Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint

1 Day, 9:00-4:00

Course Overview

This instructor-led course, through lecture and hands-on exploration, will teach students the skills needed to work with slide masters/layouts, animation, themes, and templates. You will learn how to import data from Word, link to an existing Excel worksheet, and create organization and column charts.

Course Objectives

Work in Slide Master View and create custom layouts
Create and apply a custom template
Import data from Word and Excel
Create Process Diagrams, Organization Charts, and Numeric Charts
Work with Action Buttons and animating text
Save as Word, Shows, Web Pages, Graphics, and Videos

Course Outline

Customizing the Slide Master, Layouts, and Themes

Navigating to the Slide Master View
Understanding Slide Master Layouts
Deleting Layouts
Creating Custom Layouts
Renaming Layouts
Inserting Placeholders
Duplicating 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 and Chart Colors
Formatting Legends

Enhancing Slide Shows

Inserting and Modifying Action Buttons
Applying Action Settings to Objects
Animating Text Boxes
Animating Bulleted Lists
Removing Effects from Master Layouts
Setting the Start of the Animation
Rehearsing Presentations to Run Automatically

Working with Templates

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

Exporting Presentation Files

Exporting Presentations to Microsoft Word
Saving Presentations as PowerPoint Shows
Saving Slides as Web Pages
Saving Slides as Graphics
Packaging Presentations for Another Computer

Cost and Delivery Format Options

We offer the above listed class on our public schedule and as a private group class in the following delivery formats:

Public Class: Live Virtual
Per student	$325

Private Group Class: Live Virtual
1-4 students	$700
5-8 students	$850
9-12 students*	$950
*$50 per additional student

Private Group Class: At Your Location
1-4 students	$950
5-8 students	$1100
9-12 students*	$1200
*$50 per additional student

Private Group Training

Private group classes are cost effective when you have a group of students who need the same course. 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.