Computer Literacy - Microsoft PowerPoint Skills

Students should be familiar with the skills listed below for the PowerPoint portion of the exam.

Creating Presentations

  • Create presentations from a blank presentation
  • Create presentations using the AutoContent Wizard
  • Create presentations using Design templates
  • Add slides to presentations
  • Delete slides from a presentation
  • Create a specified type of slide

Inserting and Modifying Text

  • Add text to slides
  • Edit text on slides
  • Format text in slides
  • Check Spelling

Inserting and Modifying Visual Elements

  • Add Clip Art images to slides

Modifying Presentation Formats

  • Apply transition effects to a single slide
  • Apply transition effects to a group of slides
  • Apply transition effects to an entire presentation
  • Change the order of slides in a presentation

Printing Presentations

  • Print slides
  • Print handouts
  • Print Speaker Notes

Managing and Delivering Presentations

  • Set up presentations for delivery
  • Run a slide show