INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT - Stage 1 Course

Overview

The introduction to PowerPoint course will enable students to identify and use the component features within PowerPoint. This course is designed for new users, or users that have been self taught on PowerPoint and need further help. The course covers all aspects of creating a presentation from basics through to running a presentation with animation. Students will be taught to create and manipulate on-screen and print based presentations.

Prior Knowledge Requirements

No previous experience of PowerPoint is required to attend this course but a basic knowledge of Windows, keyboard and mouse skills are necessary.

The course covers the following areas:

Introduction to PowerPoint

• What is a Presentation?
• Demonstration
• Using Help
• PowerPoint Views

Creating a new Presentation

• Creating a new Presentation
• Title Slides
• Working with Placeholders
• Entering and editing Text
• Adding new Slides
• Slide Layouts
• Changing the Slide Layout
• Saving the Presentation

Formatting Text

• Selecting Text
• Formatting Text
• Formatting Backgrounds
• Formatting Numbered & Bulleted Lists
• Moving Text
• Copying Text
• Using the Format Painter
• Formatting Text using Slide Master

Outline View

• Entering Text in Outline View
• Promote/Demote Text
• Changing order of Slides

Slide Sorter View

• Moving Slides
• Copying Slides
• Deleting Slides

 

 

    

Slide Shows

• Running a Slide Show
• Set Timings for a Presentation
• Controlling a Slide Show
• Slide Navigator
• Hiding Slides

Printing Presentations

• Using Print Preview
• Printing Handouts
• Printing Notes Page
• Printing Outline View

Transitions and Animation

• Transition Effects
• Building Bullet Points
• Previewing Animations
• Animation Schemes
• Custom Animation

Tables

• Create a Table
• Adding Text
• Inserting Columns and Rows
• Table Formatting

Charts

• Create a Chart
• Editing the Chart Type
• Editing the Chart Options
• Creating an Organisation Chart
• Editing an Organisation Chart

Graphics and Drawing

• Inserting Clip Art
• Using Graphic Files
• Working with the Drawing Toolbar
• Inserting Shapes and Lines