Course Description
In this course, students will learn how to create effective and professional-looking presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 . They will learn how to get started with PowerPoint 2016 and become familiar with the Ribbon, the interface, and various navigation options. Additionally, students will create a presentation and learn how to work with various features and commands to make it easier to work in PowerPoint. Students will also review presentation editing options, a number of different text formatting options, various graphic options and insertion methods, how to add, edit, and format tables and charts in a presentation, and various presentation preparation and delivery options.
Instructor: Kelly Buchnat
Student data files are available under Downloads in the course dashboard.
What am I going to get from this course?
- Understand the basics of PowerPoint presentations
- Create a new presentation
- Edit an existing presentation
- Format slide text
- Work with graphical elements
- Add tables and charts
- Prepare and deliver a presentation
Prerequisites and Target Audience
What will students need to know or do before starting this course?
Who should take this course? Who should not?
Students who wish to learn the basics of PowerPoint presentations
Curriculum
Resource 1
Student Data Files
Module 2: Getting Started with PowerPoint
Lecture 2
What is PowerPoint?
Lecture 3
Opening PowerPoint
Lecture 4
Touring the Interface
Lecture 5
Using the Ribbon
Lecture 6
Navigating PowerPoint Views
Module 3: Creating a Presentation
Lecture 7
Creating a New Presentation
Lecture 8
Adding Text and Slides
Lecture 9
Working with Bulleted Lists
Lecture 10
Applying a Theme
Lecture 11
Saving a Presentation
Lecture 12
Using AutoSave and AutoRecover
Lecture 13
Working with File Properties
Module 4: Editing a Presentation
Lecture 14
Moving and Copying Slides
Lecture 15
Using the Outline View
Lecture 16
Cutting and Copying Slide Content
Module 5: Formatting Slide Text
Lecture 17
Using Character Formatting
Lecture 18
Using Paragraph Formatting
Lecture 19
Using the Format Painter
Lecture 20
Working with the Slide Master
Lecture 21
Customizing a Bulleted List
Lecture 22
Working with Numbered Lists
Lecture 23
Inserting a Text Box
Module 6: Working with Graphics
Lecture 24
Inserting Pictures
Lecture 25
Resizing and Arranging Pictures
Lecture 26
Working with Picture Effects and Styles
Lecture 27
Adding and Working with Shapes
Lecture 28
Resizing and Arranging Shapes
Lecture 29
Formatting Shapes
Module 7: Adding Tables and Charts
Lecture 31
Adding a Table
Lecture 32
Working with Rows and Columns
Lecture 33
Customizing the Table Design
Lecture 34
Splitting and Merging Cells
Lecture 35
Creating a Chart
Lecture 36
Formatting Chart Elements
Lecture 37
Customizing the Chart Design
Module 8: Preparing and Delivering a Presentation
Lecture 38
Proofing a Presentation
Lecture 39
Working with Speaker Notes and Handouts
Lecture 40
Printing a Presentation
Lecture 41
Converting a Presentation to a PDF
Lecture 42
Delivering a Presentation
Lecture 43
Using Presenter View
