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Microsoft PowerPoint - Level 1

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Why study this course

The skills and knowledge acquired in this course are sufficient to be able to create real-world slide shows using Microsoft PowerPoint.

You will learn how to create, print and publish presentations, and more.

You may also be interested in our PowerPoint Level 2 course which covers more in-depth topics.

Note: PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2021, and PowerPoint 365 are all desktop application versions of Microsoft PowerPoint. PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2019, and PowerPoint 2021 are the perpetual, bought-outright, stand-alone versions of the software; PowerPoint 365 is the subscription-based version. Anyone working with any of these versions will be able to successfully complete this course. Throughout this course you will be using the desktop app; the course does not cover use of the web/online app.

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What you’ll learn

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Work with the basic features of PowerPoint

  • Create a new presentation

  • Work with presentations

  • Insert text into a slide and apply basic formatting

  • Work with the various slide layouts

  • Create and work with SmartArt graphics

  • Draw and format shapes

  • Navigate a slide show in PowerPoint

  • Use a range of printing techniques

  • Obtain help for PowerPoint whenever you need it

  • Create brilliant presentations


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Who is the course for?

This course is designed for users who are keen to learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint to present information.


Course subjects

Getting to Know Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Starting PowerPoint From the Desktop

  • Understanding the Start Screen

  • Creating a New Blank Presentation

  • The PowerPoint Screen

  • How Microsoft PowerPoint Works

  • Using the Ribbon

  • Using Ribbon KeyTips

  • Showing and Collapsing the Ribbon

  • Understanding Backstage View

  • Accessing Backstage View

  • Changing the Office Theme

  • Using Shortcut Menus

  • Understanding Dialog Boxes

  • Launching Dialog Boxes

  • Understanding the Quick Access Toolbar

  • Adding Commands to the QAT

  • Understanding the Status Bar

  • Customising the Status Bar

  • Exiting Safely From PowerPoint

Your First Presentation

  • Creating Presentations in PowerPoint

  • Creating a Presentation

  • Applying Theme Variants

  • The Save As Place

  • The Save As Dialog Box

  • Typing Text Into a Slide

  • Inserting New Slides

  • Typing Text Using the Outline Pane

  • Applying Slide Transitions

  • Saving a Presentation

  • Previewing a Slide Show

  • Closing a Presentation

Working with Presentations

  • The Open Place

  • The Open Dialog Box

  • Opening a Presentation

  • Opening Multiple Presentations

  • Switching Between Open Presentations

  • Understanding Presentation Views

  • Changing Presentation Views

  • Navigating a Presentation

  • Using the Zoom Tool

  • Opening a Recent Presentation

Working with Text

  • Editing Text

  • Checking Spelling

  • Understanding Font Formatting

  • Applying Font Formatting

  • Applying Paragraph Formatting

  • Changing Bullet and Numbering Styles

  • Moving and Resizing Placeholders

  • Applying WordArt to Text

  • Converting Text to SmartArt

Slide Layouts

  • Understanding Slide Layouts

  • Inserting a Title Slide

  • Inserting a Title and Content Slide

  • Inserting a Section Header Slide

  • Inserting a Table

  • Inserting a Picture With Caption Slide

  • Inserting a Chart

  • Changing the Slide Layout

SmartArt

  • Understanding SmartArt

  • Inserting a SmartArt Graphic

  • Inserting Text Into SmartArt

  • Adding Shapes Below

  • Adding Shapes Above

  • Adding Shapes Before and After

  • Adding an Assistant

  • Promoting and Demoting Shapes

  • Switching SmartArt Right to Left

  • Resizing SmartArt

  • Changing the SmartArt Layout

  • Applying a Colour Scheme

  • Applying a SmartArt Style

  • Deleting SmartArt Shapes

Shapes

  • Drawing Shapes

  • Resizing Shapes

  • Editing Shapes

  • Positioning Shapes

  • Arranging Shapes

  • Merging Shapes

  • Formatting Shapes

  • Using the Eyedropper

  • Copying Shapes

  • Aligning Shapes Using the Ribbon

  • Aligning Objects Using Smart Guides

  • Inserting and Formatting Text

  • Connecting Shapes

  • Grouping Shapes

  • Rotating Shapes

Preparing for Presentations

  • Using Slide Sorter View

  • Reusing Slides

  • Adding Sections

  • Adding Notes to Your Slides

  • Slide Numbers

  • About Hyperlinks

  • Creating an Internal Hyperlink

  • Creating a Hyperlink to Another Presentation

  • Creating a Hyperlink to Another Application

  • Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Slide Shows

  • Using Resume Reading

  • Presenting a Slide Show

Printing Your Presentation

  • Understanding Printing

  • Previewing Slides

  • Printing Slides

  • Printing Handouts

  • Printing Notes Pages

  • Printing the Outline

Getting Help

  • Understanding How Help Works

  • Using Tell Me

  • Accessing the Help Window

  • Navigating the Help Window

  • Using Google to Get Help

  • Using Smart Lookup

  • Printing a Help Topic

Brilliant Presentations

  • Planning a Presentation

  • Make It Readable

  • The Four Pillars of Great Design

  • Perfect Presentation Layouts

  • Presenting Polished Presentations

  • Presentation Methods and Hardware


Prerequisites

This course assumes little or no knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment.


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