Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint
Get ready to be proud of your PowerPoint presentations! This Introduction to PowerPoint class puts pizazz into your PowerPoint slides!
In class, you will become comfortable with the most important PowerPoint tools. First, you will get hands-on exploring the PowerPoint environment and creating a presentation. Then, you will format text to enhance clarity and add professional-looking graphics to capture interest. You will add tables and charts to present data in a structured, easy-to-read format. By this point, you have the skills to make great presentations!
Once you've mastered creating a basic presentation, you will focus on finalizing and sharing your amazing work! Class wraps up with tips on views, sections, transitions, speaker notes, and print options. The instructor will also show you how to run the slideshow with ease.
This popular course is approved by Microsoft and resold to Microsoft Partners worldwide as course number MS-55277-A.
Target Audience: This class is for beginning-level PowerPoint users or more experienced users who want to review the basics. This class is for PowerPoint 2019 or PowerPoint 365 on Windows. (Users of PowerPoint 2016 or 2013 may participate in the class and may notice minor differences in their version of the software.)
- Navigate the PowerPoint interface and find important tools.
- Add shortcuts to find frequently-used features quickly.
- Leverage built-in PowerPoint templates.
- Add engaging content to your slides including text, images, shapes, tables, and charts.
- Use the Outline tab to stay organized.
- Save time by using the format painter.
- Use the Slide Sorter to reorganize a presentation quickly.
- Keep information organized using tables and charts.
- Print various components of a presentation for easy sharing.
- Run a slideshow with confidence!
- Creating a PowerPoint Presentation
- Starting Microsoft PowerPoint
- Normal View
- Creating a Presentation
- Saving a Document
- Maintain Backward Compatibility
- Importing a File
- The Status Bar
- Closing a Presentation
- Exercise: Creating a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
- The Ribbon
- The Ribbon
- Tabs
- Groups
- Commands
- The Tell Me Tab
- Exercise: Exploring the Ribbon
- The Quick Access Toolbar
- Adding Common Commands
- Adding More Commands with the Customize Dialog Box
- Adding Ribbon Commands or Groups
- Placement
- Exercise: Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
- The Backstage View (The File Menu)
- Introduction to the Backstage View
- Opening a Presentation
- Exercise: Opening a Presentation
- New Presentations and Presentation Templates
- Exercise: Creating an Agenda Using a Template
- Presentation Properties
- Adding Your Name to Microsoft PowerPoint
- Formatting Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations
- Selecting a Slide Layout
- Adding Text
- Adding Text from a Text File or Word Outline
- Editing Text
- Formatting Text
- Formatting Text as WordArt
- Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
- Ink Equation
- Formatting Text Placeholders
- Formatting Text into Columns
- Adding Slides to a Presentation
- Using the Format Painter
- Duplicating an Existing Slide
- Deleting Slides
- Hiding Slides
- Arranging Slides
- Exercise: Formatting Text
- Working with Images
- Adding Images to a Slide
- Inserting a Picture
- Inserting Icons
- 3D Models
- Inserting Clip Art
- Capturing and Inserting a Screenshot
- Editing an Image
- Formatting Images
- Adding Effects to an Image
- Creating Custom Color with the Eyedropper
- Applying a Style and Cropping an Image
- Grouping and Ungrouping Images
- Arranging Images
- Adding Shapes
- Apply Borders to a Shape
- Modify Shape Backgrounds
- Aligning and Grouping Shapes
- Merging Shapes
- Object Smart Guides
- Apply Styles to a Shape
- Create a Custom Shape
- Displaying Gridlines for Shapes
- Adding Text to Shapes in Columns
- Using Digital Ink
- Exercise: Working with Images and Shapes
- Working with Tables and Charts
- Inserting a Table
- Formatting Tables
- Importing Tables from External Sources
- Exercise: Working with a Table
- Inserting a Chart
- Formatting a Chart
- Modifying Chart Type
- Adding Legends to Charts
- Modifying Number of Rows and Columns
- Importing Charts from External Sources
- Exercise: Working with Charts
- Finalizing Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations
- Checking Spelling
- Accessing Different Views of a Presentation
- Presenter View
- Changing the View to Grayscale
- Changing Page Setup Options
- Exercise: Viewing the Presentation
- Organizing a Presentation in Sections
- Inserting Section Headers
- Adding Transitions to Slides
- Adding Multiple Transitions
- Modifying Transition Options
- Adding Speaker Notes
- Printing Speaker Notes
- Running a Slide Show
- Configuring Slideshow Resolution
- Printing a Presentation
- Printing Selections
- Printing in Grayscale
- Exercise: Finalizing Your Presentation
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Experience in the following is required for this Microsoft PowerPoint class:
- 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.