Microsoft PowerPoint Essential

Course Overview

This course is for those aiming to use PowerPoint to produce presentation materials for seminars, training sessions, presentations or workshops. 

This hands-on course aims to give the learner a sound grounding in the use of Microsoft PowerPoint.  You will learn to use the many tools available to create impressive looking slides.

Naomi has extensive experience in the computer training industry and is a Microsoft Office Master Instructor. Evaluations reflect Naomi’s passion for facilitating learning and helping participants achieve their goals. Naomi has extensive experience delivering training across all industry sectors and developing specialist training materials to suit different clients. Naomi is enthusiastic about the products and how to work effectively and as quickly as possible using them and the aim is for all participants leave the room excited to get back to using the product more efficiently.

Requirements

• A moderate English language, literacy and numeracy skill is required.

• Participants must bring their own laptop for training days.

• Lunch:  Catering is provided, or you are welcome to bring your own (microwave and fridge available). Tea, Coffee and biscuits available.

• Parking is available on site, or it is a short walk from Glendalough Train Station.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the program PowerPoint Essentials participants should be able to:

• Create formatted slides

• Change slide Layouts

• Enhance slides by adding pictures, objects and drawings

• Create Tables and Charts

Course Content:

• Creating a New Presentation

• The PowerPoint Screen

• Understanding Backstage View

• Adding Commands to the QAT

• Presentation Views

• Working With Presentations

• Applying Theme Variants

• Slide Layouts

• Inserting a Section Header Slide

• Working With Text

• Applying Paragraph Formatting

• Changing Bullet and Numbering

• Moving / Resizing Placeholders

• Applying WordArt to Text

• Inserting Images

• Understanding Pictures

• Tables

• Formatting Table Data

• Charts

• Changing the Chart Type

• SmartArt

• Creating Organisation Charts

• Shapes

• Using the Eyedropper

• Connecting Shapes

• Grouping Shapes