DURATION/TIME Friday, May 26 9 a.m.-4 p.m. LEVEL This class is taught at an intermediate level.  Students must have completed Introduction to Powerpoint or have basic PowerPoint skills. LOCATION Downtown San Francisco, Calif. PRICE $200 ($175 for ) more info

Course Details

This is an intermediate level 1-day workshop that will deal with the more complex features of PowerPoint such as applying a common font and color scheme to slides, using notes and handouts, incorporating animation, customizing designs, and managing charts and data tables.

In this workshop you will learn about:

• Drawing in PowerPoint: the Drawing Toolbar, selecting Graphic Objects, using Simple Drawing Tools and AutoShapes, drawing and editing freeform Objects, and using Connectors and WordArt.
• Objects: modifying, resizing, and copying Objects; changing the fill, line color and style of Objects, including Shadows and 3-D Effects.
• Working with Objects: attaching Text to a Graphic Object and working with such text, aligning, distributing, and changing the Stacking Order of Objects, using Layout Guides, Gridlines, and Rulers, Rotating, Flipping, and Grouping Objects.
• Charts: creating, modifying and activating Charts, creating a Chart Slide, using the Datasheet, changing the Chart type, importing a worksheet, formatting the Chart Objects, and working with the Chart Text.
• Diagrams, Organization Charts, and Tables: selecting Table Elements, formatting of Tables by adjusting Column Width and Row Height, inserting and deleting Rows and Columns, and the merging and splitting of cells.
• Customizing of Designs:changing of Presentation Color Schemes, creating a Custom Background, understanding Masters, viewing the Title and Slide Masters, adding Headers and Footers, formatting Title and Slide Master Text, and creating a Handout and Outline Master, as well as creating a New Default Template.
• Slide Shows: creating slide shows using the Slide Show View, the Slide Show Shortcut Menu, and the Slide Show Menu. Transition Effects, using Timings, and the usage of Hidden Slides.
• Presentations: using Action Buttons, Animation Schemes, Custom Animation, adjusting Animation Effects, animating Charts, and using Slide Show Shortcuts.

Instructor Bio

AcademyX, Inc.'s Courses

AcademyX, Inc. is the company mediabistro.com has partnered with to produce classes in San Francisco. AcademyX's instructors have years of real-world web development expertise with contract clients, as well as experience in both onsite and public instruction. Since 1997, AcademyX has taught everything from basic website development to the most advanced web programming languages, databases, and other technologies. They emphasize small teacher-student ratios and continued support and guidance to former students. All of AcademyX's Adobe software instructors are Adobe-certified.