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Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction

 

Course Aims

This course is designed to introduce new users to PowerPoint. Users will learn how to create, modify and print presentations. This entirely 'hands on' course includes specially prepared exercises that give participants practical experience of using PowerPoint’s tools.

 

Pre-requisites

A basic understanding of using PCs, a keyboard and a mouse, plus knowledge of MS Windows is required, gained either by previous experience or by attendance on an "MS Windows User Introduction" course.

 

Target Audience

New or intending users of MS PowerPoint who want to gain a good broad understanding of the techniques used to create professional looking presentations. The topics listed below indicate the range of features which, depending on the interests of the course attendees, can be covered on the course.

 

Course Outline:

 

Starting PowerPoint

Using the AutoContent Wizard

AutoLayouts

The Menu Bar

Toolbars & Keyboard shortcuts

 

Adding and Removing Slides

Inserting a New Slide

Deleting a Slide

 

Adding Text to a Slide

Creating a Title Slide

Typing into a Text Placeholder

Deleting a Placeholder

Creating a Bulleted List

Changing the Bullet Symbol

Formatting Text

Format Painter

Line Spacing

Changing the Case

Alignment

 

File Operations

Saving and Closing a Presentation

Opening a Presentation

Starting a New Presentation

 

Inserting a Table

Formatting the Table

Switching Between Table Mode and Slide Views

 

Drawing Objects

Rectangles and Circles

Lines and Arrows

Text Box

Autoshapes

 

Adding ClipArt to Slides

Using the Clipart Gallery

Working with Objects

Selecting Objects

Resizing Objects

Moving Objects

Copying an Object

Deleting an Object

Changing Outline Colours

Changing the Fill Colour

 

Creating a Chart

Using Microsoft Graph

Changing the Chart Type

Switching Between Chart Mode and Slide Views

 

Creating an Organisation Chart

Adding More Boxes and Lines

Deleting Boxes and Lines

Altering the Format of Boxes and Lines

 

Viewing Slides

Slide View

Slide Sorter View

Outline View

Notes Page

Slide Show

 

Page Setup & Printing

Page Setup

Printing a Presentation

 

Adding Special Effects to Slides

Slide Transitions

Slide Timings

Animation

 

Understanding Templates

Using Templates

 

At the end of this course you will be able to:

Add slides to a presentation, format text and add visual elements such as clipart and drawn objects; deliver a screen presentation and print out slides in a number of different formats.

  Microsoft PowerPoint Introductory Training by PAGE Training Limited covering Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and all UK Locations.