▲PARNELL Learning - Vital Skills Workshops

Microsoft PowerPoint Essentials

This course will teach you everything you need to get up and running with PowerPoint, including how to create a basic slideshow, add specialized content, create a coherent show design, and give a dazzling presentation.

Professional training materials to teach either one day or half day Microsoft Office training workshops including PowerPoint 2007. Thousands of trainer's around the world now use these customizable training solutions every day with confidence. Everything you need is classroom ready, so you can focus on the training.

Workshop outline:

Module One: Getting Started
Icebreaker - Housekeeping items - Pre-Assignment Review - Workshop objectives - Action plans and evaluation forms

Module Two: Opening and Closing PowerPoint
Opening PowerPoint - Interface Overview - Creating a Blank Presentation - Closing PowerPoint

Module Three: Working with Presentations
Saving Files - Opening Files - Closing Files - Creating a Presentation from a Template - Using the Recent List

Module Four: Your First Presentation
Adding Text to a Slide - Using a Content Placeholder - Adding Slides - Using the Slides Tab

Module Five: Working with Text
Using Cut, Copy, and Paste - Using the Office Clipboard - Using Undo and Redo - Finding and Replacing Text

Module Six: Working with Text
Changing Font Face and Size - Changing the Font Color - Changing Character Spacing - Adding Font Enhancements - Clearing Formatting - Using the Font Dialog

Module Seven: Formatting Paragraphs
Adding Bullets and Numbering - Changing Alignment - Adjusting the Indent - Using Indents and Tabs - Changing Line Spacing

Module Eight: Advanced Formatting Tasks
Using the Format Painter - Changing Slide Design - Changing Slide Layout - Changing the Theme - Changing the Background Design

Module Nine: Customizing Slide Elements
Adding a Header or Footer - Creating a Standard Animation - Creating a Custom Animation - Adding a Slide Transition - Setting Slide Advance Options

Module Ten: Setting Up Your Slide Show
Using the Set Up Slide Show Dialog - Recording a Narration - Timing Your Show - Hiding Slides

Module Eleven: Showtime!
Our Top Five PowerPoint Tips - Starting a Show - Navigating through the Show - Changing Your Pointer - Switching to a Blank Screen

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise - Parking Lot - Action Plans and Evaluations