1

Issues of the training

• Defining the principles of successful communication.
• Identifying what PowerPoint contributes.

2

The PowerPoint interface.

• The Office button, the Backstage menu.
• Navigating PowerPoint: The ribbon, tabs, command groups.
• Identifying the Quick Access toolbar, the box launcher.
• Personalizing your environment: the ruler, the grid, the guides. The different display modes.

3

Creating a new presentation

• Creating a presentation. Applying and varying a theme.
• Inserting a slide, choosing a layout.
• Customizing the visual style: Using slide masters.

4

Entering and editing text

• Inserting a text field: entering and editing.
• Changing alignment, line spacing, paragraph spacing.
• Applying a quick style, an effect.
• Incorporating a numbered or bulleted list.

5

Enhancing your presentations

• Inserting or modifying a shape: entering text, assigning colors, style, effects.
• Incorporating an image, a plan.
• Creating a simple process using the shapes.
• Designing a process, a SmartArt flowchart.

6

Incorporating tables and external objects

• Incorporating a table and applying a style. Inserting/deleting rows and columns.
• Merging/splitting cells, changing alignments.
• Inserting an Excel chart.

7

Animating a PowerPoint

• Animating a text, an object, etc.
• Modifying the parameters of the animations.
• Setting up transitions.

8

Broadcasting and sharing the slideshow

• Saving as PDF.
• Sharing a presentation on the Drive.
• Optimizing printing options.