Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction
Course Description
Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction is part of a 2-level study program. This course is designed to provide participants with the skills to be able to create real-world presentations. You will learn how to design a professional presentation using techniques to engage the audience. You will learn how to run a slide show, print and publish your presentations.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction you should be able to:
- working with the basic features of PowerPoint
- create a new presentation
- work with presentations
- insert text into a slide and apply basic formatting
- work with 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
- understand the procedures for using various forms of Help
- create brilliant presentations
Prerequisites
Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system.
Course Duration
The Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction course is run over one-day but can be customised to suit your needs.
Course Overview
- Understanding PowerPoint
- Creating a new blank presentation
- Customising PowerPoint
- Understanding Dialog boxes
- Understanding the Status bar
- Creating Presentations in PowerPoint
- Apply Theme variations
- Save a presentation
- Typing Text into a Slide
- Inserting new Slides
- Typing Text into the Outline Pane
- Apply Slide Transitions
- Preview a Slide Show
- Opening a Presentation
- Understanding Presentation Views
- Navigating a Presentation
- Using the Zoom tool
- Editing Text
- Checking Spelling
- Apply Font Formatting
- Apply Paragraph Formatting
- Changing Bullet and Numbering Styles
- Moving and Resizing Placeholders
- Converting text to SmartArt
- Understand Slide Layouts
- Insert a Title Slide
- Insert a Title and Content Slide
- Insert a Section Header Slide
- Insert a Table
- Insert a Picture with Caption Slide
- Insert a Chart
- Changing the Slide Layout
- Insert screenshots
- Create a simple photo album
- Insert Icons
- Use 3D Models
- Insert Video content
- Inset Audio content
- Insert a SmartArt graphic
- Add Shapes below and above
- Add Shapes before and after
- Adding an Assistant
- Promote and Demote Shapes
- Apply a colour scheme
- Draw and Resize Shapes
- Editing Shapes
- Position or Arrange Shapes
- Formatting Shapes
- Using the Eyedropper
- Copy Shapes
- Aligning Shapes
- Insert and Format Text
- Group and Rotate Shapes
- Using Slide Sorter View
- Reusing Slides
- Adding Sections
- Adding Notes to your Slides
- Slide Numbers
- Create different types of Hyperlinks
- Presenting a Slide Show
- Previewing Slides
- Printing Slides
- Printing Handouts
- Printing Notes Pages
- Printing the Outline
- Planning a Presentation
- Make it Readable
- The Four Pillars of Great Design
- Perfect Presentation Layouts
- Presenting Polished Presentations
- Presentation Methods and Hardware
Course Includes
Skills Analysis
Certificate
We come to you
Hands-on training
Email Support
Real-world examples
Course Pricing
Pricing as of 1st July 2019. All prices are exempt of GST. All prices are PER SESSION, not per person.
Number of participants | Investment (per day) |
---|---|
1-on-1 Training | $500.00 |
2-3 participants | $650.00 |
4-6 participants | $800.00 |
7-8 participants | $950.00 |
9-10 participants | $1,200.00 |
Above costs are for training conducted within the Sydney region and is subject to travel fees dependent on location. Pricing provides a guide only and will be confirmed at time of booking enquiry.
Course Overviews

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