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| Course | Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction | |
| Duration | 1 Day | |
| Overview |
"This course is a fun way to spend a day". This is how a user recently described this course. PowerPoint is not a complex program but there are lots of pieces of the puzzle that go together to make a good presentation. This course introduces each piece of the puzzle logically and at the end of the day the user will be able to create their own animated presentation. To make the most of the course the user needs to be proficient with the windows environment. |
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| Content | Introducing PowerPoint | An Overview of PowerPoint The PowerPoint Windows Toolbars and Views |
| Creating a Presentation | Planning Effective Presentations Using the AutoContent Wizard Starting a New Presentation Using Slide AutoLayouts Applying Design Templates Saving, Closing & Opening a Presentation Moving Around a Presentation |
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| PowerPoint's Views | Working with Slide, Outline, Notes Page, Slide Sorter and Slide Show View | |
| Adding Text to Slides |
Working with Placeholders |
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| Drawing Objects & Clipart | Inserting Pictures Manipulating Pictures with the Picture Toolbar Managing the Clipart Library Drawing/Sizing/Copying Objects 3D Objects, Shadow & Rotate/Flip Fill Colour, Line Styles & Patterns Grouping/Ungrouping Stacking Order Precision Drawing: Grid, Guides & Ruler |
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| Microsoft Graph | Adding a Chart to a Slide Formatting & Editing the Chart Copying a Chart from Excel |
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| Organisation Chart | Using MS Organisation Chart Maker Editing & Formatting the Chart |
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| Colour Schemes & Backgrounds | Using/Designing Colour Schemes Using/Designing Slide Backgrounds |
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| Masters | Overview of the Slide Master Adding Objects to the Master and Editing the Master |
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| Using Design Templates | What is a Design Template? Creating & Applying a Design Template |
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| Running the Slide Show | Slide Transitions & Animations Using the Animations Effects Toolbar Animating Drawing Objects & Charts Working with Hidden Slides Recording Timings and Looping the Show |
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| Printing | Printing the Slides Printing Handouts and Notes Pages |
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