Microsoft PowerPoint Essentials

Engaging your audience with stunning PowerPoints

Introduction

A good PowerPoint creates a focal point for audiences while also serving as a content guide for presenters, so they can present confidently. The visual medium also allows presenters to translate complex ideas, facts, or figures into easily understandable and memorable visuals.

In this beginner course we will guide you through the essentials of using PowerPoint so you can start creating stunning slide decks that use a variety of media to present information in an interesting way, helping you communicate effectively and engaging your audience.

Microsoft PowerPoint Essentials (Virtual)

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Learn more about Microsoft Powerpoint Essentials

GETTING STARTED

• Design considerations
• Powerpoint user interface
• Quick access toolbar
• Powerpoint views

CREATING A PRESENTATION

• Adding slides
• Working with layouts
• Managing slides
• Reuse slides

SLIDE DESIGN

• Slide size
• Changing theme
• Variants
• Backgrounds

WORKING WITH TEXT

• Font, size & colour
• Custom bullets
• SmartArt
• Line spacing
• Vertical orientation

WORKING WITH PICTURES

• Options for adding pictures
• Move and resize
• SmartArt
• Add styles
• Cropping pictures
• Insert a screen clipping

SMART ART

• Add Smart Art
• Change colours and effects
• Add and remove shapes
• Convert bullets to Smart Art
• Add images

TABLES & CHARTS

• Creating simple charts
• Working with charts
• Adding tables
• Customising tables

SIMPLE ANIMATIONS

• Animate text
• Animate images
• Animate Smart Art
• Add transitions

SAVING & SHARING

• Adding notes
• Printing notes
• Printing handouts
• Save as PDF

PRESENTING

• Useful shortcuts
• Presenter tools
• Working with presenter mode

Audience

This course is suitable for beginners – anyone who needs to format spreadsheets or to organise and analyse data. We also cater for more advanced users.

Format

This is a half-day program that can be delivered face-to-face or as 1 x 4-hour virtual programs.

This workshop is not suitable for Mac Users. Should you have a Microsoft Office for Mac training requirement, please contact us for assistance.

What’s Included

• Comprehensive Learning Guide