| PowerPoint
Skill |
Yes |
Not Really |
| Slide Design |
| I know how to access the Slide Master to set the
overall look of my slides |
| |
| I
know how to set the color scheme for my slides |
| |
| I
know how to set a graduated or advanced
background for my slides |
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| I
know how to set the default font for my title and body text |
| |
| I
know how to set the alignment for the text on my
slides |
| |
| I
know how to change the bullet point for my text |
| |
| I
know how to add logo and branding information to
every slide |
| |
| I
know how to insert slide numbers when necessary |
| |
| I
know how to save a Slide Master as a template for
future use |
| |
| I
know how to apply a template to a set of slides |
| |
Text
Slides |
| I know how to highlight certain words in a passage
of text |
| |
| I
know how to build my points one by one on the screen |
| |
| I
know how to create hidden slides to contain more
detail for handouts |
| |
| Yes |
Not Really |
| Graphs |
| I know how to create a chart in PowerPoint instead
of importing it from Excel |
| |
| I
know how to copy data from Excel to create a chart in PowerPoint |
| |
| I
know how to set the chart type (i.e. pie, column,
bar, etc.) |
| |
| I
know how to delete the chart legend |
| |
| I
know how to delete chart grid lines |
| |
| I
know how to delete the plot area border |
| |
| I
know how to set the width of bars or columns in a
chart |
| |
| I
know how to add data labels to a chart |
| |
| I
know how to add data values to a chart |
| |
| I
know how to change the colors of a chart |
| |
| I
know how to explode a pie section in a pie chart |
| |
| I
know how to change the axis settings on a chart |
| |
| I
know how to link Excel graphs to a slide so that
the slide is automatically updated when the Excel chart changes |
| |
| Yes |
Not Really |
| Diagrams |
| I know how to draw shapes on a slide |
| |
| I
know how to draw a perfect square or circle |
| |
| I
know how to draw a line or arrow |
| |
| I
know how to rotate a shape |
| |
| I
know how to add text boxes to a diagram |
| |
| I
know how to change the color of a shape |
| |
| I
know how to change the thickness of a line |
| |
| I
know how to animate the order of shapes on the slide |
| |
| I
know how to align shapes on a slide |
| |
| I
know how to get shapes to meet in exactly the right spot when necessary |
| |
| I
know how to create an overlay of sections on a
complex diagram |
| |
| Yes |
Not Really |
| Photographs |
| I know how to search Microsoft’s free
library of images in PowerPoint |
| |
| I
know how to resample my photos so they don’t make my
PowerPoint file too large |
| |
| I
know how to compress high resolution photos in a
PowerPoint file |
| |
| I
know how to crop photos on the slide |
| |
| I
know how to rotate photos on a slide |
| |
| I
know how to make a photo grayscale for black and white printing |
| |
| I
know how to adjust the brightness or contrast of
photos on the slide |
| |
| I
know how to put text on a picture so it is easy to read |
| |
Making
Visuals Clear |
| I know how to create a graphic arrow to point to
the important part of a visual |
| |
| I
know how to create a circle or rectangle to point out the key spot in a
visual |
| |
| I
know how to create callout text boxes |
| |
| I
know how to animate callouts on a slide |
| |
| Yes |
Not Really |
| Multimedia & Other Content |
| I know how to insert an audio or video clip on a
slide |
| |
| I
know how to control when the audio or video clip plays on the slide |
| |
| I
know how to hide the audio icon or video frame
until it is ready to play |
| |
| I
know how to control how long an audio clip plays for |
| |
| I
know how to adjust the volume of a clip in
PowerPoint |
| |
| I
know how to tell if a clip is embedded in the PowerPoint file or not |
| |
| I
know how to ensure that linked media files will
play when the presentation is moved to another computer |
| |
| I
know how to animate an element on a slide |
| |
| I
know how to control the timing of animation on
the slide |
| |
| I
know how to link to another PowerPoint presentation from a slide |
| |
| I
know how to link to non-PowerPoint content (i.e.
Word document, PDF file, etc.) on a slide |
| |
| I
know how to create hyperlinks to other slides in my presentation |
| |
| I
know how to include screen captures in my slides |
| |
| I
know how to copy slides from other presentations so that the format is
preserved |
| |
| I
know how to fix formatting problems with imported
slides |
| |
| Yes |
Not Really |
| Setup & Delivery |
| I know how to set the look of my handouts on the
Handout Master |
| |
| I
know how to print black and white handouts that are easy to read |
| |
| I
know how to print only the slides I want the
audience to have |
| |
| I
know how to print hidden slides |
| |
| I
know how to save my slides as images to use in
Word handouts |
| |
| I
know how to toggle my display so that I can see the slides on my laptop
and the projector |
| |
| I
know how to turn off networks and screen savers
to avoid interruptions in the presentation |
| |
| I
know how to jump to any slide in my presentation |
| |
| I
know how to instantly put up a black slide to
focus the attention on the speaker |
| |
| I
know how to draw on the slide |
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