Microsoft PowerPoint: Introduction

PowerPoint Training Series | Level 1

Course Details

Duration: 1 day (9 am – 4 pm)

Microsoft® PowerPoint® Versions: 2016 | 2019 | 2021 | 365 (Windows)

Delivery Methods (Instructor-led): In-person (Live classroom) | Online in virtual classroom

Upcoming Course Dates: April 22, 2024 (Online in virtual classroom or In-person) | View schedule Course schedule

Course Fee: $275 CAD per person + HST (Virtual classroom), $295 CAD per person + HST (Bring your own device for live classroom courses) or $345 CAD per person + HST (Avantix Learning provides device for live classroom courses)*

Timing: Public scheduled courses run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Eastern Time).

Virtual classroom courses: Our instructor-led virtual classroom courses are delivered in a virtual classroom environment. Students will be sent a virtual classroom invitation prior to the course.

In-person classroom courses: Our instructor-led, live classroom (in-person) courses are held in downtown Toronto at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Some courses are also held at an alternate downtown Toronto location.

Custom training: This course may be delivered at your site or ours as an instructor-led or virtual classroom solution. Contact us at info@avantixlearning.ca for more information including savings for custom group training.

Some public courses and / or formats and may be subject to a minimum enrollment requirement.

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Course Overview

This instructor-led, hands-on course is designed for PowerPoint beginners who want to create professional presentations. Students will learn to use best practices to create presentations using themes, masters, slide layouts and formatting strategies. Graphics and photos will be imported and manipulated to add interest. Students will also learn to add drawing objects and charts to slides, apply animations and transitions and then run a slide show. During this popular hands-on course, students will practice their skills and have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with the instructor. Each student will also receive a full course manual with tips, tricks and shortcuts as well as sample and exercise files.

Prerequisite: Basic keyboarding and computer skills

Location and timing: Public scheduled courses are held online in virtual classroom format or in downtown Toronto and run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Eastern Time).

Related training: View all Microsoft PowerPoint courses >

INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE

  • Comprehensive course manual
  • Keyboard shortcuts quick reference
  • Practice and exercise files
  • Sample templates
  • Refreshments (for classes conducted in Avantix Learning classrooms)
  • Certificate of completion
  • Follow-up email support

Course Topics

Working in the Microsoft PowerPoint Environment

  • Working with the Ribbon
  • Adding buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Navigating between different views in PowerPoint
  • Creating slides with different slide layouts
  • Entering content in the outline
  • Navigating using different methods and in different views
  • Selecting text using keyboard shortcuts
  • Zooming in and zooming out quickly and easily

Creating and Editing a Presentation

  • Creating a new presentation using an overall theme
  • Changing the font theme and color theme
  • Editing a presentation in different views
  • Saving a presentation

Formatting a Presentation

  • Changing themes to quickly change formatting
  • Applying different types of character formatting to text
  • Making global changes to font, size and bullets by editing the slider master or layouts

Working with Images

  • Inserting images on slides, masters or layouts
  • Resizing an image in different ways
  • Applying different types of formatting to pictures
  • Tips and tricks for working with pictures

Drawing and Formatting Shapes

  • Inserting shapes such as rectangles, ovals and other pre-defined shapes
  • Resizing a shape using the mouse or keyboard shortcuts
  • Applying fills and outlines to shapes
  • Using tricks to quickly format and copy shapes

Inserting Simple Charts

  • Inserting a bar or column chart
  • Formatting a chart using the Ribbon or task pane
  • Changing the chart's data sheet

Applying Animations and Transitions

  • Applying entrance animations to images or text
  • Adding transition effects between slides in a slide show

Running a Slide Show

  • Running a slide show that includes animations and transitions
  • Using keyboard shortcuts to navigate in a slide show
  • Exiting a slide show

*Prices subject to change

Our instructor-led courses are delivered in virtual classroom format or at our downtown Toronto location at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (some in-person classroom courses may also be delivered at an alternate downtown Toronto location). Contact us at info@avantixlearning.ca if you'd like to arrange custom instructor-led virtual classroom or onsite training on a date that's convenient for you.

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Upcoming Training
Course
Microsoft PowerPoint: Introduction (Toronto course or online in virtual classroom format)
Location
Avantix Learning, 18 King Street East, Suite 1400,Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Next course starts
April 22, 2024
Next course ends
April 22, 2024
Description
Microsoft PowerPoint Introduction training course online in virtual classroom format or in-person in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This instructor-led PowerPoint course for beginners is designed for 365, 2021, 2019 and 2016. In-person classes are delivered in downtown Toronto or arrange custom virtual or onsite training at your location. Virtual classroom courses are available to our clients in Toronto, North York, Mississauga, Scarborough, Whitby, Oshawa, Ajax, Brampton, Burlington, Barrie, Hamilton, Kitchener, St. Catherines, Guelph, London, Ottawa, Windsor, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Surrey, Winnipeg, Halifax and other cities in Canada and the US.

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