Microsoft PowerPoint Intensive

Upon completion the participants will be able to:

· Create and format slides using various layouts

· Insert pictures, graphs, tables, movies, SmartArt and Sound

· Apply designs and color scheme

· Modify the masters

· Add animation to the presentation (slide transitions, animation schemes, custom animation)

· Print

Unit1: Introduction

Getting to know PowerPoint

· The Screen

· The commands and how they are organized

· Understanding the Ribbon, Tabs,  Groups and Dialog Launcher Buttons

· Moving around

· Using Help

· Adding Text to a slide

· Saving the presentation

Creating a Presentation

· Adding Text

· Adding a new Slide

· Deleting a slide

· Changing the Design

Unit2: Creating a Presentation and Formatting Text
Creating a presentation in Slide Design

Formatting Text

· Using Format Painter

· Changing Line Spacing

· Changing Fonts

· Change Case

· Using Find and Replace

· Spell Checking

Unit3: Adding and Formatting Objects

· Adding text boxes, AutoShapes, SmartArt, Pictures

· Changing Shapes and Size

· Deleting a graphic

· Adding Text in a Shape

· Formatting Objects

· Aligning, Grouping and Rotating objects

Unit4: Adding Movies and Sound

· Adding Sound

· Inserting Movies

Unit5: Inserting Graphs, Tables and Organization Charts

· Creating Graphs

· Formatting 2D and 3D Graphs

· Inserting and formatting tables

· Creating an Organization Chart

Unit6: Creating and Changing Masters

· What are the Masters?

· The predefined Masters and how to change them

Unit7: Preparing Electronic Presentations  - Animations

· Slide Transition

· Animation schemes

· Custom animation

· Adding Speaker Notes

Unit8: Preparing for Printing

· Slides

· Notes for the Audience(Handouts)

· Notes for the Speakers (Notes)

The course is 100% practical. The topics are delivered with short presentations by the instructor followed by a  step-by-step demonstration by the instructor and repetition by the students, examples and discussions on how a feature may be used with real life examples and practice through written exercises.