PowerPoint 2013 Essentials

By Heather Ackmann

This PowerPoint 2013 Essentials course is good for end-users and IT Pros alike.

Course info

Rating

(97)

Level

Beginner

Updated

Apr 29, 2013

Duration

7h 37m

Table of contents

Presenting in the 21st Century

Presenting in the 21st Century 2m

Signing In or Switching Users

Signing In with a Microsoft Account 5m Managing Your Account 4m Connected Services 5m Switching Users 2m Signing In with an Organizational Account 2m Signing Out 2m

Getting to Know PowerPoint 2013

Pinning PowerPoint 2013 to the Start Screen and the Taskbar 3m The Getting Started Screen 5m The Ribbon Display Options 5m Navigation Pane 2m Notes Pane 1m Switching Views 4m Touch Mode and Gestures 3m

Creating and Saving a New Presentation

Creating a Blank Presentation 1m Adding Slides 2m Saving a Presentation to Your Computer 2m Saving a Presentation to SkyDrive 1m Saving a Presentation to Office 365 SharePoint 3m Pinning a Presentation 1m The New Resume Reading Feature 1m

Creating and Modifying a Template

Pros and Cons of Templates 4m Creating a New Template 2m Slide Masters and Layouts 10m Master Guides 3m Saving as a Template 4m

Slide Design 101

Introduction 1m The Art of Presentations 3m Slide Design 10m Designing for the Size of the Room 2m Designing for Webinars 3m Designing for a Presenterless Presentation 3m Other Resources 2m

Working with Slides

Creating Slides from an Outline 3m Reusing Slides 3m Inserting Slide Sections 4m Formatting the Slide Background 20m

Working with Text

Text Boxes vs. Placeholders 10m Formatting Font 10m Formatting Paragraphs 5m Formatting Bullet Points 5m Formatting Text Boxes 4m Inserting Symbols 4m Check Spelling and Other Tools 5m

Working with Photos

Inserting Pictures 13m Adjusting the Z Order 10m Changing a Picture 3m Enhancing Photographs 14m Removing the Background 6m

Working with Shapes

Drawing Shapes 17m Merging Shapes 9m Editing Shapes 8m Importing Illustrator Graphics 2m

Creating a Table

Inserting a Table 11m Adding and Deleting Rows and Columns 4m Formatting a Table 15m Printing a Table 4m

Working with SmartArt

Introduction to SmartArt 4m Adding Text and Images 5m Adding or Deleting Shapes 3m Formatting SmartArt 6m Converting SmartArt to Shapes 1m

Working with Charts

Creating Charts 7m Editing Data 2m Formatting the Chart 3m

Creating Slide Transitions

Introduction 1m Applying a Transition 3m Changing Effect Options 1m Adjusting the Timing 4m

Introduction to Animations

Types of Animations 1m Creating Animations 13m Working with the Animation Pane 11m Working with Animation Triggers 4m Using Transitions as Animations 6m

Working with Actions and Hyperlinks

Introduction 3m Creating a Hyperlink 5m Creating an Action Button 6m

Working with Sound

Inserting Audio Files 6m Recording Audio 5m

Working with Video

Creating a Video 5m Inserting Video 6m Inserting Online Video 9m Animation Triggers and Media Bookmarks 4m

Setting Up Your Presentation

Set Up Show Options 10m The New Presenter View 4m Advanced Slide Show Options 3m Package for CD 7m

Sharing Your Presentation

Presenting Online 4m PowerPoint Web App 7m Writing and Responding to Comments 3m Other Ways to Share 1m

Description

Course info

Rating

(97)

Level

Beginner

Updated

Apr 29, 2013

Duration

7h 37m

Description

This course is good for end-users and IT Pros alike. Learn the latest additions to PowerPoint 2013, such as how to sign in to individual and corporate Office 365 accounts and SkyDrive integration, as well as learn some handy tips for reusing old 4:3 slides in a 16:9 format.

About the author

Heather Ackmann

About the author

Heather Ackmann is an accomplished instructor with a decade of teaching experience, helping students at the high school, college, and adult levels in a variety of topics. Specializing in Microsoft Office computer applications, she is a Microsoft Office Certified Master and holds a degree in English and Secondary Education.

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