Microsoft PowerPoint Course - Basic Level

Course Topics

Part 1: Getting Started

The course begins by taking a look at how to start the program and get to know its parts, as well as creating a basic presentation. Participants will learn how to sign in to Office using a Microsoft account. This part also covers information about saving and opening presentations.

• Getting Started

• Sign in to Microsoft Account

• Creating a New Presentation

• Saving a Presentation

• Opening a Presentation

Part 2: Your First Presentation

In this part, we will show participants how to create a presentation through the basics. First, then adding slide content and notes is covered. Then, techniques for choosing text and objects are discussed. After that, editing tools are covered (including cut, copy, paste, undo, and redo). The part concludes with information about checking for spelling errors.

• Adding Content

• Adding Notes

• Choosing Text and Objects

• Using Cut, Copy, and Paste

• Using Undo and Redo

• Spelling Check

Part 3: Creating Slides

In this part, participants will learn how to create slides, select them, move them, duplicate them, and delete them. Techniques for changing and resetting slide layouts, as well as creating sections, are covered next. At the end of the part, participants will learn how to view slides.

• Adding Slides

• Selecting, Moving, and Deleting Slides

• Changing and Resetting the Layout

• Working with Sections

• Slide Show

Part 4: Formatting Text

This part introduces participants to text formatting tools in PowerPoint. Topics include changing font type, size, and color; adjusting letter spacing, applying text effects using the Font and Format Painter dialog boxes; and clearing formatting from text.

• Changing Font Type, Size, and Color

• Changing Letter Spacing

• Applying Text Effects

• Working with Font Dialog

• Using Format Painter

• Clearing Formatting

Part 5: Working with Text

In this part, participants will learn about advanced text formatting tools, including Find, Replace, Bullets, numbers, text alignment, column formatting, line spacing, and text direction.

• Using Find and Replace

• Applying Bullets and Numbers

• Changing Text Alignment

• Formatting Text as Columns

• Changing Line Spacing

• Changing Text Direction

Part 6: Formatting the Presentation

In this part, we will show participants how to change the appearance of the presentation theme. Information is also given on changing the slide size, formatting the slide background, and adding headers and footers to slides.

• Choosing Theme

• Choosing Variant

• Changing Slide Size

• Formatting Slide Background

• Adding Headers and Footers to Slides

Part 7: Inserting Tables

In this part, we will cover how to add tables to the presentation. Also, how to use table design and formatting tools.

• Inserting a Table

• Formatting a Table

• Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns

Part 8: Inserting Charts

In this part, participants will learn how to create charts in PowerPoint. They will also learn how to plan and format charts.

• Inserting Charts

• Editing Chart Data

• Formatting a Chart

Part 9: Adding SmartArt

In this part, you will learn how to add SmartArt. This part also covers tools for editing and formatting SmartArt.

• Adding SmartArt

• Editing and Arranging Text in SmartArt

• Formatting SmartArt

• Changing SmartArt Diagram

Part 10: Inserting Equations

In this part, participants will learn how to insert equations. This part also covers the tools needed to add customized equations.

• Inserting Ready-Made Equations

• Inserting Customized Equations

Part 11: Inserting Shapes

This part shows how to add, edit, arrange, and group or ungroup shapes, add text to shapes, and how to rotate shapes.

• Inserting Shapes

• Editing Shapes

• Arranging Shapes

• Grouping and Ungrouping Shapes

• Adding Text to Shapes

• Rotating Shapes

Part 12: Inserting Text Boxes

In this part, participants will learn how to insert text boxes. This part also covers tools for editing and formatting text boxes.

• Inserting Text Box

• Formatting Text Boxes

• Applying Text Style and Format

• Arranging Text Boxes

Part 13: Inserting Pictures and Screenshots

In this part, you will learn how to insert pictures and screenshots. This part also covers tools for editing and formatting images.

• Inserting a picture from your computer or the internet

• Inserting screenshots into the presentation

• Remove Picture Background

• Formatting and Picture Effects

• Applying Picture Style

• Arranging Picture

• Resizing and Cropping Picture

Part 14: Inserting Audio

In this part, participants will learn how to add audio to the presentation, as well as how to control it and use audio as a background for the presentation as well.

• Insert Audio

• Using Audio Control Tools

Part 15: Inserting Video

Video clips can be used to enhance presentations in a number of effective ways. This part gives participants the tools they need to insert video, format it, adjust it, and add different effects.

• Inserting video from your computer or YouTube

• Applying Video Style

• Cropping Video

• Correcting Video

• Recoloring Video

• Applying or Removing Poster Frame

Part 16: Control the Video

After adding videos to your presentation, you need to know how to play them and control them, which is what we will cover in this part.

• Adding and Removing Bookmarks

• Trimming Videos and Adding Fades

• Setting Playback Options

• Playing a Video During a Presentation

Part 17: Advanced Slide Tasks

In this part, participants will learn how to add animations to slide content and transitions to slides.

• Creating a Basic Animation

• Customizing Animations

• Using the Animation Painter

• Adding a Transition

• Customizing Transitions

Part 18: Viewing and Printing Presentation

In this part, we explore the different viewing tools offered by PowerPoint, including zoom commands and Presenter view. It also covers techniques for printing slides, notes, and handouts.

• Slide Show

• Using different viewing methods

• Using Zoom commands

• Using Presenter view

• Printing the presentation

• Printing Notes and Handouts

Part 19: Saving and Sharing Presentation

In the last part of this level, participants will learn how to save the presentation in other formats and share it.

• Saving a Presentation in PDF Format

• Sending the presentation via email

• Sharing the presentation on OneDrive

• Presenting the presentation directly online

Course Outcomes:

• The ability to use Microsoft PowerPoint and learn about its basic functions.

• Learn about the main parts of the Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation.

• Learn about the new features in Microsoft PowerPoint.

• The ability to format the presentation and slides.

• The ability to insert and format tables, pictures, shapes, equations, charts.

• The ability to add video and audio to the presentation.

• The ability to present the presentation in different ways as needed.

• The ability to add notes.

• The ability to save and share the presentation.

Target Audience:

• For beginners who want to learn Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Microsoft PowerPoint users who want to develop their skills and discover more and new.

• Students who need Microsoft PowerPoint to create different presentations.

• Employees who need to create work and marketing presentations and format them.