Graphics (using Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Publisher)

PowerPoint

Our practical 6-hour PowerPoint course covers the major features of PowerPoint. It is ideal for those with some word processing skills wishing to prepare presentation documents. Starting with a solid grounding in the essentials, this course also covers the excellent formatting properties of PowerPoint and includes features such as organisation charts, charts (graphs), slides and PC-based and projector-based presentations.

¤ Learn about presentation design concepts ¤ Use the various backgrounds, templates and colour schemes ¤ Learn layouts, text placement and object manipulation ¤ Work with clipart, digital photos, shapes, drawings and charts ¤ Create organisation charts and build slide shows with transitions and builds ¤ Animate your shows and learn about outlining and slide masters

Publisher

In this practical 6-hour course, learn how to create and work with text frames, import text documents from Word, and layout and format multi-page publications. Use tables, tabs, bullets and numbers to enhance the presentation of text, and create pictures using the drawing tools and the Design Gallery, create a logo using WordArt and import digital photo images.

¤ Produce quick publications using the wizard and design sets ¤ Create, size and move frames and use colours, fills and spacing to good effect ¤ Learn new layout techniques and connect text between frames ¤ Use ways to rapidly change the format of complete publications ¤ Create eye-catching text frames and rapidly align multiple text frames ¤ Create interesting tables and format them for various purposes ¤ Work with design art, word art and learn how to work with grouped objects