PowerPoint Essential Training (Microsoft 365) (2023)

Course details

You don't have to be a designer to create a great visual presentation. Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) to quickly create, edit, and share professional-looking presentations. In this training course, Jess Stratton shows how to get started with PowerPoint templates and themes or build a new presentation from scratch. She explains how to change the slide layout; add and edit text, images, charts, video, and animation; format slides for consistency; and add speaker notes and comments to ensure a smooth delivery. Explore strategies for creating inclusive and accessible presentations for users with disabilities. By the end of the course, you'll know how to use the PowerPoint tools and follow a few simple design rules to draw attention to your message and deliver a presentation that shines.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Deliver a powerful message with a powerful presentation
02 - Check which version of PowerPoint you're using
03 - The future of PowerPoint

1. Get Started Quickly

04 - Start quickly with a theme or template
05 - Use the QuickStarter outline tool
06 - Create and save a new presentation

2. Work with Slides

07 - Add, remove, and rearrange slides
08 - Change the slide layout
09 - Change the slide color or background
10 - Change slides at once with slide masters
11 - Add your own text boxes
12 - Use Designer to create professional layouts

3. Images and Shapes

13 - Add images
14 - Work with shapes
15 - Format and add effects to objects
16 - Align objects using the Arrange tool
17 - Understand object layering
18 - Group objects and use Format Painter
19 - Remove the background from pictures
20 - Group shapes together
21 - Crop images to shapes

4. Add Diagrams and Charts

22 - Create and format charts
23 - Use SmartArt to create diagrams

5. Add Video, Audio, and Animation to Slides

24 - Add and format video
25 - Add and work with audio files
26 - Add animation to objects and text
27 - Add slide transitions
28 - Use Morph to create animation
29 - Use Zoom to create animation
30 - Include live webcam video with Cameo

6. Helpful Accessbility Features

31 - Features for PowerPoint users with disabilities
32 - Create accessible presentations

7. Collaborate and Prepare

33 - Add speaker notes
34 - Rehearse with timings and Presenter Coach
35 - Share and collaborate on a presentation
36 - View previous revisions

8. Deliver the Presentation

37 - Use Presenter View to run the show
38 - Run unattended slideshows

9. Reuse the Presentation

39 - Save a custom theme
40 - Save a presentation as a template
41 - Record and export a presentation
42 - Export as a PDF, JPEG, or animated GIF

10. PowerPoint Challenges

43 - Challenge - Make gears turn
44 - Challenge - Give text a background image

Conclusion

45 - Next steps