Adding More Complex Elements to Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint

3 Hours

Course Overview

This instructor-led course explains how to incorporate complex elements into your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, such as using masters, creating custom layouts, applying templates, using SmartArt, and adding charts. This course also covers how to import and work with data from other applications.

Course Objectives

Customize the slide masters, layouts, and themes
Import data from Word and Excel
Use SmartArt to create diagrams and organizational charts
Insert and format numeric charts
Create and use a custom template

Course Outline

Customizing the Slide Master, Layouts, and Themes

Navigating to the Slide Master View
Understanding Slide Master Layouts
Creating Custom Themes
Formatting the Slide Master Background
Formatting Text on the Slide Master
Changing Bullet Styles on the Slide Master
Inserting Date and Slide Numbers
Saving Custom Themes
Closing the Slide Master View
Resetting Slides to Conform to the Slide Master
Inserting Custom Layouts

Using Data from Other Applications

Importing Text from Word Documents
Organizing Text in the Outline Tab
Deleting Slides in the Outline Tab
Collapsing and Expanding Information in the Outline Tab
Rearranging Paragraphs in the Outline Tab
Demoting and Promoting Paragraphs
Linking Presentations to Microsoft Excel Workbooks
Hiding Background Objects
Inserting Media in Presentations

Working with SmartArt and Charts

Creating Process Diagrams
Creating Organizational Charts
Entering Data in Organizational Charts
Editing Data in the Text Pane
Adding and Deleting Shapes
Changing Organizational Chart Layouts
Inserting Numeric Charts
Editing Data in Numeric Charts
Changing Chart Types
Changing Chart Colors
Formatting Legends

Working with Templates

Overview of Templates
Creating Templates
Creating New Presentations Based on Templates
Applying Custom Themes to Existing Presentations

Cost and Delivery Format Options

We offer the above listed class as a private group class in the following delivery formats. Any two 3-hour Microsoft classes must be scheduled on the same day to receive pricing (9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm).

Live Virtual
1-4 students	$850
5-8 students	$1000
9-12 students*	$1100
*$35 per additional student

At Your Location
1-4 students	$1100
5-8 students	$1250
9-12 students*	$1350
*$35 per additional student

Private Group Training

Volume discounts of 5% to 20% are available when five or more training days are scheduled. For classes conducted at your location, you are responsible for the classroom setup which should include:

A computer for each student (with the appropriate software installed), and
An instructor workstation connected to a visual display (e.g., projector, smartboard, etc.).

Customization

Softek can easily customize a training course that covers the specific topics you require and integrate examples relevant to your work environment. Course customization is billed at $150 per hour and covers time needed to meet, discuss, prepare, and incorporate any specific examples into the training program. Once we have a better idea of what you have in mind, we will be glad to provide a specific price quote for the customization.