Microsoft PowerPoint Course

Design & deliver professional
presentations the easy way

(One course covers everything from beginners to advanced)

Course Description

PowerPoint is arguably the most powerful presentation software on the market, particularly on Windows PCs.

Whatever your current level of ability, this course will teach you how to put together a presentation correctly, easily, quickly and with confidence.

You'll master the basics of good slide design using the graphics tools, charts, Smart Art, video, audio and masters to design slick, cohesive, consistent slide shows that are easy to maintain

You'll also discover how to add some pizzazz using transitions and animations and how to set up the show correctly and use some of the live tools to control your presentation like a pro.

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Duration

Corporate group training: 1 day.
Private 1-on-1 training: 3-4 hours.

Prerequisites

You must have some basic computer knowledge and be able to use a mouse. Some knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel charts will be helpful but is not essential.

Whether you have never opened PowerPoint before, dabbled a little or used a lot, this course offers something for you and the training will be adapted to your level.

Versions Taught

Our computers are always installed with the latest version of Office. The current version is PowerPoint 365 (desktop).

If you have an earlier or PowerPoint such as PowerPoint 2016 or PowerPoint 2013 we will explain any key differences during the training.

Still using PowerPoint 2010 or earlier? It's time to say goodbye to an old friend and upgrade! Microsoft don't support this version any more.

what you get

Here's what you'll learn in this course

Overview & Grand Tour

Tabs, Ribbons and Groups
Working with the Slide pane, Design Area and the Speaker Notes area
Understanding the PPTX file format (XML format)
New Features of Microsoft Powerpoint
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

Creating, saving, opening, closing and updating 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

Text & Bullets

Methods for inserting text
Changing text attributes
Adding and customising bullets and numbering

Graphics

Inserting an online picture or one from file
Modifying a picture
Creating and manipulating WordArt
Creating and manipulating SmartArt
Exploring the Drawing toolbar

Charts

Charts and presentations
Creating a chart
Working with different chart types
Setting the chart title, chart axes, gridlines, legend, data labels, data tables.
Changing the chart colours
Adding or changing source data
Plotting hidden data
Switching rows and columns
Changing the text angle
Applying a gradient, texture or picture effect
Manipulating 3D charts
Exploding a pie chart
Using a chart you have already created in Excel

audio & video

Adding audio and video
Editing audio and video
Adding a soundtrack to a presentation
Changing how the track is initiated and when it finishes
Playing a movie during a show

Tables

Different reasons for using tables
Different methods for creating a table
Selecting cells, rows and columns
Inserting and deleting columns and rows
Applying borders and shading
Merging and splitting cells
Quickly formatting a table

Masters (templates)

Creating a consistent presentation
Choosing a Theme
Using the Slide Master to create consistency
Specifying what appears on each slide
Defining the Slide Master Layout
Defining the style of slide items
Using the Slide Master Ribbon
Adding slide numbers
Customising and positioning header and footer content
Saving Your Slide Master as a Template and using your template to create a new presentation

Auditing Tools

Proofing your presentation with the Spell Check and Synonyms
Replacing one font with another
Using the AutoCorrect and AutoFormat tools

Linking to other places during a live presentation

Linking to other slides, other presentations, other files, web pages and emails
Hyperlinks What are they?
Why to set up links in a presentation?
Creating a hyperlink
Hyperlink characteristics
Adding a screen-tip
Editing or removing a hyperlink
Using Action Buttons
Activating a hyperlink from a click or a mouse hover
Returning from a link in a live presentation

Transitions & Animations

Using preset animations for text and other content
Transitioning from one slide to the next
Changing or removing an items animation
Exploring other animation steps
Previewing the animated slide
Customising the custom animation
Changing the animation sequence
Using a motion path animation
Using multiple animation steps
Further Tailoring a custom animation
Controlling animation speed
Animating by sentence, word or letter
Animating with sound effects
Animating chart components

Preparing for the Perfect Presentation

Using the Slide Sorter to copy, rearrange, delete or hide slides
Using the Outline View to rearrange presentation content
Rehearsing your timing
Creating, running and editing a custom show
Creating, running and editing a custom show
Setting up a slide show
Preparing speaker notes and handouts
Printing Handouts Of Your Presentation
Printing a presentation outline
Printing the speaker notes
Printing handouts and notes for distribution

Running the Show

Navigation keys for operating the show
Adding annotation during a show
Activating the slide show