If you need to create a presentation for yourself or someone else then this is the place to start.
Presentations can be delivered on screen, via a video file or live over the web.
Getting Started
- Starting & exiting PowerPoint
- The PowerPoint screen
- Different Views
- Slide/Outline Pane
Working with Text
- Selecting text and place holders
- Editing text
- Text formatting
- Formatting the placeholder
- Format Painter
- Slide Background
- Creating Title slides
- Creating Bullet slides
Creating a Presentation
- Design templates
- Adding slides
- Deleting slides
- Slide layouts
- Saving presentations
- Opening presentations
Working with Shapes
- Drawing Shapes
- Resizing shapes
- Rotating shapes
- Positioning shapes
- Formatting shapes
- Copying shapes
- Deleting shapes
- Aligning shapes
- Distributing shapes
- Grouping shapes
- Connecting shapes
- Drawing freehand shapes
Tables
- Inserting a table
- Editing a table
- Using spreadsheet data
- Linking to a spreadsheet
Charts
- Creating a chart
- Chart types
- Formatting a chart
- Using spreadsheet data
- Linking to a spreadsheet
SmartArt
- Inserting a SmartArt diagram
- Modifying a SmartArt diagram
- Creating an organisation chart
Pictures, Photographs, Video & Sounds
- Adding pictures and using Picture Tools
- Adding video and using Video Tools
- Adding sound and using Sound Tools
Applying Transitions
- Changing how your slide moves from slide to slide
Animations
- Animating Bullets
- Animation Charts
- Animating shapes and pictures
Printing
- Adding a slide footer
- Printing handouts
Running a Slide Show
- Connecting laptop to projector
- Moving forward in the presentation
The course runs from 9:30am through to 4:30pm.
You will learn in a relaxed environment with a small group of people. A specialist tutor will guide and encourage you through all the learning necessary to develop your skills and questions are always welcome.
Included with your course
We provide the following with online and training centre delivered courses.
- Course notes
- Certificate of attendance
- 90 days post course support
Online Delivery
A link to the online training platform will be sent before the course, simply click the link and follow the instructions.
- See Virtual / Remote training information for more details
- Contact us if you'd like to test the platform before the morning of the course
- You can be located anywhere in the world with an internet connection and your computer
Our Training Centres
For training courses run at one of our training centres we include.
- Free onsite parking
- Lunch and refreshments
- Notepad, pen and Polos
Our Norwich on-site parking (NR3 1UB) is free and situated 5 minutes walk along the river to our training centre at St James Mill. If you arrive by train it is about 20 minutes on the Riverside walk or a short taxi ride to get to us. View full directions for Norwich and all our other venues.