PowerPoint Level I
via Noble Desktop
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Learn the essentials of PowerPoint in this introductory course. Create dynamic presentations, add text, images, shapes, transitions, and more. Suitable for beginners or those looking to enhance their skills. Become a more effective PowerPoint user.
What's included with live classes
- Microsoft Office (1 month)
- Free course retake within one year to refresh the material and gain practice.
- Course workbook
- Class recordings
Overview
Take a day to get a firm grip on Microsoft PowerPoint. In this course, you’ll learn to create dynamic presentations, including adding text, images, shapes, transitions, and layered objects. Work with tables and charts, and prepare your slideshow for presentation.
This one-day PowerPoint course is a great place to begin for anyone interested in learning how to use PowerPoint, as well as for those who want to improve their skills. The course is just as much about functionality as it is about efficiency, so even those who say they already know “the basics” can walk away with a toolkit of skills to significantly increase their effectiveness with the software. Also included is a PowerPoint video suite with several hours of customized content. Review the course materials with high-quality videos and lifetime access on desktop, tablet, or mobile (a $95 value), included free with the course.
Schedule & enrollment
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- Live tuition
- $299
- Course length
- 6 hours
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Self-paced tuition & enrollment
Learn through recorded lessons on your own schedule.
- Tuition
- $299
- Course length
- 6 hours
- Format
- Self-paced online
This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
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Curriculum
What you'll learn
- Build new presentations from templates and customize layouts, themes, and content structure
- Add and edit text, bullets, and numbered lists using Outline View and various formatting tools
- Insert and enhance photos, SmartArt, and shapes with effects, cropping, and alignment options
- Create and format tables, add connector lines, and import charts from Excel to display data
- Apply transitions, manage presenter notes, and use presentation tools for live or virtual delivery
- Save, print, and export presentations to PDF, with options tailored for professional use
Course syllabus
Creating New Presentations
- Creating a Presentation
- Choosing a Template/Theme
- Changing the Template/Theme
- Adding Slides & Typing in Content
Slide Layouts
- Choosing a Slide Layout
- Changing the Slide Layout
Adding Text & Outline View
- Adding Text
- Bulleted vs Numbered Lists
- Adding & Editing Text with Outline View
- Outline View Keystrokes
Pictures & Graphics
- Placing Pictures into Placeholders
- Cropping Photos
- Sizing Graphics
- Fixing Stretched/Squished Photos
- Where to Get Photos
- Crop to Shape & Aspect Ratio
Adjusting Photos & Graphics
- Picture Adjustments (such as converting to Black & White)
- Picture Border & Effects
Layered Objects
- Layered Object vs Placeholder Content
- Aligning
- Evenly Distributing
- Grouping
- Reordering Layered Objects
SmartArt
- Creating SmartArt
- Adding Text
- Layouts, Styles, & Shapes
- Converting Text into SmartArt
- SmartArt with Picture Placeholders
Shapes & Lines
- Adding Shapes
- Styling Shapes
- Adding Text to Shapes
- Resizing, Moving, & Rotating Shapes
- Connector Lines
- Text Boxes
Tables
- Creating Tables in PowerPoint
- Typing in Table Data
- Designing Tables
- Table Layout
- Sizing Tables & Columns/Rows
- Alignment & Spacing In a Table
- Adding or Removing Rows/Columns
- Merging Cells
Copying & Pasting Charts from Excel
- Importing a Chart from Excel
- Updating the Chart Data when the Excel File Changes
Transitions
- Adding Slide Transitions
- Transition Effect Options & Duration
Proofing & Editing
- Spell Check
- Slide Sorter View
Running a Presentation
- Starting & Stopping a Slide Show
- Ways to Navigate Slide Shows
- Tools to Use When Presenting
- Presenter Notes
- Presenter View
- Presenting in Microsoft Teams (PowerPoint Live)
- Presenter Notes in Zoom
Printing
- Choosing What Will Go On the Printed Page
Saving a PDF
- Why Make a PDF?
- Saving a PDF & Setting Options
Self-paced course
Learn through recorded lessons on your own schedule.
This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
View self-paced tuition & enrollmentGet a solid foundation in Microsoft PowerPoint with this self-paced course. You’ll learn to create dynamic presentations, incorporating text, images, shapes, transitions, and layered objects. Explore how to work with tables, charts, and prepare your slides for professional presentations.
This course is perfect for beginners or anyone looking to enhance their existing PowerPoint skills. Focus on both functionality and efficiency, with a toolkit of techniques that will significantly improve your presentation creation process. Plus, gain lifetime access to a custom video suite to reinforce what you’ve learned, available on desktop, tablet, or mobile.
Self-paced curriculum
What you'll learn self-paced
- Create presentations from templates and customize layouts, themes, and content structure
- Edit text, bullets, and numbered lists using Outline View and formatting tools
- Insert and enhance photos, SmartArt, and shapes with effects, cropping, and alignment options
- Create and format tables, add connector lines, and import Excel charts to display data
- Apply transitions, manage presenter notes, and utilize tools for live or virtual presentations
- Save, print, and export presentations to PDF, with professional-use options
Self-paced syllabus
Creating New Presentations
- Creating a Presentation
- Choosing a Template/Theme
- Changing the Template/Theme
- Adding Slides & Typing in Content
Slide Layouts
- Choosing a Slide Layout
- Changing the Slide Layout
Adding Text & Outline View
- Adding Text
- Bulleted vs Numbered Lists
- Adding & Editing Text with Outline View
- Outline View Keystrokes
Pictures & Graphics
- Placing Pictures into Placeholders
- Cropping Photos
- Sizing Graphics
- Fixing Stretched/Squished Photos
- Where to Get Photos
- Crop to Shape & Aspect Ratio
Adjusting Photos & Graphics
- Picture Adjustments (such as converting to Black & White)
- Picture Border & Effects
Layered Objects
- Layered Object vs Placeholder Content
- Aligning
- Evenly Distributing
- Grouping
- Reordering Layered Objects
SmartArt
- Creating SmartArt
- Adding Text
- Layouts, Styles, & Shapes
- Converting Text into SmartArt
- SmartArt with Picture Placeholders
Shapes & Lines
- Adding Shapes
- Styling Shapes
- Adding Text to Shapes
- Resizing, Moving, & Rotating Shapes
- Connector Lines
- Text Boxes
Tables
- Creating Tables in PowerPoint
- Typing in Table Data
- Designing Tables
- Table Layout
- Sizing Tables & Columns/Rows
- Alignment & Spacing In a Table
- Adding or Removing Rows/Columns
- Merging Cells
Copying & Pasting Charts from Excel
- Importing a Chart from Excel
- Updating the Chart Data when the Excel File Changes
Transitions
- Adding Slide Transitions
- Transition Effect Options & Duration
Proofing & Editing
- Spell Check
- Slide Sorter View
Running a Presentation
- Starting & Stopping a Slide Show
- Ways to Navigate Slide Shows
- Tools to Use When Presenting
- Presenter Notes
- Presenter View
- Presenting in Microsoft Teams (PowerPoint Live)
- Presenter Notes in Zoom
Printing
- Choosing What Will Go On the Printed Page
Saving a PDF
- Why Make a PDF?
- Saving a PDF & Setting Options
What's included with self-paced
- Course workbook