Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification is an industry standard, and is the only comprehensive, performance-based certification programme approved by Microsoft to validate desktop computer skills using Microsoft Office applications.

This is a level 2 course that teaches competency in creating and modifying presentations; formatting and printing presentations; and preparing presentations for delivery in different formats.

The lessons are based on tasks that you might encounter in the everyday world of work, and exercises based on realistic business scenarios, allowing you to see the relevance of training beyond just the classroom. In other words, you will learn far more than just the features of this software.

This is a professional course, leading to a globally recognised qualification that demonstrates the successful candidate has knowledge and competence in using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003.

Please note that the cost of this course covers 5 days of tuition only, designed to prepare students for their Microsoft Office Specialist exam. These exams will soon be available at Castle College, and we will update our course details to include the additional cost.

Overview

• Creating a presentation:
  • Explore PowerPoint
  • Create a presentation using a Wizard
  • Enter, edit and add text
  • Navigate through a presentation
  • Change views and save a presentation
• Working with a presentation:
  • Use Design Templates
  • Create a new slide
  • Add Speakers Notes
  • Insert slides from other presentations
  • Rearrange and show slides in Slide Sorter view
• Printing a presentation:
  • Add Headers and Footers
  • Change Page Setup
  • Preview and Print a presentation
• Outlining your ideas:
  • Create a blank presentation
  • Enter text in an Outline
  • Insert an outline from Word & Change the view
  • Format text & delete slides in an outline
  • Rearrange slides, paragraphs & text
  • Send slides to Word
  • Save a presentation as an outline
• Applying and modifying text:
  • Select and deselect objects
  • Add, format & modify text
  • Adjust & move text objects
  • Find and replace text and fonts
  • Check styles and spelling
  • Correct text while typing
  • Use the Research task pane
• Applying and modifying Design Templates:
  • Understand and apply design templates
  • Understand, format & modify slide masters
  • Format bullets
  • Reapply slide layout
  • Hide background objects
  • Save a presentation as a template
• Using a colour scheme:
  • View and choose a colour scheme
  • Change colours in a colour scheme
  • Create a new colour scheme
  • Add new colours to colour menus
  • Add a background
• Drawing and modifying objects:
  • Draw, edit, copy and move an object
  • Replace an AutoShape
  • Add text to a shape
  • Modify object attributes
  • Align, Connect, Rotate and flip objects
  • Change object stacking order
  • Group and Ungroup objects
• Adding graphics to PowerPoint:
  • Change the layout of a slide
  • Insert, scale and re-colour a ClipArt image
  • Insert and modify pictures and WordArt

Overview cont.

• Inserting charts, diagrams and tables into PowerPoint:
  • Insert and modify: A table
  • A Microsoft Excel Graph Chart
  • A Microsoft Graph Chart
  • An Organisation Chart
  • A Diagram
• Producing a slide show:
  • Navigate in Slide Show view
  • Annotate slides during a show
  • Set slide transitions
  • Use animation schemes
  • Create and edit a custom show
• Creating a multimedia presentation:
  • Insert and modify sounds and movies
  • Set and rehearse timings
  • Record a narration
  • Create a self-navigating presentation
• Creating an Internet presentation:
  • Create a summary slide
  • Insert hyperlinks
  • Create an action button
  • Preview, save and publish a presentation as a Web page
  • Add a digital signature
• Reviewing and sharing a presentation:
  • Add a Comment
  • Add password protection
  • Send a presentation by e-mail
  • Handle reviewer changes
  • Broadcast a presentation on-line
  • Package a presentation for delivery

Who is it aimed at?

This course is primarily aimed at people employed by businesses employing 1-250 staff, who need to prepare and present Microsoft PowerPoint slide shows to a professional standard. It is also suitable for students, individuals and aspiring professionals who are:

• Looking to develop their skills and enhance their career progression
• Looking to formalise their current knowledge with an industry benchmark

Focused on simple practical techniques this course will help you develop your expertise with Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, focus and refine your skills, and prepare you for MOS certification. It allows you access to AxisCommunity for ongoing help and advice, and prepares you for progression to higher level courses, such as MOS at the Expert level.

Entry requirements

This course is suitable for beginners, and candidates who are familiar with Windows.

As this course is aimed towards an assessment/examination, it is expected that all students will enter for the qualification.

Delivery method

The course is a 5 day fully trainer led course. To help reduce the effect on your business of losing a member of staff for 5 days, this course runs 1 day a week over 5 weeks. Delegates then have the time needed to absorb and implement the information gained during these intensive training days.

Downloadable course overview (pdf)

Microsoft Office Specialist info (823kb)