Introduction to MS Powerpoint
One of the most important factors in business and personal success is the ability to effectively present information in an impactful, professional and meaningful way. MS PowerPoint is a complete presentation graphics package. It gives you everything you need to produce professional presentations – you just need to know how to use it for maximum effect.
In agreement with participants, training will be offered either virtually or in the classroom according to government Covid-19 guidelines.
This practical course is designed for those who are either new or have limited experience of MS Powerpoint. The course covers the basic functions and tools of this Microsoft application, providing participants with the knowledge and ability to create professional and impactful presentations.
By the end of this course participants will understand the following areas:
Getting Started
- Opening PowerPoint
- Opening a presentation
- Navigating between slides
- Using the Zoom tool
- Changing PowerPoint views
- Using Help
- Saving a presentation
- Closing a presentation
- Closing PowerPoint
- Opening multiple presentations
- Switching between multiple presentations
Creating a Presentation
- Creating a new presentation
- Inserting a new slide
- Undo and Redo
- Saving a presentation
Manipulating Slides
- Inserting slides with a particular slide layout
- Modifying the slide layout
- Changing the background colour on the active slide
- Changing background colour on all the slides within a presentation
Themes
- Applying a theme to a presentation
- Text Boxes (Placeholders)
- What are Text Boxes (Placeholders)
- Resizing a Text Box (Placeholder)
- Moving a Text Box (Placeholder)
Text Editing and Formatting
- Selecting, Copying, Moving, Resizing and Deleting text
- Searching your presentation
- Font Formatting
- Paragraph Formatting
Illustrations
- Selecting, Copying, Moving, Resizing and Deleting text
- Inserting Illustrations
- Formatting Shapes
- Formatting Charts
- Organisation Charts
Moving, Copying and Deleting Slides
- Moving slides within a presentation or between presentations
- Copying slides within a presentation
- Deleting a slide or slides
- Copying slides between presentations
- Moving slides between presentations
Slide Shows
- Running a slide show
- Slide show transition effects
- Slide show animation effects
Printing and Proofing
- Spell-checking
- Using Portrait or Landscape slide orientation
- Selecting your output format
- Visually inspect each slide before printing
- Printing a presentation
If you wish to learn how to use MS PowerPoint to create better presentations then this is the course for you.
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LouiseLouise is an IT professional with over 22 years' experience in IT and telecommunications. During her career she has worked in IT consultancy, project management and as an in-house trainer.
Louise is an Associate with AKU Training and provides specialist IT training in Belfast including MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, MS Project and marketing through Twitter and LinkedIn training.
Louise also runs her own IT consultancy in Belfast through which she operates as an IT consultant, mentor and IT trainer. She is an Accredited Microsoft Master Instructor and an accredited ECDL and Advanced ECDL Tester. She has worked as an Associate Lecturer with the Open University and a part-time lecturer with Castlereagh College and EDIFHE.
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