Shelly Cashman PowerPoint 365 | Modules 4-7: SAM Capstone Project A EBT Engineering Company

GETTING STARTED

1. Save the file SC_PPT365_CS4-7A_FirstLastName_1.pptx as SC_PPT365_CS4-7A_FirstLastName_2.pptx

a. Edit the file name by changing “1” to “2”.

b. If you do not see the .pptx file extension, do not type it. The file extension will be added for you automatically.

2. To complete this Project, you will also need the following files:

Support_PPT365_CS4-7A_Engineering.mp4

Support_PPT365_CS4-7A_Logo.jpg

3. With the file SC_PPT365_CS4-7A_FirstLastName_2.pptx open, ensure that your first and last name is displayed in the presenter notes on Slide 1.

a. If the presenter notes do not display your name, delete the file and download a new copy.

PROJECT STEPS

1. As a human resource recruiter for EBT Engineering Company, you are developing a presentation for your manager, Marek Kowalski, to show to prospective employees. Begin by changing the theme colors to Blue Green.

2. Switch to Slide Sorter view and work with sections as follows to reorganize the slides:

a. Add a section between slides 1 and 2.

b. Use Application Process as the name of the new section.

c. Rename the Default Section to Introduction.

d. Collapse all sections, and then change their order as follows: Introduction Background Application Process

e. Expand all the sections, and then return to Normal view.

3. Change a slide master as follows to use a custom layout and design for some slides:

a. In Slide Master view, locate the Title only layout master slide.

b. Insert the company logo from the file Support_PPT365_CS4-7A_Logo.jpg.

c. Crop the logo to an oval.

d. Resize the logo to a height of 1.5".

e. Move the logo to the upper-right corner of the slide master.

f. Use Company Logo as the name of the new layout, replacing the placeholder name of Title and Content.

g. Close Slide Master view.

4. Apply the Company Logo layout to slides 8 and 9.

5. On Slide 2 ("Our Story"), respond to the comment from Marek Kowalski as follows:

a. Type Okay, I will make this change. as the reply.

b. Change 1978 to 1980, and then close the Comments pane.

6. Remaining on Slide 2, apply the Gradient Fill background.

7. Still on Slide 2, add the link www.offices.cengage.com to the word "Offices" that will direct the reader to view the addresses for each office location.

8. On Slide 3 ("Our Core Values"), compress the picture on the right to Web (150 ppi) to reduce the file size of the presentation.

9. Remaining on Slide 3, add the following animations:

a. Add the Fly In animation to the bulleted list on the left.

b. Add the Pulse animation to the picture on the right.

c. Modify the animation timing applied to the picture so that it starts With Previous.

10. On Slide 4 ("Associations and Affiliations"), add the following animations:

a. Add the same animation to the bulleted list as used on Slide 3 using the animation painter.

b. Change the sequence of the Fly In animation to As One Object.

c. Add the Zoom animation to the picture.

11. Remaining on Slide 4, modify the picture by applying the artistic effect Film Grain (3rd column, 3rd row in the Artistic Effects gallery).

12. Still on Slide 4, add the following alt text to the picture of the office building so that screen readers can identify the picture: University building

13. On Slide 5 ("Current Projects by Sector"), modify the Clustered Column chart to make the data easier to interpret.

a. Change the Clustered Column chart to a Pie Chart.

b. Delete the chart title Sales.

c. Add Data Labels to appear as Outside End.

d. Apply the Style 9 Chart Style.

14. On Slide 6 ("Application Process"), insert a Basic Process SmartArt as follows to illustrate how to apply for a job posting:

a. Use the content placeholder to insert the Basic Process SmartArt from the Process section of the Choose a SmartArt Graphic dialog box.

b. Add a shape to the SmartArt Graphic.

c. Enter the text in the SmartArt text as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Text for SmartArt

15. Remaining on Slide 6, modify the SmartArt as follows to add a missing step and to improve the clarity of the diagram:

a. Change the color of the SmartArt to Colorful – Accent Colors.

b. Rearrange the SmartArt shapes so that the Technical Test is the second SmartArt shape.

c. Add the Fade animation to the SmartArt.

16. Still on Slide 6, modify the animations as follows:

a. Use the Animation pane to reorder the animations so that the SmartArt is animated first.

b. Add a delay of 00.50 seconds to the animation of the SmartArt.

17. On Slide 7 ("Job Perks and Incentives"), apply the Shapes motion path animation to the SmartArt.

18. On Slide 8 ("Join the EBT Engineering Team"), insert and format a video as follows:

a. Insert the video Support_PPT365_CS4-7A_Engineering.mp4.

b. Resize the video to a height of 5".

c. Reposition the video as outlined in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Position of Video

19. Modify the video as follows to help viewers focus on the content.

a. Change the video to start playing Automatically.

b. Change the video to play full screen.

c. Change the Volume of the video to Mute.

d. Trim the video so that it ends at the 00:04 mark.

e. Apply the Slope Beveled Rectangle video style.

20. On Slide 9 ("Questions"), insert a table to illustrate the contact information of individuals in the HR department:

a. Insert a table with 3 columns and 3 rows.

b. Enter the text in the table as shown in Table 1.

c. Change the width to 9.1".

Table 1: Text for Table

Name | Position | Contact Information James Reynolds | HR Director | jreynolds@ebt.cengage.com Annette Green | HR Recruiter | agreen@ebt.cengage.com

21. Remaining on Slide 9, modify the table as follows:

a. Resize Row 1 so that is at a height of 0.6".

b. Resize Column 3 width to 3.03".

c. Apply the Light Style 2 – Accent 1 table style (2nd row, 2nd column in the Light Table Styles gallery).

d. Reposition the table so that it is centered on the slide as outlined in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Repositioned Table

22. Still on Slide 9, add an action button as follows to make it easy for viewers to return to Slide 6 ("Application Process"):

a. Insert an Action Button: Go Forward or Next in the lower-right corner of the slide.

b. Link the action button to Slide 6 ("Application Process").

c. Change the size of the action button to 1" high and 1" wide.

23. Rehearse the timings for the slide show. Set the timing for each slide in the presentation to 15 seconds so that viewers have plenty of time to view the slides.

24. Mark the presentation as final.

In Slide Sorter view, your presentation should look like the Final Figure on the following page. Save your changes, close the presentation, and exit PowerPoint. Follow the directions on the website to submit your completed project.

Final Figure

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