Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction

This one-day instructor led course is designed to give a thorough introduction to the basic skills needed to use Microsoft PowerPoint effectively through a combination of group discussion and hands-on practice.   

Each section of the course will provide an opportunity to explore the new subject area, followed by an exercise to reinforce learning.

Course Objectives:

• Navigate around the PowerPoint screen
• Build basic Presentations
• Insert ClipArt, WordArt, Charts and Tables
• Run Presentations using Animation and Transition

Pre-requisites:

• We recommend that all those who attend are able to:
• Use the mouse to select and open menus and icons
• Identify and use the Shift, Ctrl, TAB and Home keys on the keyboard

Course Content:

• The PowerPoint workspace
• Creating and saving a new presentation
• Opening, closing and switching between multiple presentations
• Applying slide auto layouts; adding, deleting and moving a slide
• Inserting and deleting text into frames: enhancing with formats and effects; changing case
• Moving and aligning the frames
• Creating and formatting bulleted lists: changing bullets, indents and linespacing
• Using the drawing toolbar, creating objects with different fills, line colours and styles
• Creating AutoShapes and using tools to rotate, flip and duplicate them
• Inserting text as WordArt
• Selecting and grouping multiple objects
• Inserting Clipart and other images: using the Picture toolbar to modify
• Creating tables to line up text in columns
• Creating and editing charts to give visual impact to data tables
• Creating and editing organisation charts
• Applying design templates and backgrounds to a presentation
• Applying animation to a presentation: building text and objects; using slide transitions
• Running and navigating through a slide-show effectively
• Printing slides and presentation handouts