Advanced Formatting

Introduction

Welcome to the Advanced Formatting Practice Lab. In this module, you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Learning Outcomes

In this module, you will complete the following exercises:

• Exercise 1 - About SmartArt
• Exercise 2 - SmartArt Charts
• Exercise 3 - Working with Multiple Slide Masters

You should be able to:

• Convert bulleted lists to SmartArt, including a process diagram
• Create an organization chart, add shapes to it, change its layout, and format it
• Create new slide masters and apply a slide-master layout to selected slides

Exam Objectives

The following exam objectives are covered in this lab:

• Insert tables, charts, SmartArt, and media

Lab Duration

It will take approximately 30 minutes to complete this lab.

Exercise 1 - About SmartArt

Adding things like shapes and clipart to your slides can be a way to create some visual appeal in your presentations. But a great way to add visual appeal while better conveying the meaning of slide text is through PowerPoint's SmartArt feature. SmartArt mainly uses text to create graphics diagrams that illustrate relationships among items of information.

In this exercise, you'll convert bulleted lists to SmartArt, including a process diagram.

Exercise 2 - SmartArt Charts

You can use PowerPoint's SmartArt feature to create charts. One very common type of chart that's a favorite of PowerPoint presentations is the organization, or "org," chart. Organization charts are typically used to illustrate the structure of a company, institution, and so on. However, they can also be useful in working out structural relationships when writing computer programs or even tracing family genealogies.

In this exercise, you'll create an organization chart, add shapes to it, change its layout, and format it.

Exercise 3 - Working with Multiple Slide Masters

PowerPoint contains other important formatting options, including creating and working with multiple slide masters, and page setup options.

In this exercise, you'll create new slide masters and apply a slide-master layout to selected slides.