CMP 100: Presentation PowerPoint

• The course name is listed as Computer Skills
• The course code is CMP 100
• The academic year is 1446

List of Topics - Computer Skills/ CMP 100

• Part One covers the Principles of Information Technology and Operating Systems
• Chapter 1 involves the Principles of Information Technology
• Chapter 2 involves Operating Systems
• Part Two focuses on Office Skills
• Chapter 1 involves Office skills and Word processing software
• Chapter 2 involves Office skills and Presentation PowerPoint
• Part Three is about MS-Excel
• Chapter 1 involves Excel
• Part Four covers Problem Solving
• Chapter 1 involves Principles and concepts of general problem solving
• Chapter 2 involves Building problem solving using computers
• Chapter 3 involves VISIO drawing program
• Part Five covers Information Security
• Information Security is the topic
• Part Six covers E-Learning and E-Commerce
• Chapter one is on E-learning
• Chapter two is on E-commerce

Presentation PowerPoint

• PowerPoint is a closed source commercial presentation program developed by Microsoft
• Topics covered include: opening, saving, inserting, formatting, tables, hyperlinks, charts, themes, transitions, rearranging, previewing, viewing outline, and printing handouts

PowerPoint Ribbon

• The strip of buttons across the top of the main window is called the Ribbon
• Users can access anything the program has to offer through the Ribbon.

Creating a New Presentation

• Select "File" then "New"
• A shortcut is to Hold the Control button, then press 'N' for “New”

Opening an Existing Presentation

• Select "File" then “Open”
• A shortcut is to hold the Control button, then press 'O' for "Open"

Saving a Presentation

• Select “File” then “Save As”
• Press f12 to Save the file with a new name

Adding a Slide

• Navigate to the “Home” ribbon.
• Select the “New Slide” button, select the Slide Pane, and press “Enter”

Inserting Pictures from Files

• Go to the "Insert” ribbon and select "Picture"
• Locate the image file from the appropriate folder and select "Insert" from the dialog box.

Inserting Clip Art

• Go to the "Insert” ribbon and select "Clip Art"
• Enter search terms in Clip Art search pane on the right and select image.

Formatting Pictures

• To resize the image, click on the picture to surround the image with a blue box.
• Drag the corner dot away from the center to make larger, or toward the center to make smaller.

Formatting Fonts

• Go to the "Home" ribbon, then make changes to the font size and style of the text.
• The Home tab also allows changing all aspects of the font size and style.

Inserting Headers and Footers

• Go to the "Insert” option, then choose “Header and Footer"
• This dialog box allows the addition of the date and time on the slide.

Inserting a Hyperlink

• Go to the "Insert" ribbon, then hover over "Links" and select "Hyperlink"
• Copy and paste the Link from the website into the "Link" box.

Inserting Tables

• Go to the "Insert” ribbon and select "Table"
• Move the mouse over the table illustration to select the required table size.

Inserting Charts

• Go to the "Insert” ribbon and select the "Chart" button.
• There is the option to choose from Area, Bar, Line, Pie and several other chart options.

Adding a Slide Theme from Gallery

• Go to the "Design" ribbon
• Select a design theme from the Theme toolbar.

Slide Transitions

• Go to the "Transitions" ribbon
• Select the desired Transition from the toolbar.

Rearranging Slides

• To move a slide, click on the slide thumbnail in the left column.
  • Drag and drop the slide at the desired location.
• To move consecutive slides at one time, click and hold the Shift key as the slides are selected.
  • Drag and drop the slides at the desired location.

Previewing a Presentation

• Go to the "Slide Show" ribbon
• Select the point in the slide show that would like to begin viewing, either from beginning or from the current slide.
• The shortcut key is F5

Viewing Slides vs. Outlines

• The default view is Slides
• As an option, Outline view shows the slide show as outline notes

Printing Handouts

• Select "File," then select "Print"
• A dialog box appears, for changing the printer and selecting the number of copies to be printed.
• You can also select to print handouts of the slideshow.