Microsoft PowerPoint Intermediate - course outline

Microsoft PowerPoint is a widely used tool for creating presentations. The main objective of this half-day Intermediate course is to expand your knowledge of PowerPoint and equip you with the skills needed to create polished, professional presentations. This hands-on course will help you unlock PowerPoint’s full potential, allowing you to produce engaging and impactful presentations. Throughout the course, you'll have the opportunity to discuss your specific needs and how they relate to your work.

By the end of the session, you will have gained proficiency in the following skills:

Using data from other applications

• adding a Microsoft Excel chart to a slide

Creating an organisation chart

• setting up and reformatting an organisation chart
• additional SmartArt options

Working with shapes

• stacking and changing the level of a shape
• grouping, aligning and connecting shapes
• applying a transparent fill colour to a shape

Including sounds and movies in a presentation

• inserting a sound or movie clip into a slide
• playing a sound clip and movie clip in a slide show

Intermediate slide show techniques

• branching to a specific slide in a slide show
• adding timing and animation effects to slides
• creating a custom slide show

Working with other PowerPoint users

• including comments in a presentation
• finalizing a presentation
• distributing a presentation for review

This course outline is a guide. All our courses can be tailored to customer requirements.

Target audience
Anyone wishing to investigate the more powerful and advanced features of PowerPoint.

Assumed knowledge
Delegates should be familiar with the basic features of PowerPoint, and should have some experience of the topics covered in our Introduction Course, either from attending this course or by knowledge gained from their own experience.