Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Training

Delivery Options

• Customized Onsite Training (2 days): Request a Proposal

Class Description

Class Overview

Class Goals

• Start and end a PowerPoint session.
• Edit a presentation.
• Create different types of slides.
• Use the Outline Tab.
• Add Clipart to a slide.
• Format slides and use templates.
• Use the Slide Sorter to reorganize a presentation.
• Apply Tables and Charts to a presentation.
• Print various components of a presentation.
• Run a slide show.
• Create customized presentations with templates.
• Add special effects.
• Use the slide, notes, and handout masters.
• Create, edit, and import charts.
• Manage hyperlinks.
• Create custom shows.
• Secure and share presentations.

Class Outline

1. Creating a PowerPoint Presentation
   1. Starting Microsoft PowerPoint
   2. Normal View
   3. Creating a Presentation
   4. Saving a Document
   5. The Status Bar
   6. Closing a Presentation
2. The Ribbon
   1. The Ribbon
   2. Tabs
   3. Groups
   4. Commands
3. The Quick Access Toolbar
   1. Adding Common Commands
   2. Adding More Commands with the Customize Dialog Box
   3. Adding Ribbon Commands or Groups
   4. Placement
4. The Backstage View (The File Menu)
   1. Introduction to the Backstage View
   2. Opening a Presentation
   3. New Presentations and Presentation Templates
   4. Getting Help
   5. Adding Your Name to Microsoft PowerPoint
5. Formatting Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations
   1. Selecting a Slide Layout
   2. Adding Text
   3. Editing Text
   4. Formatting Text
   5. Formatting Text Placeholders
   6. Adding Slides to a Presentation
   7. Arranging Slides
6. Working with Images
   1. Adding Images to a Slide
   2. Inserting a Picture
   3. Inserting Clip Art
   4. Capturing and Inserting a Screenshot
   5. Editing an Image
   6. Formatting Images
   7. Rotating and Resizing an Image
   8. Grouping and Ungrouping Images
   9. Arranging Images
   10. Adding Shapes
7. Working with Tables and Charts
   1. Inserting a Table
   2. Formatting Tables
   3. Using Tables from Other Microsoft Office Applications
   4. Inserting a Chart
   5. Formatting a Chart
   6. Using Charts from Other Microsoft Office Applications
8. Finalizing Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations
   1. Checking Spelling
   2. Accessing Different Views of a Presentation
   3. Organizing a Presentation in Sections
   4. Adding Transitions to Slides
   5. Adding Speaker Notes
   6. Running a Slide Show
   7. Printing a Presentation
1. Customizing Presentations
   1. Applying a Theme
      1. Previewing and Selecting a Theme
      2. Customizing a Theme
      3. Saving a Custom Theme
      4. Setting a Default Theme
   2. Applying a Background Style
      1. Apply a Built-in Background Style
      2. Create and Apply a Background Style
   3. Adding a Footer
   4. Arranging and Printing Sections
      1. Using Sections
      2. Removing Sections
      3. Printing Sections
2. Presentation Masters
   1. Working with the Slide Master
   2. Formatting Slide Masters and Layouts
   3. Adding a Watermark to Your Presentation
   4. Adding Slide Numbers Using the Slide Master
   5. Inserting a New Slide Master
   6. Preserving a Slide Master
   7. Modifying the Notes Master
   8. Modifying the Handout Master
   9. Adding a Header and Footer to Notes and Handouts
3. Working with Special Effects
   1. Animating Text and Objects
   2. Working with the Animation Painter
   3. Setting Animation Timing
   4. Animating a Chart
4. Using SmartArt
   1. Inserting SmartArt Graphics
   2. Modifying SmartArt Graphics
   3. Resizing/Repositioning a SmartArt Object
      1. Resize a SmartArt Shape
      2. Resize a SmartArt Graphic
   4. Reposition a SmartArt Graphic
   5. Inserting Text into a SmartArt Object
   6. Formatting Text in a SmartArt Object
   7. Adding Shapes to a SmartArt Object
   8. Ungrouping SmartArt Objects
5. Multimedia
   1. Creating a Photo Album
   2. Adding Captions
   3. Applying a Theme to Your Album
   4. Customizing an Album
   5. Inserting Sounds and Video
      1. Inserting a Sound File
      2. Inserting a Video File
      3. Inserting a YouTube Video
   6. Editing Media Clips
      1. Editing an Audio Clip
      2. Editing a Video Clip
   7. Inserting Animated GIFs
6. Setting up the Slide Show
   1. Setting up a Custom Show
   2. Creating a Hyperlink
   3. Adding an Action Button
   4. Jumping to Another Presentation
   5. Annotating a Presentation
   6. Creating a Presenter-Independent Slide Show
   7. Setting Up a Slide Show to Repeat Automatically
7. Outlines and Slides
   1. Exporting Notes and Handouts to Word
   2. Exporting an Outline to Word
   3. Saving a Presentation as an Outline
   4. Saving a Slide as a Graphic
8. Sharing and Securing a Presentation
   1. Sharing a Presentation with a Remote Audience
   2. Embedding the Fonts in a Presentation
   3. Packaging a Presentation for CD
   4. Using the PowerPoint Viewer
   5. Saving a Presentation to the Web
   6. Encrypting a Presentation
   7. Adding a Digital Signature
   8. Granting Permissions
   9. Compressing Pictures
   10. Sending a Presentation in PDF Format

Class Materials

Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• Familiarity with using a personal computer, mouse, and keyboard.
• Comfortable in the Windows environment.
• Ability to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

Technical Requirements

Our computer technical requirements and setup process is easy, with support just a click away.

• Onsite course technical requirements and setup instructions.