PowerPoint Fundamentals
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What’s Included
Course Introduction
Course Introduction
PowerPoint offers its users many benefits. In this lesson, we'll explore what these are and who this application is best suited to, before outlining the entire course.
Getting Started
Getting Started
Knowing where to start can be daunting. In this course, we tour the PowerPoint interface and explore the first screens we see on opening a file.
Customizing Navigation
Customizing Navigation
Every application has multiple ways to carry out commands, but in PowerPoint one of the most useful tools is the Quick Access Toolbar. You can customize this to reduce the time you spend on finding commands, making navigation much more accessible and customized to your needs.
Working with Text
Working with Text
How you display the text in your presentation is important. In this lesson, you'll learn how to insert, edit, and format text, so that it supports your point, not distracts from it.
Formatting Bullet Points
Formatting Bullet Points
Bullet points are a great way of highlighting your most important arguments, helping the audience to navigate your presentation. In this lesson, you'll learn how to create and customize them.
Importing Text from Word and PDF
Importing Text from Word and PDF
The information contained in presentations often comes from multiple sources. In this lesson, you'll learn how to best import text from Word and PDF files into your slides.
Creating Lines and Shapes
Creating Lines and Shapes
You can add texture and impact to your slides by adding graphics to them. In this lesson, you'll learn how to create and customize lines and shapes to your deck to intrigue your audience.
Building Tables
Building Tables
Tables are a graphically great way of organizing your data on a slide. They offer the audience something to focus on while you dive deeper into the information with your talk. In this lesson, you'll learn how to build tables from scratch.
Editing Tables
Editing Tables
Now that you've built your table, discover how to edit and manipulate it, so that your data can work as hard as possible for you. This will help your slide feel accessible and impactful to your audience.
