Computer E-Learning

Welcome to the Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Essentials workshop. PowerPoint is a powerful presentation for the presentation of visual and graphical items. You can do everything from creating simple handouts to developing an animated presentation with audio.

In this module, you will learn to open PowerPoint. You will also explore the PowerPoint interface, including the new backstage view. Finally, you will learn to create a blank presentation and close PowerPoint.

This module will cover some of the specific tasks you can do using the new Backstage view. First, it is important to save your work regularly to protect your work. The Backstage view allows you to open an existing file from anywhere on your computer or network. You can also easily open presentations you have recently opened. This module will also cover creating a presentation from a template. Finally, this module discusses how to close a presentation when you have finished working on it.

In this module, you will create your first presentation. Presentations consist of slides. Each slide can contain text, graphics, animations, and more. This module will cover how to add text to a slide and how to add slides. You’ll learn how to use content placeholders. This module will also cover using the Slides tab, which allows you to change the order of your slides.

The PowerPoint 2010 editing tools make editing your presentation a breeze. This module covers how to cut, copy and paste text, as well as using the clipboard task pane. It also explains how to find and replace text, such as when you want to change a word or phrase throughout your presentation.

PowerPoint 2010 allows you to enhance your text in many ways. In this module, we’ll discuss the different types of formatting, as well as cover the most basic types of formatting for your words. This includes the font face, size, and color, as well as enhancing the text and changing the character spacing. We’ll also discuss how to clear formatting if you change your mind. Finally, this module covers using the Font dialog box.

Paragraph formatting controls the look and feel of an entire paragraph. In this module, we’ll practice using bullets and numbering. We’ll also discuss how to change the alignment, indents, tabs and line spacing of your text.

This module introduces additional ways to format your text or paragraphs, as well as ways to change the look of your slides. This module covers using the format painter. It explains how to change a slide’s design or layout. It also explains how to change the Theme and background design.

The information in this module can help you to create a presentation that really dazzles your audience. We’ll cover how to add a header and footer for information you want to appear on every slide. This module also explains how to add a standard or custom animation. We’ll learn how to use the animation painter to save time and make your animations more consistent. We’ll also discuss slide transitions and slide advance options.

In this module, we will look at the PowerPoint features you can use to get ready to run your presentation. We’ll discuss how to use sections to manage the organization of your presentation. This module explains how to use the Set Up Slide Show dialog box. We’ll cover how to record a narration for your show and work on timing your presentation. Finally, we’ll cover how to hide certain slides, to help you customize your show to different audiences.

You are almost ready to give a presentation. This module will help you with the final preparations, including our top five PowerPoint tips. We’ll discuss how to start a show, how to navigate through the show, how to use different pointers during your presentation, and how to switch to a blank screen.

Although this workshop is coming to a close, we hope that your journey to improve your PowerPoint skills is just beginning. Please take a moment to review and update your action plan. This will be a key tool to guide your progress in the days, weeks, months, and years to come. We wish you the best of luck on the rest of your travels!