We’ve created a courseware package that covers the most important elements of Microsoft PowerPoint Core Essentials. Participants will learn how to create presentations, use themes and variants, add media and objects to a presentation, format text, share presentations with SkyDrive and SharePoint, present a slide show online, customize the interface, Shapes, Working with Action Buttons, Protecting Your Presentation, Setting up Your Show, and much more.

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CONTENT

Module 1: The Basics

• Saving a Presentation
• Opening a Presentation
• Creating a New Presentation
• Review Questions

Module 2: Your First Presentation

• Adding Content
• Adding Notes
• Selecting Text and Objects
• Using Cut, Copy, and Paste
• Using Undo and Redo
• Checking Your Spelling
• Review Questions

Module 3: Creating Slides

• Adding Slides to a Presentation
• Selecting, Moving, and Deleting Slides
• Changing and Resetting the Layout
• Working with Sections
• Viewing the Slide Show
• Review Questions

Module 4: Formatting Text

• Changing the Font Face, Size, and Color
• Changing Character Spacing
• Applying Text Effects
• Working with the Font Dialog
• Using the Format Painter
• Clearing Formatting
• Review Questions

Module 5: Working with Text

• Using Find and Replace
• Applying Bullets and Numbers
• Changing Text Alignment
• Formatting Text as Columns
• Changing Line Spacing
• Changing Text Direction
• Review Questions

Module 6: Formatting the Presentation

• Choosing a Theme
• Choosing a Variant
• Changing the Slide Size
• Formatting the Slide Background
• Adding Headers and Footers to Slides
• Review Questions

Module 7: Inserting Art and Objects, Part One

• Inserting Tables
• Inserting Charts
• Inserting SmartArt
• Inserting Equations
• Drawing Shapes
• Inserting Text Boxes
• Review Questions

Module 8: Inserting Art and Objects, Part Two

• Creating Photo Albums
• Inserting Pictures
• Inserting Videos
• Inserting Screenshots
• Inserting Audio
• Review Questions

Module 9: Advanced Slide Tasks

• Creating a Basic Animation
• Customizing Animations
• Using the Animation Painter
• Adding a Transition
• Customizing Transitions
• Review Questions

Module 10: Viewing and Printing Your Presentation

• Viewing the Slide Show
• Using Views
• Using Zoom
• Using Presenter View
• Printing a Presentation
• Printing Notes and Handouts
• Review Questions

Module 11: Saving and Sharing Your Presentation

• Saving a Presentation as PDF or XPS
• Packaging a Presentation for CD
• E-Mailing a Presentation
• Sharing Your Presentation on SkyDrive
• Publishing Your Slides to a SharePoint Site
• Presenting Online
• Review Questions

Module 12: Customizing the Interface

• Changing Ribbon Display Options
• Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
• Hiding and Showing Ribbon Tabs
• Creating Custom Ribbon Tabs
• Resetting Interface Changes
• Review Questions

Module 13: Doing More with Shapes

• Editing Shapes
• Arranging Shapes
• Grouping and Ungrouping Shapes
• Adding Text to Shapes
• Rotating and Flipping Shapes
• Review Questions

Module 14: Embedding Objects in a Presentation

• Inserting an Embedded Object
• Editing Embedded Objects
• Using Embedded Objects in a Presentation
• Deleting Embedded Objects
• Review Questions

Module 15: Linking Objects in a Presentation

• Creating a Linked Object
• Opening the Linked Item
• Updating Linked Objects
• Using Linked Objects in a Presentation
• Deleting Linked Objects
• Review Questions

Module 16: Working with Action Buttons, Part One

• Using Action Buttons to Link to Other Slides
• Using Action Buttons to Link to Custom Shows
• Using Action Buttons to Link to Other Files
• Using Action Buttons to Link to Websites
• Deleting the Button
• Review Questions

Module 17: Working with Action Buttons, Part Two

• Designing the Button
• Creating a Basic Mouse Over Button
• Clearing the Action
• Review Questions

Module 18: Protecting Your Presentation

• Running the Document Inspector
• Running the Accessibility Checker
• Marking a Presentation as Final
• Encrypting Presentations with a Password
• Review Questions

Module 19: Setting Up Your Show

• Using the Set Up Show Dialog
• Choosing Show Elements
• Hiding and Showing Slides
• Rehearsing Timings
• Review Questions