Training: ICDL STANDARD – Using databases – SM1

Using the Application

Module 1: Working with Presentations

• Open, close a presentation application. Open, close presentation(s)
• Create a new presentation based on default template, another available template locally or online
• Save a presentation to a location on a local, online drive. Save a presentation under another name to a location on a local, online drive
• Save a presentation as another file type : pdf, show, image file format
• Switch between open presentations

Module 2: Enhancing Productivity

• Set basic options/preferences in the application: username, default folder to open, save files
• Use available help resources
• Use magnification/zoom tools
• Display, hide built-in toolbars. Restore, minimize the ribbon

Developing a Presentation

Module 1: Presentation Views

• Understand the uses of different presentation view modes: normal, slide sorter, master, notes page, outline, slide show
• Switch between presentation view modes: normal, slide sorter, master, notes page, outline
• Recognize good practice in adding slide titles: use a different title for each slide to distinguish between slides in outline view, when navigating in slide show view

Module 2: Slides

• Apply a different built-in slide layout to a slide
• Apply a built-in design template, theme to a presentation
• Apply background colour on specific slide(s), all slides in a presentation
• Add a new slide with a specific slide layout like title slide, title and content, title only, blank
• Copy, move slides within the presentation, between open presentations
• Delete slide(s)

Module 3: Master Slide

• Recognize good practice in maintaining a consistent design and format throughout a presentation by using the master slide
• Insert a graphical object (picture, drawn object) into a master slide. Remove a graphical object from a master slide
• Apply text formatting in a master slide: font sizes, font types, font color

Text

Module 1: Handling Text

• Recognize good practice in creating slide content: use short concise phrases, bullet points, numbered lists
• Enter text in a placeholder in normal view. Enter text in outline view
• Edit text in a presentation
• Copy, move text within a presentation, between open presentations
• Delete text
• Use the undo, redo command
• Apply, modify, remove indents on text, bulleted lists, numbered lists

Module 2: Formatting

• Apply text formatting: font size, font type
• Apply text formatting: bold, italic, underline, shadow
• Apply font colour to text
• Apply case changes to text
• Align text left, centre, right in a text frame
• Apply spacing above, below text, bulleted lists, numbered lists. Apply line spacing within text, bulleted lists, numbered lists: single, 1.5 lines, double
• Switch between the different standard bullet, number styles in a list
• Insert, edit, remove a hyperlink

Module 3: Tables

• Create, delete a table
• Enter, edit text in a table
• Select cells, rows, columns, entire table
• Insert, delete rows and columns
• Modify column width, row height

Charts

Module 1: Using Charts

• Input data to create built-in charts in a presentation: column, bar, line, pie
• Select a chart
• Change the chart type
• Add, remove, edit a chart title
• Add data labels to a chart: values/numbers, percentages
• Change the background colour of a chart
• Change the column, bar, line, pie slice colours in a chart

Module 2: Organisation Charts

• Create an organisation chart with a labelled hierarchy using a built-in organisation chart feature
• Change the hierarchical structure of an organisation chart
• Add, remove co-workers, subordinates in an organisation chart

Graphical Objects

Module 1: Insert, Manipulate

• Insert a graphical object (picture, drawn object) into a slide
• Select graphical object(s)
• Copy, move graphical objects, charts within the presentation, between open presentations
• Resize a graphical object maintaining, not maintaining aspect ratio. Resize a chart
• Delete a graphical object, chart
• Rotate, flip a graphical object
• Align graphical object(s) relative to a slide: left, centre, right, top, bottom
• Align graphical objects relative to each other left, centre, right, top, bottom, middle

Module 2: Drawing

• Add different types of drawn object to a slide: line, arrow, block arrow, rectangle, square, oval, circle, text box
• Enter text into a text box, block arrow, rectangle, square, oval, circle
• Change drawn object background colour, line colour, line width, line style
• Change arrow start style, arrow finish style
• Apply a shadow to a drawn object
• Group, ungroup drawn objects in a slide
• Bring a drawn object one level forward, one level backward, to the front, to the back of other drawn objects

Prepare Outputs

Module 1: Preparation

• Add, remove built-in transition effects between slides
• Add, remove preset animation effects for different slide elements
• Add presenter notes to slide(s)
• Hide, show slide(s)
• Enter text into footer of specific slide(s), all slides in a presentation
• Apply automatic slide numbering, automatically updated date, fixed date to the footer of specific slide(s), all slides in a presentation

Module 2: Check and Deliver

• Spell check a presentation and make changes: correcting spelling errors, ignoring specific words, deleting repeated words
• Change slide orientation to portrait, landscape. Select appropriate output format for slide presentation: paper, on-screen show
• Print a presentation using output options: entire presentation, specific slide(s), handouts, notes pages, outline view of slides, number of copies of a presentation
• Start a slide show from first slide, from current slide. End a slide show
• Navigate to next slide, previous slide, specified slide during a slide show