Microsoft PowerPoint for Beginners

COURSE CURRICULUM

Module One: Getting Started

• Workshop Objectives

Module Two: Opening PowerPoint

• Opening PowerPoint
• Opening Recent and Other Files
• Creating a New Presentation Using a Template or Theme
• Creating a New Blank Presentation

Module Three: Working with the Interface

• Understanding the Interface
• About Your Account
• An Introduction to Backstage View
• Saving Files
• Closing Files vs. Closing PowerPoint

Module Four: Your First Presentation

• Adding Slides
• Using a Content Placeholder
• Adding Text
• Using the Slides Tab

Module Five: Working with Text

• Selecting, Editing, and Deleting Text
• Using Cut, Copy, and Paste
• Using the Office Clipboard
• Using Undo and Redo
• Finding and Replacing Text

Module Six: Formatting Text and Paragraphs

• Formatting Fonts
• Clearing Formatting
• Using the Font Dialog
• Adding Bullets and Numbering
• Using the Paragraph Dialog

Module Seven: Adding Pictures

• Inserting a Picture from a File or Online
• Adding Screenshots
• An Introduction to the Picture Tools Tab
• Resizing, Moving, and Deleting a Picture

Module Eight: Advanced Formatting Tasks

• Using the Format Painter
• Changing Slide Layout
• Changing the Theme and Variants
• Changing Slide Size

Module Nine: Working with Transitions and Animations

• Adding a Slide Transition
• Setting Slide Advance Options
• Adding a Basic Animation
• Using the Animation Painter

Module Ten: Setting Up Your Slide Show

• Previewing Your Slide Show
• Using the Set Up Show Dialog
• Recording a Narration
• Timing Your Show
• Hiding Slides

Module Eleven: Showtime!

• Our Top Five PowerPoint Tips
• Starting a Show
• About the In Show Tools
• Changing Your Pointer
• Switching to a Blank Screen

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise