Microsoft PowerPoint  - Level 2Download Course Outline

This is the basic outline of our Microsoft PowerPoint Level 2 course. Duration: 1 day

This course will show you how to master the more challenging aspects of PowerPoint. By using the Slide Master and SmartArt more effectively you’ll find it much quicker to get your presentation together and by using advanced animation techniques, including video and audio, your presentations will look more professional and have more impact for your audience.  In this course, bring along your own presentations to work on, where you can learn to include videos, sound and automation.

We specialise on on-site training and can come to you to run our course either on your PC's or provide our own high specification equipment. If you want specific training for your staff, we are happy to customise this course to your requirements, adding or removing topics as necessary.

Microsoft PowerPoint  - Level 2 course content.

Download a PDF course outline using the "Download Course Outline" link on the right.

Review Basic Skills

  • Create a simple PowerPoint presentation using bullet and graphic slides.

Advanced Use of Slide Masters

  • Correctly set up the Slide Master so that all your slides have a consistent background and text formatting.
  • Use the Slide Master to quickly reformat all slides in a presentation.

Working with SmartArt and Diagrams

  • Create professional looking diagrams using SmartArt or the Diagram feature.

Importing Slides

  • Bring in slides from other presentations into your presentation.
  • Use Microsoft Word to “draft out” the wording and use this as a basis for a new presentation.

Using Advanced Animation Techniques

  • Insert slide transitions to add visual variety to your slide show.
  • Animate bullet points, shapes and clipart to add movement and interest to slides.

Advanced Use of Video and Audio

  • Understand the different video and audio file types available in PowerPoint.
  • Use Video and Audio to enhance your presentations.

Slide Show Techniques

  • Control how the slides show runs so that you can pause and restart the slide show as required.
  • Rehearse timings so the slide show can run without your intervention.
  • Automate the slides show by using Hyperlinks

Using Custom Shows

  • Create custom shows so that a single presentation can shows different slides required.

Advanced Use of Notes and Handout Masters

  • Correctly set up the Notes Master.
  • Set up the Handouts Master.

Templates

  • Create your own designs to be used for future presentations.
We also offer this course as Live Online Learning - follow this link to learn more.