Smart Office 101

PowerPoint Basic to Intermediate Course Outline

I. PowerPoint Fundamentals

1. Understand the Screen
2. Create a New Presentation
3. Open a Presentation
4. Save a Presentation
5. Change Views
6. Print
7. The Quick Access Toolbar
8. Share a Presentation
9. Close and Exit

II. Work with Presentations

1. Add and Lay Out Slides
2. Add Slides from External Sources
3. Cut, Copy, and Paste
4. Undo and Redo
5. Slide Notes
6. Resize the Window
7. Comments
8. Compare Presentations
9. Check Spelling
10. Find and Replace
11. Set File Properties
12. Inspect and Protect

III. Organize a Presentation

1. Outline View
2. Sections
3. Slide Sorter View
4. Duplicate and Copy Slides
5. Move and Hide Slides

IV. Deliver a Slideshow

1. Present a Slide Show
2. Slide Show Tools
3. Presenter View
4. Custom Slide Shows
5. Convert Presentations to Video
6. Present Online

V. Formatting and Themes

1. Themes
2. Format Text
3. Format Lists and Columns
4. Hyperlinks
5. Copy Formatting
6. Slide Background
7. Customize Themes
8. Slide Size
9. Templates

VI. Pictures

1. Insert Pictures
2. Insert Screenshots and Remove Backgrounds
3. Adjust Pictures
4. Picture Styles
5. Crop Pictures

VII. Graphics

1. Text Boxes
2. Shapes
3. Edit Shapes
4. Format Shapes
5. WordArt
6. Align Objects
7. Arrange Objects
8. Icons
9. Drawings
10. Insert SmartArt
11. Format SmartArt
12. Insert Charts
13. Import Charts
14. Insert Tables
15. Import Tables

VIII. Transitions and Animations

1. Slide Transitions
2. Apply Animations
3. Modify Animations
4. Animation Timing
5. Copy Animations
6. Zoom

IX. Slide Masters

1. Slide Master View
2. Work with Slide Layouts
3. Footers
4. Backgrounds and Master Graphics
5. Use Multiple Slide Masters
6. Manage Slide Masters
7. Handout Master
8. Notes Master

XI. Self-Run Presentations

1. Insert Videos
2. Modify Videos
3. Audio
4. Action Buttons
5. Record and Narrate a Slide Show
6. Set Up a Slide Show