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PowerPoint: Template Basics

This course teaches you the basics of working with and navigating a corporate PowerPoint template so that you don’t accidentally mess things up.

Taylor Croonquist - Pluralsight course - PowerPoint: Template Basics
by Taylor Croonquist
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Many people are not properly using their corporate PowerPoint templates to build their slides, creating a lot of unnecessary problems in PowerPoint. In this course, PowerPoint: Template Basics, you’ll learn how to use and navigate a corporate PowerPoint template. First, you’ll explore the core mechanics of a corporate PowerPoint template. Next, you’ll discover when you should be resetting versus reapplying PowerPoint layouts to save time. Finally, you’ll learn how to turn on and off six specific PowerPoint settings to make working in PowerPoint easier. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of PowerPoint Template Basics needed to start properly using your company’s PowerPoint template to build your presentations.

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Taylor Croonquist - Pluralsight course - PowerPoint: Template Basics
Taylor Croonquist

Through his interactive workshops, engaging courses and YouTube tutorials with over 11M views, Taylor Croonquist helps professionals improve their PowerPoint skills.

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