Microsoft PowerPoint Training Class Topics

Getting Started with PowerPoint

Understanding the PowerPoint user interface

The Ribbon and Backstage view

Choosing a look with the Design tab

Building PowerPoint presentation content

Building an outline

Editing slide content

Formatting inserted images

Creating notes pages

Using the Reading view

Working with text, images, and visual effects

Simplified text handling

Inserting images into a PowerPoint presentation

Adding and editing animations

Transitions and slide sorter

Using PowerPoint's Design tools

Understanding templates

Applying themes to a slide show

Customizing a theme in the Slide Master view

Designing PowerPoint Presentations

Building better slides

Working with text

Filling in an existing text area

Adding and styling text boxes

Using the Format pane to style and format text

Aligning text using columns and rows

Autofit and text boxes

Styling text with WordArt

Formatting presentations

Applying background images and colors

The Slide Master view and PowerPoint Themes

Editing the Slide Master

Creating custom slide layouts

Adding a custom slide layout

Completing a custom layout

Customizing a presentation theme

Changing a theme’s visual scheme

Creating and applying a custom theme to a PowerPoint presentation

Using Tables, Charts, and SmartArt

Giving structure to content

Transforming text into SmartArt

Formatting bulleted lists as SmartArt

Visually editing a flowchart

Styling a piece of SmartArt

Piecing together SmartArt

Linking and embedding external data

Embedding an Excel worksheet

Editing embedded objects

Creating a linked object

Creating a chart from tabular data

Generating charts in PowerPoint

Editing individual chart elements

Linking a chart to external Excel data

Styling charts and graphs

Adding Graphics and Multimedia to Your Presentation

Beyond bulleted lists and bar graphs

Using PowerPoint’s drawing tools

Recoloring and adjusting images

Cropping an image

Reordering images

Adding visual impact with animations

Creating a crossfade effect

Creating complex scenes by clustering animations

Enriching slides with sound effects

Adding background sounds to a presentation

Trimming and triggering sound effects

Adding custom actions to slide objects

Integrating video into a presentation

Embedding and formatting video

Embedding local video

Media compression and compatibility

Laying out slide elements

Taking advantage of the grid

Working with alignment guides

Grouping and ungrouping elements

Delivering PowerPoint presentations

Preparing for your presentation

Setting up the slide show

Controlling your presentation from the keyboard

Creating custom slide shows & Presentation Delivery

Presenting in slide show preview

Mission control: PowerPoint’s presenter view

Using speaker notes

Formatting and printing notes pages

Designing a printed handout

Navigating with the slide sorter

Going to a black or white screen

Focusing audience with the Pen tools

Using the laser pointer and highlighter

Keeping ink annotations

Customizing the PowerPoint quick access toolbar

Rehearsing your presentation

Recording slide and presentation timings

Recording narration and pointer movements

Tweaking and removing timings, narration, and laser pointer movements

Delivering PowerPoint Presentations online

Delivering a presentation online

Embedding your slide show in a web page

Presentation tips