Introduction to 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 create presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint that include text, bulleted lists, and graphics. The course also covers how to turn a presentation into a slide show.

Course Objectives

Create a new presentation which includes a title slide, bulleted list slide, and clip art slide
Format text slides by modifying the font, style, size, and color
Insert, resize, move, scale, rotate and format graphics
Add drawing elements, align and group objects
Turn a presentation into a slide show and add transitions and timings
Use PowerPoint templates to streamline creating presentations

Course Outline

Understanding the PowerPoint Environment

Understanding PowerPoint Terminology
Examining Important Screen Elements
Opening Presentations
Navigating through Presentations
Exploring the Main PowerPoint Views
Normal View
Slide Sorter View
Slide Show
Using the Help Command
Closing Presentations

Creating Title and Bullet List Slides

Creating Presentations
Changing the Slide Layouts
Entering Text on Slides
Changing the Format of Text Placeholders
Creating Bulleted List Slides
Changing Bullet Levels
Demoting Text One Bullet Level
Promoting Text One Bullet Level
Using the Increase and Decrease Font Buttons
Reversing Actions Using the Undo Command
Adding Notes to Slides
Checking for Spelling Errors
Saving Presentations

Working with Text Placeholders and Graphics

Working with Text Placeholders
Inserting Graphics
Resizing Pictures
Moving Pictures
Deleting Pictures

Working with More Advanced Graphics Features

Importing Slides
Scaling and Rotating Pictures
Adding Shadows and Effects
Recoloring Pictures
Inserting WordArt and SmartArt

Creating Slide Shows

Switching to Slide Sorter View
Moving, Copying, and Deleting Slides in Slide Sorter View
Adding Transitions and Timings to Slide Shows
Viewing Slide Show Options
Starting Slide Shows

Using Drawing Tools

Adding Text to Drawing Objects
Selecting Multiple Objects
Aligning and Evenly Distributing Objects
Grouping Multiple Objects

Using PowerPoint Templates

Starting Presentations Based on Templates
Applying Themes
Printing Presentations

Cost and Delivery Format Options

We offer the above listed class as a private group class in the following delivery formats:

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

At Your Location
1-4 students	$950
5-8 students	$1100
9-12 students*	$1200
*$50 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.