Microsoft Office PowerPoint

Almost every organisation today, irrespective of size, expects its team to be able to present logically and clearly to other groups of people. Often these are clients, sometimes they are internal customers - another department, for example - but in all cases, the success or otherwise of the presentation can have a direct impact on the outcome.

PowerPoint is Microsoft's presentation graphics software tool, a class-leader in the world of the Windows platform. It can be a sophisticated tool for creating projectable slide shows or a simple and intuitive graphics editor, depending on how it is used.

Our courses cover two levels of skill to reflect this; Introduction covers the basic skills plus some in-depth analysis of the slide show creation process, while the Intermediate level concentrates on the finer points of the software and explores more business-oriented uses, like adding tables and charts, working with templates, and saving in other formats.

All courses are available in 2000, XP and 2003 versions; 2007 will be released soon.

Introduction - Course content

Exploring the PowerPoint environment

Help options
Closing presentations and closing PowerPoint

Building New Presentations

Creating new presentations
Saving presentations
Working in the outline tab
Rearranging and deleting slides
Using slides from other presentations

Formatting and Proofing

Exploring text formatting
Moving and copying text
Setting tabs and alignment
Using the spelling checker
Examining Auto Correct and the style checker

Using Drawing Tools

Drawing objects
Using Auto Shapes

Working with text in objects

Enhancing objects
Working with Word Art and Clip Art
Working with Word art
Adding clip art

Using Tables and Charts

Working with tables
Creating and enhancing charts
Creating organization charts

Enhancing Presentations

Using templates
Working with the slide master
Working with multiple slide masters
Adding transitions and timings
Adding speaker notes and footers

Delivering Presentations

Running presentations
Printing presentations
Exporting to other formats
Saving presentations for web delivery

Intermediate - Course content

Building Custom Presentations

Modifying templates
Building custom templates
Building custom slide masters
Advanced slide master techniques

Using Multimedia in Presentations

Advanced clip art and drawing techniques
Adding movies and sound
Using animations
Using scanned images

Using Organisation Charts and Tables

Advanced organisation chart options
Formatting and modifying tables
Advanced Presentation Techniques
Adding special effects
Working with slide show options
Setting up review cycles

Advanced Presentation Delivery Options

Working with shared workspaces
Working with the Pack and Go Wizard
Advanced delivery techniques

Customising the Environment

Customising and creating toolbars
Automating your work

Microsoft Office Integration

Working with Excel
Working with Word