Course Length: 6 hours (1 day)
Microsoft PowerPoint provides you with the tools needed to create absorbing presentations that will enable you to deliver your content in different settings and to different audiences whenever needed. It provides a huge variety of tools to help you create and deliver your presentations and proposals with ease and brilliant clarity.

Learning Objectives:
In this course, you will become familiar with PowerPoint's more advanced selection of features. You will learn how to change the PowerPoint environment, create customized design templates, work with SmartArt, add customized animations and collaborate on presentations. You will:

• Create and manage sections
• Modify slide masters and slide layouts
• Add headers and footers
• Modify the notes master and handout master
• Add and modify SmartArt
• Work with advanced animations and transitions
• Add video and audio files to your presentation
• Customize a slideshow using annotation, hyperlinks, and action buttons
• Secure a presentation using passwords and other techniques

Target Student:
This course is for individuals who are familiar with the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint and want to use the more advanced tools and techniques available to create customized design templates and to modify presentations using tools such as slide masters and advanced animations.

Course Outline:
Section 1: Modifying the PowerPoint Environment
Customize the User Interface
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
Set PowerPoint Options

Section 2: Customizing Design Templates
Create and Manage Sections
Modify Slide Masters and Slide Layouts
Add Background Images
Create Custom Themes
Add Headers and Footers
Modify the Notes Master and Handout Master

Section 3: Adding SmartArt to a Presentation
Create and Modify SmartArt
Add and Remove Shapes
Promote and Demote Shapes
Change SmartArt Styles and Layout
Change SmartArt Colour Schemes
Convert SmartArt Graphics to Text or Shapes

Section 4: Working with Animations and Transitions
Animate Objects
Use Built-In Animation Effects
Use the Animation Painter Feature
Set Animation Timing
Use Motion Paths
Apply Transitions
Set Effect Options
Customize Transition Timing
Add a Sound
Preview Transitions

Section 5: Adding Multimedia to a Presentation
Insert a Video File from Your Computer
Insert a Video File from YouTube
Use the Video Tools to Edit Videos
Insert Audio Files from Your Computer
Edit Audio Files
Set Playback Options

Section 6: Collaborating on a Presentation
Add, Edit, and Navigate Comments
Compare Presentations and Show/Hide Markup
Combine Presentations
Store and Share Presentations on the Web

Section 7: Creating a Custom Slideshow
Annotate a Presentation
Set Up a Slideshow for Kiosks with Looping
Create a Custom Slideshow
Add Hyperlinks and Action Buttons
Record a Presentation

Section 8: Securing and Distributing a Presentation
Password Protect a Presentation
Mark a Presentation as Final
Add a Digital Signature to a Presentation
Broadcast a Slideshow Online
Create a Presentation Video or CD

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Quick Reference Cards Receive durable, full-color reference cards with helpful hints and tips for use after your course is completed

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