PowerPoint
Impactful presentations and slide design
Go from zero to confident in PowerPoint: slides and layouts, text, themes and Slide Master, pictures, SmartArt, tables and charts, transitions and animations. By the end you will present with Presenter View, turn a talk into a video, work on slides with a team and design clear, accessible slides that people remember.
8 lessons3 modules≈ 1.8 hBeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Course content
13 lessons
PowerPoint basics
BeginnerThe PowerPoint window, slides and layouts, saving files, text and lists, themes, Designer and Slide Master.
- 1The PowerPoint window and your first presentationGet to know the parts of the PowerPoint window, create a presentation, add slides, choose layouts, switch views and save your file as PPTX or PDF.12 min
- 2Text, fonts and bullet pointsLearn to add text to slides, format fonts and paragraphs, build multi-level bulleted lists and deal with text that doesn't fit.13 min
- 3Themes, Designer and Slide MasterGive a presentation a consistent look in one click: pick a theme and variant, customise colors and fonts, get ideas from Designer and change every slide at once with Slide Master.14 min
22 lessons
Visuals and motion
IntermediatePictures, shapes, icons, SmartArt, tables and charts, plus transitions, animations and Morph.
- 4Pictures, shapes, SmartArt, tables and chartsMake your slides visual: insert pictures and icons, align and group shapes, turn a list into SmartArt, and build tables and charts.15 min
- 5Transitions, animations and MorphAdd transitions between slides, give objects entrance, emphasis and exit animations, control them in the Animation Pane and create smooth motion with Morph.14 min
33 lessons
Presenting, teamwork and design
AdvancedSlide Show and Presenter View, recording a video, co-authoring, accessibility and the design principles of great presentations.
- 6Presenting: Slide Show, Presenter View and videoStart and control a slide show from the keyboard, read your notes in Presenter View, rehearse your timing, record narration and turn the presentation into a video.14 min
- 7Collaboration and accessibilityShare a presentation, edit it together with your team, leave comments, restore an old version and make your slides accessible to everyone: alt text, the Accessibility Checker and contrast.13 min
- 8Design principles for great presentationsBuild a story, give each slide one idea, use visual hierarchy, contrast and alignment, and present data clearly — with good and bad examples.15 min