Microsoft Powerpoint Introduction - 1 day course

This Introduction course will provide delegates with the necessary skills to create, edit, format and print a PowerPoint Presentation as well as the ability to setup and run a slide show.

No prior knowledge or experience of Microsoft PowerPoint 365 is assumed or required. It would be beneficial to have a workable knowledge of Windows and an ability to use the mouse and keyboard.

This course is designed for new users who wish to understand the basics of PowerPoint 365 and produce efficient presentations.

NB-if you bring a USB you can have a copy of all the examples to take away (see trainer on the day)

Course will cover:

· PowerPoint 365 Environment: QAT/Ribbon Customisation, Task Pane, Exploring the Ribbon

· Getting Started: Create New Presentation, Open/Save Presentation, Switch between Presentations, Different Views, Different Slides, Reuse Slides, Rearrange Slides in a Presentation.

· Text Manipulation: Add/Delete Text in a Slide, Paragraph Formats, Bullet/Numbers List, Format Painter

· Colour Themes and Backgrounds

· Illustrations/Text: WordArt, Shapes, Text Box, Shadowing and Effects

· Photos/Images/Video

· Basic Tables

· Basic Charts

· Basic SmartArt

· Printing the Presentation: Slides, Handouts

· Animations: Add Transitions, Add Animations, Remove and Delete Transitions/Animations

· Adding Speaker Notes

· Set Up a Slide Show

· Create and Run Slide Show: Pen/Highlighter, Laser Pointer, Whiteout/Blackout, Keep/Discard Annotations

This course will be run at West Suffolk College University and Professional Development Centre on Tuesday 2 June 2026.

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If any of the courses you wish to attend are full or you cannot make the date, please let us know so that we can register your interest and let you know of future opportunities or add your name to a reserve list. You can contact the team on [email protected] or telephone 01284 716246.

Please note we run all our courses based on a minimum number of participants.

In the event of cancellation by the client not less than 10 working days before the course, the client will be entitled to a refund of 80% of the course fee (20% will be deducted for administration costs). A cancellation within 10 days of commencement will result in no refund to the client

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