Our range of one-day IT user courses are designed to give delegates the skills they need to increase productivity, and develop their role within the company. These include generic skills, such as word processing and spreadsheets, as well as more specialised skills for employees in specific roles, such as web design and project management.

Powerpoint Level1

Delivery Method - Tutor Led

Powerpoint Level1 Learn the basic skills necessary to begin effectively creating presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. Know how to create and edit bullet slides, use PowerPoint's drawing tools, incorporate clip art and WordArt, create and enhance organization charts, and create and edit charts by using Microsoft Graph.

Students enrolling in this course should understand the basic concepts involved in working with a personal computer (PC). For example, students should be familiar with terms such as computer memory, data files, and program files. Students should also be familiar with the components that make up the PC, including input, output, and storage devices. No prior knowledge of PowerPoint is assumed.
 

Course Content

Lesson 1: An Orientation to PowerPoint

Learn: The PowerPoint Environment, ,Orientation to Views, Navigate Through a Presentation, Edit Slide Text, Save the Presentation, Run a Slide Show


Lesson 2: Beginning a Presentation
Learn to: Create a New Presentation, Change Background Color, Add Slides to a Presentation, Enter Text, Create a Presentation from a Microsoft Word Outline

Lesson 3: Formatting Text Slides
Learn to: Apply Character Formats, Align Text, Change Line Spacing, Change Indents

Lesson 4: Adding Tables to a Presentation

Learn to: Create a Table, Format Tables, Insert a Table from Microsoft Word


Lesson 5: Charting Data

Learn to: Create a Column Chart, Edit Chart Data, Change Chart Type, Insert a Chart from Microsoft Excel

 
Lesson 6: Modifying Objects
Learn to: Resize Objects, Copy and Duplicate Objects, Move Objects, Changing Object Orientation, Format Objects, Group and Ungroup Objects, Change the Order of Objects

Lesson 7: Adding Images to a Presentation

Learn to: Add Clip Art, Add a Picture from a File, Draw Lines and Shapes, Insert WordArt


Lesson 8: Preparing to Deliver a Presentation

Learn to: Spell Check, Arrange Slides, Add Transitions, Create Speaker Notes, Send a Presentation to Microsoft Word, Print the Presentation, Package a Presentation for CD


Course Length: 1day
Price: £150 plus VAT

Powerpoint Level2

Delivery method - Tutor Led


This course is designed for students who desire to gain the skills necessary to work with design templates, organizational charts, special effects, Web presentations, collaboration functionality, and advanced presentation delivery, or students who desire to prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2003 and who already have knowledge of the basics of Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2003, including slide formatting, working with tables, images, and objects, charting data, and presentation preparation.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a Custom Design Template

Learn to: Define Design Template Characteristics , Create a Custom Color Scheme , Set Up a Slide Master, Format Custom Bullets, Add a Footer, Modify the Notes Master, Save a Custom Design Template
 

Lesson 2: Adding Organization Charts and Diagrams

Learn to: Work with Organization Charts , Update an Organization Chart , Applying a Chart Layout, Create a Diagram, Draw a Flowchart
 

Lesson 3: Adding Special Effects

Learn to: Add Sound and Movies, Add Animation, Emphasize Objects, Set a Motion Path, Set the Order of Effects
 

Lesson 4: Creating Web Presentations

Learn to: Create a Group Home Page with the AutoContent Wizard, Hyperlink to a Web Page , Publish as a Web Page
 

Lesson 5: Collaborating in PowerPoint

Learn to: Set Password Protection, Work with Comments, Send a Presentation for Review , Merge Revision Copies, Apply Reviewer Changes
 

Lesson 6: Delivering a Presentation

Learn to: Hyperlink Within PowerPoint, Add an Action Button, Set Up a Custom Show, Annotate a Presentation, Work with Narrations and Slide Timings, Set Up a Slide Show to Repeat Automatically

 

Course Length: 1day
Price: £150 plus VAT