Microsoft PowerPoint

This course builds on the skills and concepts taught in PowerPoint – Part 1. Students will learn to customize the user interface, use the SmartArt, and to apply effects such as transitions and timings.

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.

Lesson 1: Modifying the PowerPoint Environment

• Customize the User Interface
• Set PowerPoint Options

Lesson 2: Customizing Design Templates

• Modify Slide Masters and Slide Layouts
• Add Headers and Footers
• Modify the Notes Master and the Handout Master

Lesson 3: Adding SmartArt to a Presentation

• Create SmartArt
• Modify SmartArt

Lesson 4: Working with Media and Animations

• Add Audio to a Presentation
• Add Video to a Presentation
• Customize Animations and Transitions

Lesson 5: Collaborating on a Presentation

• Review a Presentation
• Store and Share Presentations on the Web

Lesson 6: Customizing a Slide Show

• Annotate a Presentation
• Set Up a Slide Show
• Create a Custom Slide Show
• Add Hyperlinks and Action Buttons
• Record a Presentation

Lesson 7: Securing and Distributing a Presentation

• Secure a Presentation
• Broadcast a Slide Show
• Create a Video or a CD

To ensure success, students should have experience using PowerPoint, running within the Windows 8/8.1/10 operating system, to create, edit, and deliver multimedia presentations. To attain this level of knowledge and skills, you can take the following Logical Operations courses:

• Using Microsoft Windows 8/8.1/10
• Microsoft Windows 8 Transition from Windows 7
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint: Part 1