Microsoft PowerPoint 2019

PowerPoint is a computer program that allows you to create and show slides to support a presentation. You can combine text, graphics and multi-media content to create professional presentations. As a presentation tool PowerPoint can be used to:
  • Organize and structure your presentation;
  • Create a professional and consistent format;
  • Provide an illustrative backdrop for the content of your presentation;
  • Animate your slides to give them greater visual impact.
PowerPoint has become enormously popular and you are likely to have seen it used by your lecturers and fellow students or in a presentation outside of the University. Learning to present with PowerPoint will increase your employability as it is the world’s most popular presentational software. Used well, PowerPoint can improve the clarity of your presentations and help you to illustrate your message and engage your audience. The strategies contained in this study guide will help you to use PowerPoint effectively in any type of presentation.
COMPLETE OVERVIEW
Presentation Concepts: Planning, Developing, and Giving a Presentation
OBJECTIVE:
  • Session 1: Visual Overview: Planning a Presentation
  • Understanding Presentations and Presentation Media
  • Planning a Presentation
  • Determining the Form of the Presentation
  • Determining the Presentation's Purposes and Desired Outcomes
  • Analyzing Your Audience's Needs and Experiences
  • Session 1: Quick Check
  • Session 2: Visual Overview: Creating a Presentation
  • Creating the Presentation
  • Focusing Your Presentation
  • Identifying Your Key Points
  • Developing an Introduction
  • Developing the Body of Your Presentation
  • Creating Visuals
  • Creating Handouts
  • Session 2: Quick Check
  • Session 3: Visual Overview: Delivering a Presentation
  • Preparing for the Delivery of an Oral Presentation
  • Choosing a Delivery Method
  • Preparing for Audience Interaction
  • Rehearsing the Presentation
  • Evaluating Your Appearance
  • Setting Up for Your Presentation
  • Evaluating Your Performance
  • Session 3: Quick Check
  • Review Assignments
Module 1: Creating a Presentation
Presenting Information About an Insurance Company
OBJECTIVE:
  • Session 1.1 Visual Overview: The PowerPoint Window
  • Planning a Presentation
  • Starting PowerPoint and Creating a New Presentation
  • Creating a Title Slide
  • Saving and Editing a Presentation
  • Adding New Slides
  • Creating Lists
  • Formatting Text
  • Moving and Copying
  • Manipulating Slides
  • Changing the Theme
  • Closing a Presentation
  • Session 1.1 Quick Check
  • Session 1.2 Visual Overview: Slide Show and Presenter Views
  • Opening a Presentation and Saving It with a New Name
  • Inserting Pictures and Adding Alt Text
  • Cropping Pictures
  • Resizing and Moving Objects
  • Compressing Pictures
  • Converting a List to a SmartArt Graphic
  • Adding Speaker Notes
  • Editing Common File Properties
  • Checking Spelling
  • Running a Slide Show
  • Printing a Presentation
  • Closing PowerPoint
  • Session 1.2 Quick Check
  • Review Assignments
Module 2: Adding Media and Special Effects
Using Media in a Presentation for a Veterinary Hospital
OBJECTIVE:
  • Session 2.1 Visual Overview: Formatting Graphics
  • Applying a Theme Used in Another Presentation
  • Inserting Shapes
  • Formatting Objects
  • Duplicating Objects
  • Rotating and Flipping Objects
  • Creating and Formatting a Table
  • Inserting Symbols
  • Adding Footers and Headers
  • Session 2.1 Quick Check
  • Session 2.2 Visual Overview: Using Animations and Transitions
  • Applying transitions
  • Applying Animations
  • Using the Morph Transition
  • Adding and Modifying Video
  • Compressing Media
  • Session 2.2 Quick Check
  • Review Assignments
  • Case Problems
Module 3: Applying Advanced Formatting
Formatting Objects in a Presentation for a Sales and Marketing Company
OBJECTIVE:
  • Session 3.1 Visual Overview: Creating a Chart on a Slide
  • Working with SmartArt Graphics
  • Adding Audio to Slides
  • Adding a Chart to a Slide
  • Inserting and Formatting Text Boxes
  • Applying WordArt Styles to Text
  • Session 3.1 Quick Check
  • Session 3.2 Visual Overview: Formatting Shapes and Pictures
  • Formatting Shapes and Pictures
  • Removing the Background from Pictures
  • Editing Pictures
  • Creating a Custom Shape
  • Rotating Shapes with Text
  • Applying Advanced Formatting to Shapes
  • Making Presentations Accessible
  • Session 3.2 Quick Check
  • Review Assignments
  • Case Problems
Module 4: Advanced Animations and Distributing Presentations
Creating an Advanced Presentation for Agricultural Development
OBJECTIVE:
  • Session 4.1 Visual Overview: Understanding Advanced Animations
  • Using Guides
  • Adding Moe Than One Animation to an Object
  • Using the Animation Pane
  • Setting Animation Triggers
  • Changing the Slide Background
  • Creating and Editing Links
  • Creating Slide Zooms
  • Hiding a Slide
  • Session 4.1 Quick Check
  • Session 4.2 Visual Overview: Automatic Slide Timings
  • Creating Self-Running Presentations
  • Using the Document Inspector
  • Saving a Presentation in Other Formats
  • Session 4.3 Quick Check
  • Review Assignments
  • Case Problems
Module 5: Integrated PowerPoint with Other Programs
Creating a Presentation for a Rowing Convention
OBJECTIVE:
  • Session 5.1 Visual Overview: Understanding Layers
  • Creating a Presentation by Importing Content
  • Working in Outline View
  • Organizing a Presentation Using Sections and Zooms
  • Inserting Icons
  • Using the Effect Options Dialog Box to Modify Animations
  • Working with Layers
  • Session 5.1 Quick Check
  • Session 5.2 Visual Overview: Importing, Embedding, and Linking
  • Inserting a Word Table
  • Formatting Cells in Tables
  • Inserting Excel Data and Objects
  • Breaking Links
  • Annotating Slides During a Slide Show
  • Creating Handouts by Exporting a Presentation to Word
  • Session 5.2 Quick Check
  • Review Assignments
  • Case Problems
Module 6: Customizing Presentations and the PowerPoint Environment
Creating a Presentation for a City-Wide Green Challenge
OBJECTIVE:
  • Session 6.1 Visual Overview: Slide Master View
  • Sharing and Collaborating with Others
  • Working in Slide Master View
  • Changing Theme Fonts and Colors
  • Filling Text and Shapes with a Color Used on the Slide
  • Saving a Presentation as a Custom Theme
  • Session 6.1 Quick Check
  • Session 6.2 Visual Overview: Advanced File Properties
  • Creating a Custom Show
  • Working with File Properties
  • Encrypting a Presentation
  • Making a Presentation Read-Only
  • Presenting Online
  • Session 6.2 Quick Check
  • Review Assignments
  • Case Problems