Pitch Perfect with PowerPoint
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Do you struggle with creating professional-looking presentations?
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Are you unsure how to add multimedia elements to your slides?
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Do you find it difficult to navigate PowerPoint’s user interface?
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Are you unsure how to collaborate with others on a PowerPoint presentation?
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Do you struggle with formatting your presentation to make it look presentable?
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Are you unsure how to use PowerPoint’s advanced features, such as animations and transitions?
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Do you find it difficult to share your presentation with others or export it to different file formats?
- Do you struggle with presenting your slide show with confidence?
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Are you looking for tips and tricks to use PowerPoint more efficiently?
If so, then the Microsoft Office PowerPoint – Foundation course will help you.
AT A GLANCE
Audience
This course is aimed at users looking to learn introductory PowerPoint formatting and presentation creation skills, with no prior PowerPoint experience assumed. The focus is on fundamental PowerPoint knowledge and productivity skills for end users
Format
- 1 day, instructor-led web-based virtual classroom sessions
What’s Included
- Comprehensive Learning Guide
- Subscription to our monthly LearningLink e-newsletter
Learn to create, format, and present professional slideshows
Receive practical hands-on skills instruction to help you to use PowerPoint to create, save, and present a basic presentation; cover the basics of formatting; and discuss how to add multimedia to a presentation.
- Create slideshow presentations from scratch
- Add and format text, images, charts, and other visuals
- Select professional themes and layouts
- Animate slides and add transition effects
- Save, export, and securely deliver presentations.
What you will learn
Basic Skills
Learn to navigate the PowerPoint interface, create and format presentations, and add multimedia elements.
Advanced Techniques
Discover how to use tables, charts, animations, and transitions to enhance your presentations.
Collaboration and Sharing
Master the art of collaborating with others, sharing presentations, and utilizing version history and export options.
Efficiency and Professionalism
Acquire tips and tricks for efficient use of PowerPoint, including shortcuts, templates, and customization for professional-looking presentations.
Detailed Synopsis
In this course, you will learn fundamental Microsoft PowerPoint skills and be comfortable in creating a new presentation, making your presentation look professional and presentable, and saving and presenting your slide show.
Getting Started with PowerPoint
- Navigate the PowerPoint Environment
- Create and Save a PowerPoint Presentation
- Use Help
- Select a Presentation Type
- Templates
Build a Presentation
- Insert a Slide Layout
- Insert Slides from an Outline
- Reuse Slides from a Presentation
- Reuse Slides from a Slide Library
- Lay Out a Presentation
- Themes
- Background Styles
- Edit Text
- View and Navigate a Presentation
- Format Characters
- Format Paragraphs
- Format Text Boxes
Work with Images
- Insert Images
- The Screenshot Tool
- The Screen Recording Tool
- Convert Pictures to SmartArt
Work with Shapes and Objects
- Insert Shapes
- Insert WordArt
- Edit Objects
- Format Objects
- Group Objects
- Arrange Objects
- Animate Objects
Work with Tables
- Create a Table
- Format a Table
- Insert a Table from Other Microsoft Office Applications
Work with Charts
- Create a Chart
- Format a Chart
- Manipulate a Chart
- Insert a Chart from Microsoft Excel
Review and Manage Your Presentation
- Apply Transitions
- Customize Transition Timing
- Add a Sound
- Preview Transitions
- Print Your Presentation
- Handouts
- Outlines
- Notes Pages
Deliver Your Presentation
- Presentation Options
- PowerPoint Presentation File Formats
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