Powerpoint Level1

Overview:

PowerPoint is a powerful presentations application, which allows the user to create intuitive presentations for paper, screen or web output. This course will give students an understanding of PowerPoint 2016 at an introductory level.

Course Contents

PowerPoint Basics

• Foreword
• Getting Started with PowerPoint
• Starting PowerPoint
• Opening an Existing Presentation
• Identifying Elements of the PowerPoint Window
• The Ribbon
• Moving Between Slides
• Using PowerPoint Help and the Tell me…box
• Changing PowerPoint Views
• Changing the Zoom Level
• Viewing the Presentation in Outline View
• Viewing the Presentation in Slide Sorter View
• Ending a PowerPoint Session
• Closing a Presentation
• Assignment

Creating a Presentation

• Beginning a New Presentation
• Downloading a Microsoft Office Online Template
• Adding Text and Slides
• Adding a New Slides in Normal View
• Entering Text in a Bulleted List
• Adding Slides and Text in Outline View
• Using AutoCorrect
• Editing Text and Slides
• Using the Undo and Redo Commands
• Using Find and Replace
• Deleting Slides
• Assignment

Enhancing a Presentation

• Changing Text Appearance
• Changing the Font Size
• Applying Font Styles and Effects
• Changing Text Colour
• Aligning Text
• Adjusting Line Spacing
• Using the Rulers
• Changing Slide Sequence
• Rearranging Slides in Outline View
• Creating Notes Pages and Handouts
• Formatting Handouts
• Printing Notes Pages and Handouts
• Checking Your Work
• Assignment

Adding Visual Interest

• Illustrations – Shapes
• Drawing Lines, Straight and Curved
• Drawing Other Shapes
• Drawing Shapes in Proportion
• Sizing Shapes
• Selecting and Deselecting Objects
• Duplicating an Object
• Editing Objects
• Changing Line Colours and Applying Shadows
• Moving Objects
• Resizing Objects
• Adding Text to Objects
• Adding Images to Slides
• Assignment