Course Specifications

Course Number:

091088

Course Length:

1 day

Course Description

Overview:

It's hard to imagine a day going by without people passing along large amounts of information. With so much communication to contend with, it can be difficult to grab people's attention. But, we are often called upon to do just that. So, how do you grab and maintain an audience's focus when you're asked to present important information? By being clear, organized, and engaging. And, that is exactly what Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2019 can help you do.

Gone are the days of flip charts or drawing on a white board to illustrate your point. Today's audiences are tech savvy, accustomed to high-impact multimedia content, and stretched for time. By learning how to use the vast array of features and functionality contained within PowerPoint 2019, you will gain the ability to organize your content, enhance it with high-impact visuals, and deliver it with a punch. In this course, you will use PowerPoint 2019 to begin creating engaging, dynamic multimedia presentations.

This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help you prepare for the PowerPoint Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-300.

Course Objectives:

In this course, you will create and deliver an engaging PowerPoint presentation.

You will:

• Identify the basic features and functions of PowerPoint.
• Develop a PowerPoint presentation.
• Perform advanced text editing operations.
• Add graphical elements.
• Format graphical elements.
• Prepare to deliver your presentation.

Target Student:

This course is designed for students who wish to gain a foundational understanding of PowerPoint 2019 that is necessary to create and develop engaging multimedia presentations.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success in this course, you should have end-user skills with any current version of Windows®, including being able to start programs, switch between programs, locate saved files, close programs, and access websites using a web browser. To meet this prerequisite, you can take any one or more of the following Logical Operations courses:

• Using Microsoft® Windows® 10
• Microsoft® Windows® 10: Transition from Windows® 7

Course-specific Technical Requirements

Hardware:

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) 64-bit (x64) processor.
• 2 gigabytes (GB) of Random Access Memory (RAM).
• 32 GB available storage space.
• Monitor capable of a screen resolution of at least 1,024 × 768 pixels, at least a 256-color display, and a video adapter with at least 4 MB of memory.
• Bootable DVD-ROM or USB drive.
• Keyboard and mouse or a compatible pointing device.
• Fast Ethernet (100 Mb/s) adapter or faster and cabling to connect to the classroom network.
• IP addresses that do not conflict with other portions of your network.
• Internet access (contact your local network administrator).
• (Instructor computer only) A display system to project the instructor's computer screen.

Software:

• Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or Enterprise
• Microsoft® Office 2019
• If necessary, software for viewing the course slides. (Instructor machine only.)

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint 2019

 Topic A: Navigate the PowerPoint Environment

 Topic B: View and Navigate a Presentation

 Topic C: Use PowerPoint Help

Lesson 2: Developing a PowerPoint Presentation

 Topic A: Create and Save a Presentation

 Topic B: Edit Text

 Topic C: Work with Slides

 Topic D: Design a Presentation

Lesson 3: Performing Advanced Text Editing Operations

 Topic A: Format Characters

 Topic B: Format Paragraphs

Lesson 4: Adding and Arranging Graphical Elements

 Topic A: Insert Images

 Topic B: Insert Shapes

 Topic C: Create SmartArt

 Topic D: Insert Icons and 3D Models

 Topic E: Arrange and Size Objects

Lesson 5: Modifying Graphical Elements

 Topic A: Format Images

 Topic B: Format Shapes

 Topic C: Customize SmartArt

 Topic D: Format Icons

 Topic E: Format 3D Models

 Topic F: Animate Objects

Lesson 6: Preparing to Deliver Your Presentation

 Topic A: Review Your Presentation

 Topic B: Apply Transitions

 Topic C: Print a Presentation

 Topic D: Deliver Your Presentation

Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to PowerPoint Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-300

Appendix B: Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2019 Common Keyboard Shortcuts