This course is designed to give delegates the tools to create a professional presentation.  Entirely hands-on, this course will provide those attending with a good basic understanding of how to create and manipulate charts, graphic images, organisation charts and how to create a rolling presentation on screen using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Course Content

This outline is based on the 2016 Version of Powerpoint. If users are using a newer version of Powerpoint please outline this prior to signing up for the course.

Getting Started with Powerpoint

• Exploring the Powerpoint screen and ribbons
• The Quick Access Toolbar(QAT)
• Changing Ribbon Display options and customising the QAT
• Creating a Presentation
• Open / Close / Save Presentation
• Creating a presentation from a template

 

Editing Presentations and Adding Text Content

• Using Slide Layouts
• Adding text and bullet points
• Using undo and redo
• Selecting text and objects
• Formatting text and bullets
• Applying Word Art & Other Special Effects to text
• Using the Format Painter
• Using the Clear Formatting Command
• Controlling Paragraph Spacing, Line Spacing and Text Direction
• Choosing from the Themes Gallery to apply a specific 'look' to the presentation
• New Office Themes

 

Inserting Art and Objects

• Inserting and Formatting Graphics - The Picture Tools Ribbon
• Inserting and Manipulating Shapes
• Changing Colour Schemes
• Using SmartArt to design diagrams
• Inserting Screen Shots
• Inserting graphs
• Using 'Paste link' feature
• Inserting Audio and Video clips
• Inserting Hyperlinks
• Adding tables

 

Managing the Slide Deck

• Changing the slide backgrounds
• Resetting layouts
• Adding Headers and Footers
• Using Sections
• Adding notes to slides
• Using Slide Sorter

 

Delivering the Presentation

• Creating or printing notes and handouts
• Animating elements in the slides
• Controlling the transition from slide to slide
• Controlling what slisde are visible in the Presentation
• Rehearsing the Presentation and Recording timings
• Using the Presenter view
• Printing and Saving the Presentation

 

Target Trainee Profile

New, recent or intended users of PowerPoint
Anyone who needs to produce high quality slides, overheads and other presentation materials.