PowerPoint 2002 Core

MOUS Exam Objectives

Posted: February 21, 2002
 
Exam objectives are categories of examination tasks, identified by subject-matter experts, that certify an ability to productively use Microsoft Office programs. These categories are organized into skill sets representing the more basic functions of each Office program.  Exam objectives and skill sets for the Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Core Exam are provided below to assist in your exam preparation. Training centers and courseware providers authorized by the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) program tailor their instruction to these criteria.

Creating a Presentation

  • Create presentations (manually and using automated tools)
  • Add slides to and delete slides from presentations
  • Modify headers and footers in the Slide Master

Inserting and Modifying Text

  • Import text from Word
  • Insert, format, and modify text

Inserting and Modifying Visual Elements

  • Add tables, charts, clip art, and bitmap images to slides
  • Customize slide backgrounds
  • Add OfficeArt elements to slides
  • Apply custom formats to tables

Modifying Presentation Formats

  • Apply formats to presentations
  • Apply animation schemes
  • Apply slide transitions
  • Customize slide formats
  • Customize slide templates
  • Manage a Slide Master
  • Rehearse timing
  • Rearrange slides
  • Modify slide layout
  • Add links to a presentation

Printing Presentations

  • Preview and print slides, outlines, handouts, and speaker notes

Working with Data from Other Sources

  • Import Excel charts into slides
  • Add sound and video to slides
  • Insert Word tables on slides
  • Export a presentation as an outline

Managing and Delivering Presentations

  • Set up slide shows
  • Deliver presentations
  • Manage files and folders for presentations
  • Work with embedded fonts
  • Publish presentations to the Web
  • Use Pack and Go

Workgroup Collaboration

  • Set up a review cycle
  • Review presentation comments
  • Schedule and deliver presentation broadcasts