Course Code: PO19L1
Duration: 1 Day
COURSE AIMS:
This PowerPoint Introduction course is aimed at people who want to learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint to create slides in order to run effective and interesting presentations. This PowerPoint course is suitable for either beginners or people with limited experience of the product.
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES:
No previous knowledge of PowerPoint is required. Students must have experience, however, of using the Windows environment to launch programs and access files.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
On completion of this course delegates will be able to:
- Understand the concepts of a presentation package
- Develop simple PowerPoint presentations
- Create, enhance, and print presentation slides
- Insert pictures in a PowerPoint presentation
- Insert and format shapes
- Create simple charts
- Use and edit Themes to give a standard style and design to presentations
- Working in different views
COURSE CONTENT:
Introduction and Objectives
Exploring PowerPoint
- Starting PowerPoint
- Using the Ribbon
- Choosing Commands
- Using the Quick Access Toolbar
- Accessing Dialog Box Launchers
- Welcome back message
- Exiting PowerPoint
Using Basic Presentation Skills
- Entering Text into a Presentation
- Adding Slides to a Presentation
- Changing Slide Layouts
- Saving, Closing & Opening a New Presentation
- Renaming an Existing Presentation
- Using an existing template
Working with Presentations
- Viewing and Navigating Slides
- Changing the Magnification
- Selecting Text
- Formatting Text
- Using the Mini Toolbar
- Using text highlighter
- Using the Format Painter
- Using eye dropper
- Changing the Text Alignment
- Using the AutoFit Options Smart Tag
- Formatting Bullets and Numbers
- Adding & Removing Bullets & Numbers
- Adjusting Levels in a Bulleted List
- Adjusting Spacing in a Bulleted List
Working with Drawing Objects
- Drawing Shapes
- Displaying the Ruler, Grid and Guides
- Manipulating Shapes
- Formatting Shapes
- Merging Shapes
Creating Charts in a Presentation
- Working with Simple Charts
- Editing Chart Data
- Changing Chart Type
- Formatting a Chart
Editing and Proofing Text
- Deleting Slide Items
- Moving/Copying Text between Slides
- Using Undo and Redo
- Finding and Replacing Text
- Check Spelling as you Type
- Correcting Spelling & Text Errors
- Creating an AutoCorrect Entry
Printing
- Printing Presentations
- Selecting Page Setup Options
- Previewing a Presentation
- Printing Slides, Outlines, Speaker Notes & Handouts
- Creating Headers and Footers
Themes
- Working with Design Themes
- Customising Design Themes
- Applying Different Backgrounds
- Saving and Applying a Custom Theme
Using Graphic Images
- Inserting Pictures
- Using Online Pictures
- Cropping a Picture
- Moving a Picture
- Resizing a Picture
- Formatting a Picture
Using Views
- Managing Slides in Slide Sorter View
- Adding Speaker Notes to a Presentation
- Starting a Slide Show
- Navigating a Slide Show
- Using the Pen to Annotate a Slide Show
- Changing the Pen Colour
- Zooming
Help
- Using the search facility
Action Planning
Review of Programme
