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This Microsoft PowerPoint training course aims to provide experienced PowerPoint users with the skills to work with PowerPoints more advanced features such as masters, creating templates and themes, and using media such as video and audio to expand your presentation as well as providing tips to assist efficiency.
This Microsoft PowerPoint training course aims to provide experienced PowerPoint users with the skills to work with PowerPoints more advanced features such as masters, creating templates and themes, and using media such as video and audio to expand your presentation as well as providing tips to assist efficiency.
By attending this ICL training course, delegates will be able to:
Create and work effectively with themes
View and modify slide masters
Create and use custom templates
Create and work with tables
Create and work with charts
Insert and edit images
Edit inserted images
Insert and work with different types of media
Create animations in a presentation
Set up a presentation for the required presentation mode
Save and share your presentations in other formats.
Presenter-taught training in a computer lab
Online training via the platform Zoom or MS Teams
Assumes prior skill and knowledge required to create, edit, print and chart simple worksheets, as well as understand ranges and the copying process.
You should be also familiar with the basic functions of a computer operating system such as navigating the environment using a mouse and keyboard, starting applications, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, creating folders, opening and saving files, familiarity with the accessing the Internet and web browsers.
Additional information
Please bring a USB flash drive to class if you would like to make a copy of your work or any relevant class materials. Alternatively, you can save these to a cloud storage space or email them to your personal email address.
Software
Recommended operating system: Windows or Mac
Recommended software for PC: MS Excel 2013, 2016, 2019, 365
Recommended software for Mac OS: MS Excel 2016, 2019, 365
Recommended browser: Chrome
This course assumes a basic understanding of the software.
Themes
Understanding themes
Applying a theme
Changing the theme colours
Creating custom theme colours
Changing the theme fonts
Changing the slide background
Saving a customised theme
Using a customised theme
Deleting a customised theme
Slide masters
Understanding slide masters
Viewing the slide master
Changing the master font
Modifying bullets
Inserting an image
Applying slide transitions to the slide master
Inserting slide numbers
Creating custom slide layouts
Modifying slide layouts
Templates
Understanding templates
Setting a custom templates location
Using an existing template
Creating a template from a template
Saving a custom template
Creating a template from a theme
Modifying a template
Using a custom template
Tables
Inserting a table using the ribbon
Inserting rows and columns
Applying a table style
Merging and splitting cells
Adjusting column widths
Adjusting row heights
Resizing and positioning a table
Formatting table data
Aligning table data
Applying borders
Applying shading
Charts
Understanding charts
Inserting a chart using the ribbon
Changing the chart type
Chart elements
Using quick layouts
Understanding chart buttons
Changing the layout of chart elements
Applying a chart style
Understanding the chart format panes
Formatting chart elements
Editing a data series
Hiding data series
Working with pie charts
Images
Understanding clip art and pictures
Inserting a picture from file
Inserting an online picture
Resizing an image
Positioning an image
Inserting clip art
Modifying graphics
Rotating and flipping clip art
Inserting a screenshot
Inserting a screen clip
Creating a photo album
Enhancing images
Understanding picture enhancements
The format picture pane
Removing an image background
Applying colour corrections
Recolouring an image
Applying a picture style
Applying picture effects
Applying artistic effects
Cropping an image
Media and action buttons
Understanding media in powerpoint
Inserting an online video
Inserting an online audio clip
Formatting media clips
Editing audio clips
Optimising and compressing media
Understanding action buttons
Inserting action buttons
Animations and transitions
Understanding animations and transitions
Animating text
Animating objects
Applying multiple effects
Applying motion paths
The animation pane
Setting the timing
Animating smartart graphics
Using slide transitions
Setting up the show
About self-running presentations
Recording a slide show
Setting up a self-running presentation
Rehearsing timings
Setting up a speaker-led show
Creating a custom show
Understanding presenter view
Using presenter view
Saving and sharing presentations
Packaging presentations for CD
Saving a presentation as a PDF document
Saving a presentation as a video
Sending a presentation via email
Presenting a slide show online
Saving to a storage device
Working collaboratively
Co-authoring documents
Saving to onedrive
Sharing presentations
Opening shared presentations