PowerPoint Intro

Powerpoint - Intro

Our 1 day Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction course is suitable for complete beginners to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2013.

PREREQUISITES  A working knowledge of Windows is required, or our Introduction to MS Windows course. No experience of MS PowerPoint is required.

BENEFITS  At the end of this course you will have a good working knowledge of PowerPoint basics.

• You will feel more confident using PowerPoint and be able to create a presentation from scratch.
• You will learn how to:
• Improve the format of your text
• Get to grips with importing and manipulating graphics
• Use the PowerPoint drawing tools, the chartand table design tools to make your presentation much more visually stimulating.
• Make modifications to your presentation before you learn how PowerPoint is used in a live presentation.

COURSE CONTENT 

MICROSOFT POWERPOINT INTERFACE

• The Microsoft Backstage view 
• The Quick Access Toolbar
• The Ribbon
• The Status Bar

OPENING AND SAVING DOCUMENTS

SLIDES

• Adding New Slides
• Editing Slides
• Changing Layout
• Custom Slide Layouts

VIEWS AVAILABLE

• Slide
• Slide Master
• Slide Sorter
• Outline
• Notes

INSERTING IMAGES- PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AUDIO FILES

THEMES

• Change theme colours
• Change theme fonts
• Select a set of theme effects
• Save a theme

HEADERS AND FOOTERS

CHARTS

• Change the data in an existing chart
• Use charts and graphs in your presentation
• Add a chartto a presentation
• Add alternative text to a shape, picture, chart, table, SmartArt graphic, or other object
• Insert a linked Excel chartin PowerPoint 

SMARTART

• Create a SmartArt graphic and add text
• Add or shapes in your SmartArt graphic
• Change the colours of an entire SmartArt graphic

ANIMATIONS

PRINTING OPTIONS FOR HANDOUTS

SLIDE SHOW PRESENTING OPTIONS