PowerPoint Comprehensive 2003: Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
Pat R. Graves
ISBN: 0072254440 Copyright year: 2005
Feature Summary
Objectives are listed for each lesson.
Required skills for the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Program are listed for each lesson.
Running Case Study of a fictional business for each text (PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Access). These business-based case studies provide a real world context for learning a software application.
The estimated time required to complete each lesson (up to the "Using Help") is stated.
Within a lesson, each heading corresponds to an objective.
Easy-to-follow exercises emphasize "learning by doing".
Key terms are italicized and defined as they are encountered.
Extensive graphics display screen contents.
Toolbar buttons and keyboard keys are shown in the text when used.
Large toolbar buttons in the margins provide easy-to-see references.
Lessons contain important Notes, useful Tips, and helpful Reviews.
Using Help introduces you to a Help topic related to lesson content.
A Lesson Summary reviews the important concepts taught in the lesson.
A Command Summary lists the commands taught in the lesson.
Concepts Review includes true/false, short answer, and critical thinking questions that focus on lesson content.
Skills Review provides skill reinforcement for each lesson.
Lesson Applications ask you to apply your skills in a more challenging way.
On Your Own exercises lets you apply your skills creatively without much hand-holding. These are entirely free-form as opposed to "button-pushing exercises".
Unit Applications give you the opportunity to use the skills you learn in a unit.
Appendices, Glossary, and Index.
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2005 McGraw-Hill Higher Education