Microsoft Office PowerPoint Level I

Overview

How do you grab and maintain an audience's focus when you're asked to present important information? By being clear, organized, and engaging. And, that is exactly what Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2021 can help you do.

Today's audiences are tech savvy, accustomed to high-impact multimedia content, and stretched for time. By learning how to use the vast array of features and functionality contained within PowerPoint 2021, you will gain the ability to organize your content, enhance it with high-impact visuals, and deliver it with a punch. In this course, you will use PowerPoint to begin creating engaging, dynamic multimedia presentations.

Course Object

In this course, you will create and deliver an engaging PowerPoint presentation.

You will:

Identify the basic features and functions of PowerPoint.
Develop a PowerPoint presentation.
Perform text formatting.
Add and arrange graphical elements.
Modify graphical elements.
Prepare to deliver your presentation.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should have end-user skills with any current version of Windows®, including being able to start programs, switch between programs, locate saved files, close programs, and access websites using a web browser. To meet this prerequisite, you can take any one or more of the following Logical Operations courses:

Using Microsoft® Windows® 10 (Second Edition)

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint 2021
Topic A: Navigate the PowerPoint Environment
Topic B: View and Navigate a Presentation
Topic C: Create and Save a Basic Presentation
Topic D: Use PowerPoint Help

Lesson 2: Developing a PowerPoint Presentation
Topic A: Create Presentations
Topic B: Edit Text
Topic C: Work with Slides
Topic D: Design a Presentation

Lesson 3: Formatting Text
Topic A: Format Characters
Topic B: Format Paragraphs

Lesson 4: Adding and Arranging Graphical Elements
Topic A: Insert Images
Topic B: Insert Shapes
Topic C: Create SmartArt
Topic D: Insert Stock Media, Icons, and 3D Models
Topic E: Size, Group, and Arrange Objects

Lesson 5: Modifying Graphical Elements
Topic A: Format Images
Topic B: Format Shapes
Topic C: Customize SmartArt
Topic D: Format Icons
Topic E: Format 3D Models
Topic F: Animate Objects

Lesson 6: Preparing to Deliver Your Presentation
Topic A: Review Your Presentation
Topic B: Apply Transitions
Topic C: Print or Export a Presentation
Topic D: Deliver Your Presentation