MS PowerPoint Level 1

Course Code: OFFPP1
Duration: 1 day
Prerequisites: Familiarity with the Windows operating system.
Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, the participant should be able to use the AutoContent Wizard and templates to create a presentation, create a blank presentation, modify an existing presentation, navigate among different views, add, edit and format text in slides, create graphics, animate text and objects, add slide transitions and speaker notes, set different printing options, and deliver a presentation using a variety of methods.
Core Topics:

PowerPoint Basics

  • The PowerPoint Screen
  • Templates
  • Blank Presentation
  • Add/delete slides
  • Create a Slide Master
  • Save a presentation
  • AutoContent Wizard
  • Views

Creating Text Slides

  • Title slide
  • Enter/edit text
  • Format text
  • Format bullets
  • Check spelling
  • Find and Replace

Inserting Graphics

  • Insert ClipArt
  • Insert AutoShapes
  • Add text to objects
  • Modify objects (fills, lines, shadows, 3-D)
  • Use connectors
  • Insert WordArt
  • Size & move objects
  • Rotate & flip objects
  • Group/ungroup objects

Animating the Presentation

  • Add slide transitions
  • Create custom animations
  • Run animations manually/automatically

Delivering The Slide Show

  • Add speaker notes
  • Annotate slides
  • Slide show delivery options
  • Print handouts, notes pages, etc.

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