Microsoft PowerPoint: Getting Started

This Microsoft PowerPoint: Getting Started online training course is designed to introduce the fundamental features of PowerPoint, such as creating, formatting, and editing slides, inserting text, images, and multimedia, and adding animations and transitions. This course will also demonstrate how to use PowerPoint templates to create professional-looking presentations quickly and how to save and share presentations.

Course Learning Objectives

 By taking this online Microsoft PowerPoint: Getting Started course, the user will learn to:

• Create a new PowerPoint presentation and save it in different file formats.
• Use various slide layouts to structure and organize a presentation.
• Customize the formatting of text, including font style, size, color, and alignment.
• Insert and format images, shapes, and other multimedia elements into a presentation.
• Apply animations and transitions to slides and objects to add visual interest and engage the audience.
• Use themes and templates to create consistent and professional-looking presentations.
• Add notes and comments to slides to help guide the presenter's delivery.
• Collaborate on presentations with others using features such as co-authoring and comments.
• Prepare and deliver a presentation in front of an audience, using techniques such as rehearsing and presenting with confidence.

Course Outline

This online Microsoft PowerPoint: Getting Started course is made up of the following sections:

1. Creating and Saving a PowerPoint Presentation
2. Slide Layouts
3. Font, Size, Colour and Alignment
4. Images, Shapes and other Multimedia
5. Animations and Transitions
6. Themes and Templates
7. Slide Notes
8. Presentation Collaboration
9. Tools to Prepare and Deliver a PowerPoint Presentation
10. Pro Tips

Course Audience

This Microsoft PowerPoint: Getting Started online training course was designed for beginners or intermediate users.

If you have any concerns as to whether this course is appropriate for you or your industry, please browse our full selection of online courses.