Presentations are crucial in many business settings and serve as a fundamental tool for communication. The method of presenting information greatly influences its understanding by the target audience. This two-day, instructor-led course will equip participants with the skills to utilize the advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint 365 in their presentations. They will learn to customize slide layouts, work with master slides, design custom charts for slides creation.
Learning Outcomes:
Customise themes and templates for brand consistency
Use slide masters and layouts for efficient design
Embed multimedia and interactive elements
Apply advanced animations and triggers
Automate and manage complex slide shows
Key Topics:
Template design and theme customisation
Slide master management and sectioning
Multimedia: embedding video, audio, hyperlinks
Interactive presentations using action buttons
Automation and slide show settings
Module 1. Customizing Presentations
- Creating a Custom Layout
- Applying a Theme
- Applying a Background Style
- Saving a Custom Theme
- Creating New Template, Theme
- Practice - Customizing Presentations
Module 2. Editing Presentation Masters
- Working with the Slide Master
- Formatting the Slide Master
- Adding Header and Footer Information
- Formatting the Title Master
- Inserting a New Slide Master
- Practice - Editing Presentation Masters
Module 3. Drawing Objects
- Changing the Fill Colour of an object
- Applying a Fill Effect
- Setting Effects as Default
- Applying Transparency Effect
- Reappling Effects with Format Painter
- Appying 3D Effect to Drawing object
- Rotating Object
- Arranging Object
- Aligning Object
- Grouping Object
- Position a Graphical object on a Slide using Specified Co-ordinates
- Practice - Drawing Objects
Module 4.Graphics
- Working with Graphics
- Inserting Clip Art
- Cropping a Picture
- Saving Graphical object as Another File Format
- Applying a Picture Style
- Adjusting Colour
- Using Picture Correction
- Applying Artistic Effects
- Practice
Module 5. SmartArt
- Inserting a SmartArt
- Formatting a SmartArt
- Resizing a SmartArt
- Inserting Text to a SmartArt
- Formatting Tex Within a SmartArt
- Adding Shapes to a SmartArt
- Grouping SmartArt
- Practice - SmartArt
Module 6. Adding Animation Scheme
- Animating Text and Objects
- Reorder Animation Sequence
- Setting Animation Timing
- Animating a Chart
- Inserting Sounds and Video
- Changing Multimedia Settings
- Inserting Animated GIFs
- Practice - Adding Animation Scheme
Module 7. Setting Up the Slide Show
- Presentation Consideration
- Navigating Slide Show
- Annotate a Presentation
- Setting Automatic Slide Timings
- Setting Up a Continuous Loop
- Rehearsing Slide Transition Timings
- Practice - Setting Up the Slide Show
Module 8. Expanding a Slide Show
- Creating a Custom Show
- Copying, Editing Custom Show
- Setting Up a Custom Show as the Default
- Creating a Hyperlink
- Using a Hyperlink
- Using an Action
- Jumping to Another Presentation
- Inserting Objects
- Linking objects in Slides
- Embed Data into a Slide and Display as object
- Editing Links
- Practice - Expanding a Slide Show
Module 9. Creating Custom Charts
- Displaying Chart Axes
- Displaying Chart Gridlines
- Formatting Chart Gridlines
- Formatting Chart Axes
- Formatting the Scale of an Axis
- Adding a Chart Title
- Changing the Data Series
- Adding a Drawing Object to a Chart
- Adding Text to a Chart
- Inserting a Data Table
- Practice - Creating Custom Charts
Module 10. Exporting Outlines and Slides
- Exporting Notes and Handouts to Word
- Exporting an Outline to Word
- Saving a Presentation as an Outline
- Saving a Presentation as an Video
- Saving a Slide as a Graphic
- Practice - Exporting Outlines and Slides