PowerPoint basics 1 – building presentations

In PowerPoint Basics the participants learn how to create effective presentations with as little time and effort as possible  

Goal 

In this training you learn how to create effective presentations, using organization templates.  

Target audience 

This course is recommended for beginner level PowerPoint users and users wishing to improve their efficiency with PowerPoint 

Program version

This course is suitable for PowerPoint 2010-2021 Windows and Mac versions. 

Content 

Using PowerPoint efficiently 

• Slides, templates, and presentation? A glossary of PowerPoint terminology 
• Where do I start? Opening PowerPoint and creating new presentations 
• How do I do things? Efficient use of the PowerPoint user interface and ribbon 
• What format do I save a file in? Pptx, Ppt and other formats and when to use them 
• Are my files in the cloud? Saving and opening files straight from a cloud service, such as OneDrive 

• How do I print? Printing documents with or without notes and saving as PDF file 

Building presentations 

• How do I use my organization PowerPoint template? Creating new presentations with the corporate look, using a PowerPoint template or Theme 
• How do I add new slides to my presentation? Adding slides using different layouts, for example a slide with a heading and text, or a slide with text and an image 
• How do I add content to my slide? Adding text, images, and other content to a PowerPoint slide 
• Can I change the slide layout later? Switching layouts 
• Can I emphasize text faster? How to select and emphasize text content 
• How can I transition from one slide to another with an effect in between? Setting up slide transitions 
• How do I add images to my presentation? Adding images to a slide using standard layouts or not 

Keywords 

PowerPoint, slide, presentation, presenting, Presenter Mode, projector, basics, Digiskills, Graphics, pictures, Visual, chart, color theme, style