MSFT_PPT_2021L1: Microsoft PowerPoint Part 1: Foundations

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About this Course

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® Office 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 2021, 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.

Audience Profile

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

At Course Completion

In this course, you will create and deliver an engaging PowerPoint presentation.

You will:

  • Identify the basic features and functions of PowerPoint.
  • Develop a PowerPoint presentation.
  • Perform text formatting.
  • Add and arrange graphical elements.
  • Modify graphical elements.
  • Prepare to deliver your presentation.

Outline

Lesson 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint

  • Topic A: Navigate the PowerPoint Environment
  • Topic B: View and Navigate a Presentation
  • Topic C: Create and Save a Basic Presentation
  • Topic D: Use PowerPoint Help

Lesson 2: Developing a PowerPoint Presentation

  • Topic A: Create Presentations
  • Topic B: Edit Text
  • Topic C: Work with Slides
  • Topic D: Design a Presentation

Lesson 3: Formatting Text

  • Topic A: Format Characters
  • Topic B: Format Paragraphs

Lesson 4: Adding and Arranging Graphical Elements

  • Topic A: Insert Images
  • Topic B: Insert Shapes
  • Topic C: Create SmartArt
  • Topic D: Insert Stock Media, Icons, and 3D Models
  • Topic E: Size, Group, and Arrange Objects

Lesson 5: Modifying Graphical Elements

  • Topic A: Format Images
  • Topic B: Format Shapes
  • Topic C: Customize SmartArt
  • Topic D: Format Icons
  • Topic E: Format 3D Models
  • Topic F: Animate Objects

Lesson 6: Preparing to Deliver Your Presentation

  • Topic A: Review Your Presentation
  • Topic B: Apply Transitions
  • Topic C: Print or Export a Presentation
  • Topic D: Deliver Your Presentation

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should have end-user skills with any current version of Windows®, including being able to start programs, switch between programs, locate saved files, close programs, and access websites using a web browser.