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                                                                                                Table of Contents of The Instructor's Guide

Section 1: Add-ons to PowerPoint ................................................................................................. 1

Lesson 1.1: COM Add-ins ...................................................................................................................... 2

What Is A COM Add-in? .................................................................................................................................... 2

Using the Trust Center ....................................................................................................................................... 3

Using the Add-ins Tab ........................................................................................................................................ 4

Opening the Add-in Manager ............................................................................................................................... 4

Step-By-Step ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

Skill Sharpener ................................................................................................................................................. 11

Lesson 1.2: Information Rights Management (IRM) ........................................................................ 12

What Is IRM? ................................................................................................................................................... 12

System Requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 12

Downloading and Installing IRM ....................................................................................................................... 14

Using IRM ........................................................................................................................................................ 15

Viewing an IRM-Protected Document ............................................................................................................... 18

Step-By-Step ..................................................................................................................................................... 19

Skill Sharpener ................................................................................................................................................. 25

Lesson 1.3: Digital Signatures ............................................................................................................. 26

What Is a Digital Signature? .............................................................................................................................. 26

Obtaining a Digital Signature ............................................................................................................................ 26

Attaching your Signature to a Presentation ....................................................................................................... 30

Step-By-Step ..................................................................................................................................................... 32

Skill Sharpener ................................................................................................................................................. 35

Lesson 1.4: Smart Tags ........................................................................................................................ 36

What is a Smart Tag? ....................................................................................................................................... 36

Inserting Smart Tags into a Presentation .......................................................................................................... 37

Customizing Smart Tags .................................................................................................................................. 38

Step-By-Step ..................................................................................................................................................... 39

Skill Sharpener ................................................................................................................................................. 44

Section 1: Case Study ........................................................................................................................... 45

Section 1: Review Questions ................................................................................................................ 46

Section 2: Scripts and PowerPoint .............................................................................................. 49

Lesson 2.1: Macros ............................................................................................................................... 50

Creating a Macro ............................................................................................................................................. 50

Playing a Macro............................................................................................................................................... 53

Writing a Macro with the Visual Basic Editor ................................................................................................... 53

Macro Security ................................................................................................................................................. 55

Step-By-Step ..................................................................................................................................................... 57

Skill Sharpener ................................................................................................................................................. 62

Lesson 2.2: Other Macro Tasks ........................................................................................................... 63

Deleting Macros ............................................................................................................................................... 63

Copying a Macro between Presentations ........................................................................................................... 64

Applying Macros to the Quick Access Toolbar .................................................................................................. 65

Opening the Visual Basic Editor ........................................................................................................................ 67

Menu Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 67

How to Use the Properties Pane ........................................................................................................................ 68

Using the Project Explorer ............................................................................................................................... 70

Step-By-Step ..................................................................................................................................................... 71

Skill Sharpener ................................................................................................................................................. 76

Section 2: Case Study ........................................................................................................................... 77

Section 2: Review Questions ................................................................................................................ 78

Section 3: Formatting a Web Presentation ................................................................................. 81

Lesson 3.1: Formatting a Web Presentation ...................................................................................... 82

Setting the Page Title ....................................................................................................................................... 82

Changing Text Colors for a Web Presentation .................................................................................................. 84

Background Colors for a Web Presentation ...................................................................................................... 85

Setting Alternative Text Descriptions ................................................................................................................. 85

Step-By-Step ..................................................................................................................................................... 87

Skill Sharpener ................................................................................................................................................. 92

Lesson 3.2: Publishing a Web Presentation ....................................................................................... 93

Show Slide Animations ..................................................................................................................................... 93

Previewing a Presentation as a Web Page ........................................................................................................ 94

Optimizing Web Presentations ........................................................................................................................... 95

Publishing a Presentation to the Web ................................................................................................................ 96

Step-By-Step ..................................................................................................................................................... 97

Skill Sharpener ............................................................................................................................................... 101

Lesson 3.3: SharePoint Basics ........................................................................................................... 102

What is SharePoint? ....................................................................................................................................... 102

System Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 103

Creating a Workspace .................................................................................................................................... 103

Accessing a Workspace .................................................................................................................................. 107

Publishing to a Workspace ............................................................................................................................... 107

Step-By-Step ................................................................................................................................................... 110

Skill Sharpener ............................................................................................................................................... 115

Lesson 3.4: Your Personal SharePoint Space .................................................................................. 116

Public and Private Views ............................................................................................................................... 116

Shared and Private Documents ........................................................................................................................ 118

Creating a List ............................................................................................................................................... 120

Creating a Page ............................................................................................................................................. 121

Personalizing your Space ............................................................................................................................... 122

Step-By-Step ................................................................................................................................................... 123

Skill Sharpener ............................................................................................................................................... 128

Section 3: Case Study ......................................................................................................................... 129

Section 3: Review Questions .............................................................................................................. 130

Index ......................................................................................................................................... 133