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Microsoft PowerPoint - Level 1

Course Description

Below is the outline for our MS PowerPoint Level 1 course.  The teaching approach contains a mix of lectures, practical and one-to-one work and varies according to the people attending.  For the most part, candidates are able to work at a pace which best suits them, and emphasis is placed upon quality of learning, rather than quantity.

Course Duration

1 day

Course Objectives

This course introduces delegates to the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint.

Course Content

EXPLORING POWERPOINT 
The PowerPoint Window  
Closing Files and Exiting PowerPoint  

USING BASIC PRESENTATION SKILLS  
Entering Text into a Presentation  
Adding a New Slide  
Changing a Slide Layout  
Saving a New Presentation  
Opening an Existing Presentation  

WORKING WITH PRESENTATIONS  
Creating a Presentation from a Template  
Viewing and Navigating Slides  
Changing the Magnification of a View  
Changing the Design  

FORMATTING PRESENTATION TEXT  
Formatting Text
Using the Format Painter  
Changing Text Alignment  
Modifying Paragraph Spacing  
Using The Auto-fit Option  

FORMATTING BULLETING AND NUMBERING 
Adding and Removing Bullets/Numbers  
Customizing Bullets or Numbers  
Adjusting Levels on a Bulleted List 

 
EDITING AND PROOFING TEXT 
Deleting Slide Items  
Moving/Copying Text between Slides  
Using Undo and Redo  
Finding and Replacing Text  
Spell Checking  
AutoCorrect

PRINTING PRESENTATIONS
Page Setup Options  
Previewing Your Print Out  
Printing 
Creating Headers and Footers  

THEMES 
Working with Themes  
Customizing Themes  
Applying Different Backgrounds  
Saving a Theme  

WORKING WITH GRAPHICS
Using the Clipart Task Pane  
Using a Content Slide Layout  
Inserting a Picture 
Cropping a Picture 
Moving a Graphic  
Resizing a Graphic  
Formatting a Graphic  
 
USING THE SHAPE TOOLS
Drawing a Shape  
Adding Text to a Shape  
Changing the Fill Colour of a Shape  
Applying a Fill Effect  
Applying 3-D And Shadow Styles  
Creating a Text Box  
Ordering Stacked Objects  
Aligning Objects with Other Objects  
Grouping Objects  

USING CHARTS IN PRESENTATIONS
Creating a Chart  
Editing Chart Data  
Changing the Chart Type  
Formatting the Chart  

USING DIFFERENT VIEWS 
Slide Sorter View  
Notes Pages View  
Using the Slide Show View  
Navigating a Slide Show  
Using the Pen for Annotations  

WORKING WITH HELP  
Using the Table of Contents  
Using the Advanced Search Facility

Who should attend?

This is a course with a high level of practical content, aimed at those who have not used Microsoft PowerPoint before, or those who need to be more familiar with the essential features of the application.  It is designed for trainees with differing experience and skill levels.   

Pre-requisites

No previous experience of Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows is necessary, but candidates should have a good understanding of computer basics.
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