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Mastering PowerPoint 2021 – Beginner

Learn the basics of creating presentations that will cause people to sit up and pay attention.

Course details

Microsoft PowerPoint is the most common tool used for presentations in the workplace, so using it effectively is a crucial skill for any business professional. Whether you’re designing a presentation for a meeting or creating a handout, you’ll learn the basics of organizing and effectively presenting the information you need to share. In this Bigger Brains course our PowerPoint expert, Kathy Snizaski, walks you through all the basic features of Microsoft PowerPoint so you can start creating your own presentations.    

 

Topics covered include: 

  • Navigating the PowerPoint interface 
  • Creating a new presentation 
  • Adding slides and text 
  • Inserting and modifying pictures and shapes 
  • Inserting tables 

 

Over 30 minutes of high-quality HD content in the “Uniquely Engaging”TM Bigger Brains Teacher-Learner style! 

 

Taught by top subject matter experts, Bigger Brains courses are professionally designed around key learning objectives, and include captions and transcripts in 29 languages, downloadable handouts, and optional LinkedIn digital badges on course completion. 

Course Contents:

#  Section  #  Lesson   Length 
1  Introduction to PowerPoint  1  Introduction  1:36 
2  Navigating the PowerPoint Interface  5:32 
3  Using the Backstage Area  2:40 
2  Create and Edit a Presentation  4  Creating a Presentation  3:37 
5  Adding Text to a Slide  5:33 
6  Copying and Pasting  2:58 
7  Saving a PowerPoint File  4:16 
3  Graphics and Tables  8  Inserting a Picture  3:31 
9  Adding Shapes  3:20 
10  Inserting a Table  3:51 

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