In this three-hour session for Windows and Mac users, you will learn how to create effective, engaging presentations using the most efficient techniques available. You will start from a blank presentation, apply a design theme, add and import text, and then use Slide Masters to customize backgrounds, color schemes, text formatting and placement of text throughout the entire presentation.
Prerequisites:
This class is ideally suited for people with at least basic computing skills, such as using a mouse and opening and closing windows. Typing skills are helpful, but no presentation software experience is required.
Outline:
Getting Around in PowerPoint
- learning the Ribbon-based interface
- setting workspace options
- navigating within a presentation
- getting help
Creating Slides
- setting up a new presentation
- creating new slides
- adding text to slides
- importing text from an outline
- creating tables of text
- adding speaker notes
Introduction to Masters
- modifying backgrounds and color schemes
- adding headers and footers
- working with the Notes master
- working with the Slide master
- changing fonts, colors and bullets across all slides
Running a Slide Show
- playing the slide show
- basic playback controls
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
