PowerPoint Beginner Bloc 1

Course Overview

Creating a simple presentation.

Syllabus

The Environment:

• Opening a presentation;
• Displaying a presentation;
• New start-up options;
• Moving inside a presentation;
• Customizing the Ribbon;
• Customizing the Quick Access toolbar;
• Importing and exporting customizations;
• Using the “Backstage”;
• Using the help features.

Basic Concepts:

• Creating a new presentation;
• Inserting and deleting a slide;
• Check spelling as you type;
• Saving a presentation;
• Undoing and repeating actions.

Layout:

• Changing the formatting of text;
• Using bulleted lists;
• Working with the Slide Sorter view.

Pictures and WordArt:

• Using the pictures contained in the Clipart gallery;
• Working with WordArt.

Shapes and Annotations:

• Working with shapes;
• Using a text box;
• Selecting, moving and copying objects;
• Aligning and distributing objects evenly;
• Changing the fill colour;
• Using the new eyedropper tool to match colours;
• Adding text inside an object.