Microsoft PowerPoint Beyond the Basics

Course Objectives

In this course, you will use the advanced tools and features in PowerPoint to create and deliver engaging presentations.

You will:

• Customize design templates.
• Use ink to hand draw elements.
• Add tables.
• Add charts.
• Work with media.
• Build advanced transitions and animations.
• Finalize a presentation.
• Customize presentation navigation.
• Secure and distribute a presentation.

Target Student

This course is intended for students who have a foundational working knowledge of PowerPoint, who wish to take advantage of the application's higher-level usability, security, collaboration, and distribution functionality.

Prerequisites

To ensure success, students should have experience using PowerPoint to create, edit, and deliver multimedia presentations. To attain this level of knowledge and skills, you can take the following course: PowerPoint Introduction

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Customizing Design Templates
Topic A: Modify Slide Masters and Slide Layouts
Topic B: Modify the Notes Master and the Handout Master
Topic C: Add Headers and Footers

Lesson 2: Using Ink to Hand Draw Elements
Topic A: Draw Objects
Topic B: Write Math Equations

Lesson 3: Adding Tables
Topic A: Create a Table
Topic B: Format a Table
Topic C: Insert a Table from Other Microsoft Office Applications

Lesson 4: Adding Charts
Topic A: Create a Chart
Topic B: Format a Chart
Topic C: Insert a Chart from Microsoft Excel

Lesson 5: Working with Media
Topic A: Add Audio to a Presentation
Topic B: Add Video to a Presentation
Topic C: Add a Screen Recording

Lesson 6: Building Advanced Transitions and Animations
Topic A: Use the Morph Transition
Topic B: Customize Animations

Lesson 7: Finalizing a Presentation
Topic A: Collaborate on a Presentation
Topic B: Annotate a Presentation
Topic C: Record a Presentation
Topic D: Set Up a Slide Show

Lesson 8: Customizing Presentation Navigation
Topic A: Divide a Presentation into Sections
Topic B: Add Links
Topic C: Create a Custom Slide Show

Lesson 9: Securing and Distributing a Presentation
Topic A: Secure a Presentation
Topic B: Create a Video or a CD

Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to PowerPoint Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-300

Appendix B: Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2019 Common Keyboard Shortcuts