This course walks you through, step-by-step, all the processes and features to create and present a professional Presentation with confidence.

By the end of this course, you will have mastered:

  • Navigating the PowerPoint screen, Tabs and Contextual Tabs
  • Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Creating a new Presentation from various types of templates - Blank, Microsoft and Personal
  • Printing Presentations, including Notes and Handouts
  • Saving Presentations, including embedding Fonts and removing Metadata
  • Exporting Presentations, including-
    • Exporting as PDF
    • Packaging for CD
    • Creating Video
    • Creating Custom Word Handouts
    • Changing File Type
  • Working with Slide Master, including
    • Adding Themes, Backgrounds, Fonts
    • Working with Placeholders
    • Adding and Manipulating Page Numbers and Footers
    • Saving Templates
    • Pinning Templates to Taskbar
  • Inserting Slides from
    • Blank Slides
    • Another Presentation
    • Word Outline
  • Moving Slides
  • Deleting Slides
  • Adding and Manipulating the following Content
    • Text
    • Pictures
    • Videos
    • Charts
    • SmartArt
  • ** NEW ** Creating Custom Bullets, including
    • Bullet Size
    • Bullet Color
    • Customizing with another Symbol
    • Customizing with a Picture
  • Working with Animation, including
    • Applying
    • Triggering
    • Setting Play Order
  • ** NEW ** Working with Motion Path Animation, Including
    • Adding a Motion Path to an Object
    • Editing a Motion Path
    • Deleting a Motion Path
    • Using Advanced Motion Paths
  • Working with Transitions, including
    • Adding
    • Setting Options
    • Setting Timings
    • Removing
  • Working with Speaker Notes, including
    • Creating
    • Printing
    • Using Presenter View
  • Creating a Self-Running Presentation, including
    • Setting Up
    • Recording
    • Previewing

The modules include step-by-step instructions and sample presentations and files so you can follow along.  The course is structured so that each modules builds upon the previous module until, upon completion, you have a sample presentation for recording.

Who this course is for:
  • This PowerPoint course is meant for users who are not comfortable working with PowerPoint. It is also ideal for those users looking to add to their PowerPoint skillset.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Introduction

  • 2

    Overview

    • Navigating PowerPoint’s Screen and Tabs

    • Accessing Contextual Tabs

    • Utilizing Key Tips

    • Tab Commands PDF

  • 3

    Getting Started

    • Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

    • Creating New Presentations

    • Creating a New Presentation PDF

    • Printing Presentations

    • Printing Presentations PDF

    • "Printing" Documents

    • Printing Presentations Quiz

    • Saving Presentations

    • "Saving" Documents

    • Saving Presentations Quiz

  • 4

    Exporting Presentations

    • Exporting as PDF, Packaging for CD & Creating a Video of Presentation

    • Exporting PDF

    • "Exporting" Documents

    • Creating Custom Handouts through Word and Exporting as Different File Types

    • Exporting Presentations Quiz

  • 5

    Customizing Presentations Using Slide Masters

    • Understanding the Slide Master Tab

    • Slide Master PDF

    • Theme Template

    • Working with Themes, Backgrounds, Fonts and Placeholders

    • Adding Page Numbers, Adding Footers and Changing Locations

    • Saving and Loading Newly Created Slide Master Template

    • Pinning Template to Taskbar

    • Customizing Presentations Using Slide Master Quiz

  • 6

    Working with Slides

    • Inserting Slides

    • Inserting Slides PDF

    • "Inserting Slides" Documents

    • Rearranging and Deleting Slides

    • Rearranging the Order of the Slides and Deleting Slides PDF

    • "Rearranging and Deleting" Documents

    • Working with Slides Quiz

  • 7

    Adding Content to Slides

    • Adding and Manipulating text, Pictures, Charts and Videos

    • Adding Content to Slides PDF

    • "Adding Content to Slides" Documents

    • Adding and Working with SmartArt

    • Customizing Bullets

    • Creating Custom Bullets PDF

    • Using the Replace Fonts Tool

    • PowerPoint Replace Fonts Tool PDF

    • Adding Content to Slides Quiz

  • 8

    Working with Animation

    • Applying Animation

    • Working with Animation PDF

    • "Working with Animation" Documents

    • Setting Triggers and Play Order

    • Working with Motion Path Animation

    • PowerPoint Motion Path Animation PDF

    • Working with Animation Quiz

  • 9

    Working with Transitions

    • Adding, Setting Options and Timings

    • Working with Transitions PDF

    • "Working with Transitions" Documents

    • Working with Transitions Quiz

  • 10

    Working with Speaker Notes

    • Creating, Printing and Using Presenter View

    • Working with Speaker Notes PDF

    • "Working with Speaker Notes" Documents

    • Working with Speaker Notes Quiz

  • 11

    Creating a Self-Running Presentation

    • Creating, Recording and Previewing

    • Creating a Self-Running Presentation PDF

    • "Creating a Self-Running Presentation" Documents

    • Creating a Self-Running Presentation Quiz

About the instructor

IT Manager

Eric Chu

A proven and experienced IT Manager, customer-focused and equipped with a technical background. I have over 8 years’ experience in IT Service Delivery Management and leading small to medium crossfunctional teams, and over 15 years of experience in IT Training and Sales.Through my passion for technology, science, and innovation, I have fostered extensive practical knowledge of emerging technologies, complex networks, and data centre eco-systems.I have had the opportunity to work across the Asia Pacific region as an experienced Business Development Manager and IT Project Manager delivering end to end solutions.

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