hiding a Slide Activity 6.17 Using the Onscreen Navigation Tools Activity 6.18 Using the Annotation Tool Activity 6.19 Creating a Self-Running Presentation   Business Running Case 2: PowerPoint Chapters 4—6   Chapter 7 Presentations Using Tables and Pie Charts PROJECT 7A Tabular Presentation Objective 1 Add a Table to a Presentation Activity 7.01 Creating a Table in PowerPoint Activity 7.02 Copying a Table from Microsoft Word Activity 7.03 Copying a Table from Microsoft Excel Objective 2 Add or Delete Table Rows, Columns, or Cells Activity 7.04 Adding and Deleting Table Rows Activity 7.05 Adding and Deleting Table Columns Activity 7.06 Merging and Splitting Table Cells Objective 3 Move and Size a Table Activity 7.07 Moving a Table Activity 7.08 Sizing a Table Objective 4 Modify a Table Activity 7.09 Modifying a Table PROJECT 7B Chart Presentation Objective 5 Create and Modify Pie Charts Activity 7.10 Creating Pie Charts Activity 7.11 Modifying Pie Charts Objective 6 Create and Apply a Chart Template Activity 7.12 Creating a Chart Template Activity 7.13 Applying a Chart Template Objective 7 Apply Animation to a Chart Activity 7.14 Applying Animation to a Chart   Chapter 8 Presentations Using Tables and Publishing Presentations PROJECT 8A Tabular Presentation Objective 1 Draw Tables Activity 8.01 Creating Tables Using the Draw Tool Activity 8.02 Merging Table Cells Using Table Tools Activity 8.03 Adjusting Column Widths and Table Size Activity 8.04 Changing Text Direction Objective 2 Modify a Table Using the Draw Borders Features Activity 8.05 Inserting a Table on a Title Only Slide Activity 8.06 Applying Borders to a Table Using the Draw Table Feature Activity 8.07 Merging Cells Using the Eraser Activity 8.08 Filling a Cell with a Picture PROJECT 8B Outline-Based Presentation Objective 3 Insert Outline Text from Another Program into a PowerPoint Presentation Activity 8.09 Inserting Outline Text from Another Program into a PowerPoint Presentation Objective 4 Create a Video Activity 8.10 Creating a Video Objective 5 Copy a Presentation to a CD, DVD, Network, or Local Drive Activity 8.11 Copying a Presentation Using Package Presentation for CD   Business Running Case 3: PowerPoint Chapters 7—8   Glossary Index  

About the Author :
Shelley Gaskin, Series Editor for the GO! Series, is a professor of business and computer technology at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She holds a master's degree in business education from Northern Illinois   University and a doctorate in adult and community education from Ball State University. Dr. Gaskin has 15 years of experience in the computer industry with several Fortune 500 companies and has developed and written training materials for custom systems applications in both the public and private sector. She is also the author of books on Microsoft Outlook and word processing.                                Alicia Vargas is a faculty member in Business Information Technology at Pasadena City College.  She holds a master's and a bachelor's degree in business education from California State University, Los Angeles, and has authored several textbooks and training manuals on Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.