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.

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
  PowerPoint's Views Working with Slide, Outline, Notes Page, Slide Sorter and Slide Show View
  Adding Text to Slides

Working with Placeholders
Selecting Text
Cut, Copy & Paste
Formats & the Format Painter
Bullets
Creating/Importing a Word Table/Excel Worksheet

  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
  Microsoft Graph Adding a Chart to a Slide
Formatting & Editing the Chart
Copying a Chart from Excel
  Organisation Chart Using MS Organisation Chart Maker
Editing & Formatting the Chart
  Colour Schemes & Backgrounds Using/Designing Colour Schemes
Using/Designing Slide Backgrounds
  Masters Overview of the Slide Master
Adding Objects to the Master and Editing the Master
  Using Design Templates What is a Design Template?
Creating & Applying a Design Template
  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
  Printing Printing the Slides
Printing Handouts and Notes Pages

 

 

 

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