Microsoft PowerPoint 365 – Introduction

Microsoft PowerPoint
Course Length: 1 Day
Course Format: Instructor–Led
Course Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Course Description

Course Overview: How do you grab and maintain an audience's focus when you're asked to present important information? By being clear, organized, and engaging. And, that is exactly what Microsoft® PowerPoint® can help you do.

Today's audiences are tech savvy, accustomed to high-impact multimedia content, and stretched for time. By learning how to use the vast array of features and functionality contained within PowerPoint, you will gain the ability to organize your content, enhance it with high-impact visuals, and deliver it with a punch. In this course, you will use PowerPoint to begin creating engaging, dynamic multimedia presentations.

This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help you prepare for the PowerPoint Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-300.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who wish to gain a foundational understanding of Microsoft PowerPoint 365 that is necessary to create and develop engaging multimedia presentations.

Prerequisites: To ensure success, students should be familiar with using personal computers, and should have experience using a keyboard and mouse. Students should be comfortable in the Windows® 10 environment and be able to use Windows 10 to manage information on their computers. Specific tasks the students should be able to perform include: launching and closing applications, navigating basic file structures, and managing files and folders. To meet this prerequisite, you can take either of the following CompuTrain courses:

  • Using Microsoft® Windows® 10
  • Microsoft® Windows® 10: Transition from Windows® 8
Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to create and deliver engaging multimedia presentations that convey the key points of your message through the use of text, graphics, and animations.

You will:

  • Identify the basic features and functions of PowerPoint.
  • Develop a PowerPoint presentation.
  • Perform advanced text editing operations.
  • Add and arrange graphical elements.
  • Modify graphical elements.
  • Prepare to deliver your presentation.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint
  • Navigate the PowerPoint Environment
  • View and Navigate a Presentation
  • Create and Save a PowerPoint Presentation
  • Navigate in PowerPoint for the Web
  • Use PowerPoint Help
Lesson 2: Developing a PowerPoint Presentation
  • Create Presentations
  • Edit Text
  • Work with Slides
  • Design a Presentation
Lesson 3: Performing Advanced Text Editing Operations
  • Format Characters
  • Format Paragraphs
Lesson 4: Adding and Arranging Graphical Elements
  • Insert Images
  • Insert Shapes
  • Create SmartArt
  • Insert Icons and 3D Models
  • Arrange and Size Objects
Lesson 5: Modifying Graphical Elements
  • Format Images
  • Format Shapes
  • Customize SmartArt
  • Format Icons
  • Format 3D Models
  • Animate Objects
Lesson 6: Preparing to Deliver Your Presentation
  • Review Your Presentation
  • Apply Transitions
  • Print a Presentation
  • Deliver Your Presentation
Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to PowerPoint Associate
(Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-300
Appendix B: Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® Common Keyboard Shortcuts