Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint Training (PPT365.1)

Build a practical foundation in Microsoft PowerPoint for Microsoft 365. This beginner-friendly course introduces the Microsoft 365 environment, file creation and sharing, the PowerPoint interface, Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar customization, Backstage view, templates, and essential presentation management tools.

Through guided instruction and hands-on exercises, learners will create and format slides, work with text, images, shapes, icons, 3D models, tables, and charts, and prepare presentations for delivery. The course also explores collaboration, version history, transitions, speaker notes, printing, and Microsoft Copilot features for creating, summarizing, and branding presentation content.

1. Microsoft Office Basics
   1. Logging in to Microsoft 365
   2. Installing Applications
   3. Creating New Files and AutoSaving
   4. Protected View
   5. File Sharing
   6. File Collaboration
   7. Version History
   8. Getting Updates
   9. Mac Versions
2. Creating a Presentation
   1. Starting Microsoft PowerPoint
   2. Creating a Presentation
   3. Saving a Presentation
   4. The Status Bar
   5. Closing a Presentation
   6. Creating a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation (Exercise)
3. The Ribbon
   1. Tabs
   2. Groups and Commands
   3. Microsoft Search Box
   4. Customizing the Ribbon
4. The Quick Access Toolbar
   1. Getting Started
   2. Adding Common Commands
   3. Adding More Commands with the Customize Dialog Box
   4. Adding Ribbon Commands or Groups
   5. Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar (Exercise)
5. The Backstage View (The File Menu)
   1. Introduction to the Backstage View
   2. Opening a Presentation
   3. Opening a Presentation (Exercise)
   4. New Presentations and Presentation Templates
   5. Creating a Presentation from a Template (Exercise)
   6. Adding Your Name to Microsoft PowerPoint
6. Formatting Presentations
   1. Selecting a Slide Layout
   2. Adding and Editing Text
   3. Adding Text from a Text File or Word Outline
   4. Formatting Text
   5. Text Effects and WordArt
   6. Bulleted and Numbered Lists
   7. Columns
   8. Adding Slides to a Presentation
   9. Arranging Slides
   10. Formatting Text (Exercise)
7. Working with Images
   1. Adding Images to a Slide
   2. Removing an Image Background
   3. Picture Format Tools Tab
   4. Grouping and Ungrouping Images
   5. Arranging Images
   6. Adding Shapes
   7. Create No Running Slide (Exercise)
   8. Working with Icons
   9. 3D Models
   10. Using Digital Ink
8. Working with Tables and Charts
   1. Inserting a Table
   2. Formatting Tables
   3. Importing Tables from External Sources
   4. Working with a Table (Exercise)
   5. Inserting a Chart
   6. Formatting a Chart
   7. Importing Charts from External Sources
   8. Working with Charts (Exercise)
9. Preparing and Presenting
   1. Checking Spelling
   2. Accessing Different Views of a Presentation
   3. Running the Slide Show
   4. Viewing the Presentation (Exercise)
   5. Organizing a Presentation in Sections
   6. Adding Transitions to Slides
   7. Adding Speaker Notes
   8. Printing a Presentation
   9. Adding Sections and Speaker Notes (Exercise)
10. Using Copilot in Microsoft PowerPoint
    1. Copilot in Microsoft 365 PowerPoint
    2. Creating a New Presentation
    3. Creating New Slides
    4. Summarizing Large Amounts of Content
    5. Branding a Deck
    6. Explore Copilot in Microsoft PowerPoint 365 (Exercise)

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

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