Beginners PowerPoint Course
Duration: 1 day
Description
This 1 day beginners PowerPoint course is designed for you if you've have little or no experience of using Microsoft Powerpoint. You'll learn how to put together a presentation correctly, easily, quickly and with confidence.
Master the basics of good slide design using the graphics tools, charts, Smart Art, video and audio. Add some pizazz using transitions and animations. Finally discover how to set up the show correctly and use some of the live tools to control your presentation like a pro.
Topics
Overview / Tour
- Getting acquainted with the layout of the Powerpoint screen
- The task pane
- The slide window
- The notes pane
- The thumbnail panel
- Resizing the panels
- Changing the magnification level
- Slide Sorter view
PowerPoint Basics
- Opening and closing a presentation
- Creating, editing and saving a presentation
- Running a presentation
- Navigating through a presentation
Slide Design
- Adding a title slide
- Exploring different slide layouts
- bulleted lists, tables, graphics, charts and movie clips - Choosing a slide design
- Creating a slide background
Slide Masters
- Using the Slide Master to create consistency
- Adding slide numbers
- Customising and positioning header and footer content
Animations & Transitions
- Transitioning between slides
- Using preset animations
- Animating text and other objects
- Animating chart components
Running The Slide Show
- Hiding slides
- Activating the slide show
- Navigating through the slide show
Text & Bullets
- Methods for inserting text
- Changing text attributes
- Adding bullets and numbering
- Customising bullets
Editing Tools
- Running a spell check
- Using synonyms
- Using Find and Replace
Tables
- Different methods for creating a table
- Selecting cells, rows and columns
- Applying borders and shading
- Inserting and deleting columns and rows
- Merging and splitting cells
- Quickly formatting a table
Charts
- Creating a chart
- Using the datasheet
- Changing the chart type
- Using a chart you have already designed in Excel
Graphics
- Inserting a clipart or photo
- Modifying a picture
- Creating and manipulating WordArt
- Exploring the Drawing toolbar
The Outline Pane
- Rearranging presentation content
- Promoting and demoting text
- Collapsing and expanding slide content
Slide Sorter
- Copying, moving and deleting slides
Printing Handouts Of Your Presentation
- Printing a presentation outline
- Printing the speaker notes
- Printing handouts and notes for distribution
Tips For Becoming a Better Presenter
- The Statistics
- The Three Ms
- The Mechanics
- The Message
- The Media