Microsoft PowerPoint – Essentials

Introduction

• » the PowerPoint interface
• » the Ribbon
• » the Status bar
• » changing views and adding guides

Working with presentations

• » creating a presentation from scratch
• » creating a presentation from a template
• » changing themes
• » working with slide masters
• » adding a header and footer
• » using Backstage view

Working with slides

• » adding and removing slides
• » changing the slide layout
• » organizing slides into sections
• » rearranging slides

Adding pictures to slides

• » adding pictures and clip art
• » aligning objects using guides
• » adding effects to pictures
• » understanding object layering
• » removing the background from pictures
• » using the Eyedropper tool

Adding content to slides»

• » working with bullet points
• » using Outline mode
• » formatting text and creating WordArt
• » working with text boxes
• » creating and formatting tables
• » inserting tables from Excel
• » the research and thesaurus tools

Adding shapes, diagrams, and charts

• » adding shapes
• » formatting shapes
• » cropping a picture to a shape
• » merging shapes to create your own graphics
• » creating and formatting charts
• » using SmartArt to create diagrams

Adding video, audio, and animation

• » adding and formatting video
• » working with video clips
• » working with audio files
• » slide transitions
• » adding animation to objects and text

Preparing the presentation

• » spell check
• » adding speaker notes
• » editing and printing handout masters
• » rehearsing a presentation
• » adding and viewing comments
• » reviewing and comparing changes

Delivering your presentation

• » running a slideshow
• » using Presenter view
• » annotating and highlighting
• » jumping to different sections

Reusing and sharing presentations

• » saving a custom theme
• » saving a presentation as a template
• » printing a presentation
• » recording and narrating a slideshow
• » saving your presentation as a video
• » exporting the presentation as a pdf
• » sending the presentation via email
• » presenting live online
• » packaging the presentation