From having little or no knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, this course will give you the tools you need to create impressive, professional presentations.

Open participant course: £195 per person - maximum 10 people

Closed company course: £1,000 per course - maximum 10 people

Those who have little or no experience of Microsoft PowerPoint who need to be able to create, edit, format and run professional presentations.

By the end of the course, you will be able to produce presentations using a variety of predefined templates which include text, bulleted lists, images and charts. You will also be able to run a slide show with transition effects.

Presentation Basics:

• Navigating the Microsoft PowerPoint interface
• Ribbon commands, dialogue boxes and task panes
• Opening, saving and closing presentations
• Creating presentations using templates

Creating, Editing and Navigating:

• Selecting, moving and resizing objects
• Rotating and deleting objects
• Creating and inserting new slides
• Changing slide layouts

Working with Text:

• Working with text boxes
• Working with bulleted lists
• Selecting, editing and deleting text
• Moving and copying text

Formatting and Proofing Tools:

• Formatting text
• Bulleted and numbered lists
• Change case
• Using spell check

Drawing Tools, WordArt and Graphics:

• Drawing and formatting shapes
• Flipping and rotating shapes
• Working with stacked objects
• Creating and editing WordArt
• Inserting and manipulating pictures
• Using icons

SmartArt:

• Inserting SmartArt objects
• Adding, editing and deleting SmartArt shapes
• Formatting SmartArt
• Converting text to SmartArt

Charts:

• Inserting charts and graphs
• Entering and editing chart data
• Modifying chart layouts

Slide Design:

• Applying themes
• Theme variants
• Slide sizes
• Background styles

Viewing and Showing Slides:

• Slide sorter view
• Slide show view
• Slide transition effects
• Animating objects

Page Setup and Printing:

• Using print preview
• Printing slides, notes and handouts

This course can be delivered remotely or in a classroom environment, to suit your requirements.

Attendees must be proficient with a mouse and keyboard and be able to confidently work within a Windows environment - minimise, maximise, open and close. 

Attendees must have the following equipment to attend this training remotely:

• PC or laptop with a microphone and speakers (webcam is preferred but not essential)
• Access to the internet and web browser application (e.g. Google Chrome)
• Microsoft Excel installed on the PC or laptop
• An email account for file sharing
• A second screen is ideal but not essential