Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint

Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint includes

Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint

| skills-certificate

Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint

| Skills Certificate

2.5

Hours

PowerPoint is widely used in business to support discussions in both client and internal meetings. This course will help you create impactful presentations, covering essential and advanced features to enhance your presentation skills. Throughout this course, you will learn to navigate the PowerPoint interface, customize the quick access toolbar, and efficiently use the ribbon. By the end of the course, you will be able to create professional presentations that effectively communicate your ideas and engage your audience.

The Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar

8 video minutes

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Video minutes 8

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• The layout and functionality of the PowerPoint workspace.
• Efficiently use the tabs and commands within the Ribbon to create and format presentations.
• Add and manage frequently used commands for quicker access and improved workflow.
• Enhance PowerPoint efficiency by mastering essential keyboard shortcuts.

Slides and Slide Master

9 video minutes

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Video minutes 9

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• The importance of aspect ratio and slide size in presentations.
• Adding new slides to a presentation.
• Use section dividers to organize presentations into logical segments.
• Use Slide Master to create consistent slide layouts.
• Understand the use of gridlines and guidelines to align objects on slides accurately.

Collaborating and Printing

2 video minutes

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Video minutes 2

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• Insert, view, and manage comments within PowerPoint to facilitate collaboration.
• Save presentations with the appropriate file properties for high-quality printing.

Working with Text

7 video minutes

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Video minutes 7

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• Distinguish between text boxes and shapes with text, understanding their unique applications in a presentation.
• Master the various font formatting options in PowerPoint to emphasize key points and maintain readability.
• Learn how to adjust alignment, line spacing, and indentation to improve the flow of text.
• Adjusting the margins within shapes that contain text to ensure content is well-presented and legible.
• Inserting hyperlinks into slides for interactive presentations and easy navigation to external resources.
• Using the Find and Replace tool to quickly make widespread text changes within a presentation.
• Using the Equations tool to insert mathematical expressions and symbols into slides for technical presentations.

Working with Shapes

10 video minutes

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Video minutes 10

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• Basic concepts and types of objects in PowerPoint.
• Keyboard shortcuts to efficiently work with objects in PowerPoint.
• Various formatting options for shapes to improve visual impact.
• Align and rotate objects to create a cohesive slide layout.
• Manage object layers and visibility using the Selection Pane and how to order objects with the Send Backwards/Forwards.
• Grouping and ungrouping objects for easier manipulation and movement.
• Illustrate relationships with lines and connectors.
• How to merge shapes to create new, custom shapes.

Working with Images, Icons and Video

12 video minutes

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Video minutes 12

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• Inserting images into PowerPoint slides and the importance of image licensing.
• Keyboard shortcuts to efficiently work with images in PowerPoint.
• Enhance images using artistic effects, color adjustments, and styles.
• Cropping and compressing images to reduce file size without compromising quality.
• The differences between common image file types like JPEG, PNG, and SVG.
• Take screenshots and insert them into PowerPoint slides.
• Use PowerPoint’s Icons tool to enhance slide visuals.
• Inserting videos into PowerPoint slides and how to edit the settings.

Working with Animations and Transitions

8 video minutes

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Video minutes 8

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• The role of animations in enhancing presentations and the different types available.
• Sequencing animations to create a cohesive and dynamic presentation flow.
• Additional animation tools and how to use advanced options to customize animations.
• The purpose and variety of transitions available and how to apply them effectively.

Working with Lists and SmartArt

6 video minutes

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Video minutes 6

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• Reorder items in a list to enhance the flow of information.
• Create SmartArt graphics from scratch and convert lists into SmartArt graphics.
• Modify the design aspects of SmartArt and the various SmartArt options available.
• Formatting tools available for SmartArt and how to align the formatting with presentation themes and styles.
• Incorporate images with SmartArt to convey complex information visually.

Working with Tables

9 video minutes

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Video minutes 9

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• Reorder items in a list to enhance the flow of information.
• Create SmartArt graphics from scratch and convert lists into SmartArt graphics.
• Modify the design aspects of SmartArt and the various SmartArt options available.
• Formatting tools available for SmartArt and how to align the formatting with presentation themes and styles.
• Incorporate images with SmartArt to convey complex information visually.

Working with Charts

20 video minutes

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Video minutes 20

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• The 2 methods of inserting a Chart into your presentation and the rationale for each of them
• Importing charts from Excel to PowerPoint as static images
• Importing Excel charts into PowerPoint with automatic updates when the source data changes
• Paste options available when importing Excel charts into PowerPoint
• Steps to create a basic chart directly within PowerPoint
• Tips and best practices for formatting charts to make them more effective and visually appealing
• How to create and use chart templates to maintain consistency