Microsoft PowerPoint 2019

Microsoft PowerPoint 2019

by Simon Sez IT
Released August 2019
Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
ISBN: 9781839210969

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Video description

This is a video-led course for Windows users. You can preview some videos in the pane above. This course includes practice exercises so you can practice as you learn.

Microsoft PowerPoint remains one of the most popular business tools—and rightly so. A great PowerPoint presentation can be the difference between a sale won or lost, a successful or failed investment, and a new initiative launched or sidelined. Microsoft PowerPoint includes many tools and features to help in all these scenarios, yet so few people make full use of this amazing tool. You don't need to be one of them.

In this in-depth PowerPoint 2019 course from Simon Sez IT, not only do we walk you through the most business-relevant PowerPoint techniques, you then get to put into practice what you've learned through exercises at the end of each chapter

What You Will Learn

  • How to navigate around PowerPoint
  • Presentation do s and don ts
  • Text and bullet edition options
  • How to use graphics, images, objects, and shapes
  • Using SmartArt, Working with charts and graphs
  • How to utilize master slides and just how much time this could save you
  • How to add audio and video to a presentation
  • All about transitions between slides
  • Animation, the Animation pane, and motion paths
  • Setting slideshow options
  • Preparing and delivering presentations
  • PowerPoint s backstage area, including printing a presentation

Audience

This course is designed for students who are either new to, or have some experience with using, Microsoft PowerPoint, features the 2019 version of the software, and sets out to help you become an advanced PowerPoint user. If you are looking to add a competitive edge to your presentations and create PowerPoint slides that truly impress, then this is the course for you.

About The Author

Simon Sez IT: Simon Sez IT has offered technical courses for individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies since 2008, with thousands of employees who can benefit from the easy-to-learn and hands-on software training. It offers over 8,000 video tutorials on a range of software programs.

Simon Sez IT ensures stress-free eLearning and enhanced employee productivity—whether you implement new software or a technological upgrade in your work environment. With over 600,000 students from 180 countries, Simon Sez IT is the preferred online learning choice for individuals and businesses worldwide.

Table of contents

  1. Chapter 1 : Course Introduction
    1. Welcome and Overview
  2. Chapter 2 : Overview
    1. Navigate a PowerPoint Presentation
    2. Overview of the Screen and Views
    3. Exercise 1
  3. Chapter 3 : Getting Started
    1. Presentation Tips and Guidelines
    2. Creating a New Presentation
    3. Working with Slides
    4. Saving a Presentation
    5. Exercise 02
  4. Chapter 4 : Text and Bullet Editing Options
    1. Formatting Text
    2. Working with Bullets and Numbered Lists
    3. Exercise 03
  5. Chapter 5 : Adding Graphics
    1. Inserting Shapes
    2. Inserting Graphics
    3. Inserting Icons and 3D Models
    4. Inserting Pictures
    5. Exercise 04
  6. Chapter 6 : Working with objects
    1. Selecting Objects
    2. Editing Objects
    3. Formatting Objects - Part 1
    4. Formatting Objects - Part 2
    5. Arranging Objects
    6. Grouping Objects
    7. Exercise 05
  7. Chapter 7 : Editing pictures
    1. Picture Options
    2. Cropping Pictures
    3. Formatting Pictures
    4. Things You Can Do with Pictures
    5. Exercise 06
  8. Chapter 8 : Working with SmartArt
    1. Creating SmartArt
    2. Modifying SmartArt
    3. Creating a Flowchart using SmartArt
    4. Exercise 07
  9. Chapter 9 : Working with Tables
    1. Creating Tables
    2. Formatting Tables
    3. Inserting Tables
    4. Exercise 08
  10. Chapter 10 : Working with Charts
    1. Adding Charts
    2. Formatting Charts
    3. Inserting Charts from Microsoft Excel
    4. Exercise 09
  11. Chapter 11 : Unlocking the power of Masters
    1. Using Master Slides
    2. Modifying Master Slides
    3. Creating a New Master Design Template
    4. Exercise 10
  12. Chapter 12 : Adding Media
    1. Adding Video to a Presentation
    2. Adding Audio to a Presentation
    3. Exercise 11
  13. Chapter 13 : Working with Transitions
    1. Applying Transitions
    2. Transition Options
    3. Exercise 12
  14. Chapter 14 : Animation
    1. Animating an Object
    2. Effect Options
    3. Working with the Animation Pane
    4. Motion Paths
    5. Triggers
    6. Exercise 13
  15. Chapter 15 : Hyperlinks and Action Buttons
    1. Working with Action Buttons
    2. Working with Hyperlinks
    3. Exercise 14
  16. Chapter 16 : Slideshow Options
    1. Onscreen Presentation Options
    2. Hiding Slides
    3. Changing the order of slides
    4. Copying slides
    5. Slideshow Options
    6. Exercise 15
  17. Chapter 17 : Preparing a presentation for delivery
    1. Rehearse Timings
    2. Recording a Presentation
    3. Slide Show Settings
    4. Creating a Custom Slide Show
    5. Exercise 16
  18. Chapter 18 : Exploring the Backstage Area
    1. Exporting options
    2. The Backstage Area
    3. Printing a Presentation
    4. Exercise 17
  19. Chapter 19 : Course Close
    1. Conclusion

Product information

  • Title: Microsoft PowerPoint 2019
  • Author(s): Simon Sez IT
  • Release date: August 2019
  • Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781839210969