FROG Software Training: PowerPoint for Beginners

Intended for beginners wishing to learn the basics of PowerPoint to produce and present a slideshow incorporating text and graphical elements. Our training centre is located on the outskirts of Cambridge with easy road and rail transport links. We provide professional and enthusiastic training and of course there is a pub lunch to look forward to!

Pre-requisites
A knowledge of Windows, Excel and Word is useful.

Objectives
The aim of this course is to have the participant "up and running" immediately following a programme based upon their existing skills and future needs.  At the end of the course you will be able to produce and present a slideshow incorporating text and graphical elements.

The PowerPoint Screen

Different Views

Create Slides

  • Slide Layout Task Pane
  • Create slides in normal view
  • Bulleted/Numbered lists
  • Change the bullet style
  • Change tabs & fonts
  • Symbols
  • Headers & Footers
  • Save a presentation

Edit a Presentation

  • Spell check
  • Selecting Slides
  • Delete slides
  • Duplicate slides
  • Copy/Move slides
  • Promote & Demote text
  • Change order of slides using Slide Sorter view

Print Slides

  • Print Preview
  • Print slides & handouts
  • Print options explained

Themes

  • Applying a Theme

Slide Master

  • Editing a slide master

Handouts

  • Create handouts

Inserting Shapes

  • Text Boxes
  • Create objects
  • Select objects
  • Move objects
  • Resize objects
  • Edit objects
  • Change fill colour
  • Change fill pattern
  • Change line styles
  • Add shadows
  • Rotate objects
  • Group/Ungroup objects

Clip Art/Pictures

  • Add Clip Art/Pictures to a slide
  • Scale & size

Create Tables

Organisational Charts /SmartArt

  • Create & edit an organisational chart

Charts/Graphs

  • Create & edit a graph

WordArt

  • Create & edit WordArt

Move Slides between Presentations

  • Re-use Slides

Create a Slide Show

  • Use slide transitions
  • Add animation to bulleted text
  • Animation Pane
  • Present the slide show

Compatibility Issues

Using Help

 

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