PowerPoint Introduction

Duration:

One Day

Aims:

Microsoft PowerPoint contains many new features to allow you to build enhanced presentations. This one-day course will guide participants through the more advanced features and show how to exploit them creatively. The course involves hands-on exercises with a series of specially prepared examples to help delegates be more confident working with PowerPoint.

Prerequisites:

A good working knowledge of the PowerPoint command set as gained on an Apt Training PowerPoint Introduction course or from user experience.

Revision
  • Powerpoint Introduction
  • Revision exercise
Data Charts
  • Inserting an excel spreadsheet
  • Inserting XY Data
  • Editing an XY data chart
  • Recolur a chart
Importing Data and Slides
  • Inserting slides from other presentations
  • Creating slides from an outline
  • Exchanging data with Word
  • Working with Excel
Enhancing Slide Shows
  • Applying transitions, animations & sound
  • Using hyperlinks
  • Setting up shows
  • Packaging a presentation
  • Automating slide shows
Publishing a Presentation to the Web
  • Publishing to the internet or an intranet
Toolbars
  • Creating custom toolbars
Creating Macros
  • Recording & storing macros
  • Running a macro
  • Adding macros to the toolbar
Working with Masters
  • Slide master
  • Title master
  • Handout master
  • Notes master
Setting Defaults
  • Default fonts & autoshape defaults
  • Colour schemes & background colours
Using Templates
  • Using existing templates
  • Changing the default template
  • Creating and editing templates
  • Applying templates
Clips Online
  • Using clips online
Advanced Formatting
  • Using advanced formatting