Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction - course outline

Microsoft PowerPoint is a widely used package to create presentations. The primary objective of this half-day Introduction course is to familiarise you with the basic operations of PowerPoint. This extremely practical course will provide hands-on experience of many of the features found in this product. By the end of the course you will be competent with the following skills:

Getting started

• what is PowerPoint? starting PowerPoint
• the PowerPoint application window
• using the PowerPoint ribbons
• using the quick access toolbar
• displaying help information
• exiting from PowerPoint

Creating text slides

• resetting the working folder
• creating a new presentation
• adding a new slide to a presentation
• saving a presentation, editing the text on a slide
• resetting the line spacing of paragraphs
• closing a presentation file

Using ready-made shapes

• reopening a presentation
• moving a placeholder
• adding an shape to a slide
• adding text to an shape
• printing slides

Creating a PowerPoint table

• adding a PowerPoint table to a slide
• formatting a PowerPoint table

Including images in a presentation

• inserting pictures from you computer or from the stock image library
• entering additional text on a slide

Using design templates

• applying a design template to a presentation
• changing the colour scheme for slides
• adding a footer to slides

Creating speaker notes

• entering text on a notes page
• adding a header and footer to notes pages and handouts
• using PowerPoint print options

Producing a slide show

• running a slide show
• changing the order of slides in a slide show
• excluding a slide from a slide show
• adding animations to slides

Additional PowerPoint features

• basing a new presentation on a design template
• using the spelling checker
• resetting and replacing fonts in a presentation

This course outline is a guide. All our courses can be tailored to customer requirements.

Target audience
This course is aimed at new or recent users of PowerPoint.

Assumed knowledge
Delegates should be familiar with the Windows operating system, either from attending a Windows Introduction Course or knowledge gained from their own experience. No knowledge of PowerPoint is expected.