Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint Training

Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint Training (PPT365.2)

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Course Length: 1 day
Delivery Methods: Multiple delivery options
Course Overview

Take your PowerPoint presentations from blah to ta-da! Create impressive presentations in this Advanced PowerPoint class.

In class, you will build professional presentations with themes, backgrounds, footers, and sections. Then, learn to use Slide Master to ensure consistency and save time. Next, focus on advanced-level content by adding animations, sounds, albums, captions, videos and other visuals while maintaining a professional appearance. 

Once you have mastered building the presentation, you will focus on a flawless delivery. You will use slideshow tools, manage multiple presentations, and leverage outlines and handouts. The class wraps up with packaging and security features, which help you safely and easily share your amazing presentations!

PowerPoint Version: This course primarily targets PowerPoint 365 and PowerPoint 2021; however, we draw attention to features that are not supported in earlier versions of PowerPoint, and point out alternative options, when available.

Course Benefits
  • Work with themes, styles, footers, and sections to customize your presentation.
  • Use the Presentation Masters to ensure consistency throughout your slides, notes, and handouts.
  • Add special effects appropriately and professionally.
  • Create, edit, and import graphic elements and multimedia.
  • Quickly and easily create outlines and handouts for your audience.
  • Merge presentations and reuse slides from multiple sources to save time.
  • Minimize technical issues when sharing your presentation with remote audiences.
  • Embed fonts, compress graphics, and check for compatibility and accessibility for easier distribution. 
  • Protect your presentation with powerful security features.
Available Delivery Methods
Public Class
Public expert-led online training from the convenience of your home, office or anywhere with an internet connection. Guaranteed to run .
Private Class
Private classes are delivered for groups at your offices or a location of your choice.
Self-Paced
Learn at your own pace with 24/7 access to an On-Demand course.
Course Outline
  1. Customizing Presentations
    1. Applying a Theme
    2. Formatting Backgrounds
    3. Headers and Footers
    4. Adding a Background Image
    5. Customizing Your Presentation (exercise)
  2. Presentation Masters
    1. Working with the Slide Master
    2. Slide Layouts
    3. Formatting Slide Masters and Layouts
    4. Adding a Watermark to Your Presentation
    5. Adding Slide Numbers Using the Slide Master
    6. Inserting a New Slide Master
    7. Removing Unused Slide Masters and Layouts
    8. Modifying the Notes Master
    9. Modifying the Handout Master
    10. Using the Slide Master (exercise)
  3. Working with Special Effects
    1. Animating Bullets
    2. Working with the Animation Painter
    3. Motion Paths
    4. Animating a Chart
    5. Slide Transitions
    6. Applying Special Effects to a Presentation (exercise)
  4. Using SmartArt
    1. Inserting SmartArt Graphics
    2. Modifying SmartArt Graphics
    3. Resizing/Repositioning a SmartArt Object
    4. Inserting Text into a SmartArt Object
    5. Adding Shapes to a SmartArt Object
    6. Ungrouping SmartArt Objects
    7. Working with SmartArt (exercise)
  5. Multimedia
    1. Creating a Photo Album
    2. Editing a Photo Album
    3. Creating a Photo Album (exercise)
    4. Inserting Sounds and Video
    5. Editing Media Clips
    6. Adding Video to a Presentation (exercise)
  6. Setting up the Slide Show
    1. Setting up a Custom Slide Show
    2. Creating a Hyperlink
    3. Adding an Action Button
    4. Zoom
    5. Presenting a Custom Show (exercise)
    6. Using Rehearse Timings
    7. Navigating within a Slide Show
    8. Annotating a Presentation
    9. Preparing the Slide Show (exercise)
    10. Recording a Slide Show
  7. Outlines and Slides
    1. Exporting Handouts to Word
    2. Exporting an Outline to Word
    3. Saving a Presentation as an Outline
    4. Saving a Slide as a Graphic
    5. Exporting Handouts (exercise)
  8. Managing Multiple Presentations
    1. Merging Multiple Presentations
    2. Viewing Multiple Presentations
    3. Tracking Changes in PowerPoint
    4. Reviewing Changes in PowerPoint (exercise)
    5. Adding Comments
  9. Finalizing Presentations
    1. Inspecting a Presentation
    2. Encrypting a Presentation
    3. Embedding the Fonts in a Presentation
    4. Saving a Presentation in PDF Format
    5. Compressing Pictures
    6. Marking a Presentation as Final
Class Materials

Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this Microsoft PowerPoint class:

  • Basic PowerPoint experience
Prerequisite Courses

Courses that can help you meet these prerequisites:

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