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Microsoft PowerPoint - Introduction

1 day course

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In this course, you will learn the skills you need to create slides and presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Topics covered include understanding the PowerPoint environment, creating and working with slides and presentations, working with text in the slide pane, manipulating slides and text, using the editing tools, working with images and clip art, and viewing and printing presentations.

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Getting Started

  • Starting PowerPoint
  • Understanding the display screen
  • Using personalized menus
  • Using personalized toolbars
  • Changing menu and toolbar options
  • Using task panes
  • Opening a presentation
  • Managing open presentations
  • Using PowerPoint Help

Learning PowerPoint Basics

  • Changing views
  • Using zoom in views
  • Moving through slides
  • Saving a presentation
  • Closing a presentation
  • Exiting PowerPoint

Creating Presentations

  • Creating a new presentation
  • Using the slide layout task pane
  • Creating slides on the outline tab
  • Selecting slides in normal view
  • Adding or deleting slides
  • Applying a design template
  • Using the AutoContent Wizard

Working with Text in the Slide Pane

  • Selecting text
  • Creating bulleted and numbered lists
  • Using text boxes
  • Formatting text
  • Formatting bullets and numbers
  • Indenting text
  • Changing line spacing

Manipulating Slides and Text

  • Using slide sorter view
  • Using the outline tab
  • Using slide finder
  • Copying and moving text
  • Using collect and paste
  • Inserting a duplicate slide
  • Creating a summary slide

Using Editing Tools

  • Working with AutoCorrect
  • Checking spelling as you type
  • Using the style checker
  • Replacing text
  • Using undo and redo

Working with Clip Art

  • Inserting clip art
  • Managing clips in the clip organizer
  • Adding clips to the clip organizer
  • Moving and resizing clip art
  • Recoloring clip art
  • Modifying clip art
  • Creating and modifying a photo album

Viewing and Printing Presentations

  • Using slide show view
  • Creating speaker notes
  • Using page setup
  • Using print preview
  • Printing a presentation
  • Formatting handouts in Word