ONCE1250 - Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint

Course Description

Bring your ideas to life and leave a lasting impression with Microsoft PowerPoint. Master the tools and techniques that turn humdrum slides into dynamic presentations that will captivate your audience. With hands-on practice and real-world examples, learn design principles and multimedia elements such as images, videos, and charts that elevate you to the next level.
 

Acquire critical know-how to deliver your presentations with confidence and ease. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned user, you'll find new ways to work smarter, not harder. You'll leave class with in-demand skills and the ability to create professional, visually appealing presentations that will engage your audience and help you stand out.

NOTE: This 4-Week, self-paced Online course (no Live meetings) is offered through partnership with LERN/UGotClass. This course has a start and end date. 

Learner Outcomes

Unit 1

Power Point Overview

• Why businesses use PowerPoint for presentations
• Launch PowerPoint and create your first PowerPoint presentation 
• Discover how to protect and save your slides.
• Set your document’s Properties and Attributes including Subject, Title, and Author

Unit 2

PowerPoint Document Creation

1. Explore the different parts of the PowerPoint slide navigation  
2. Understand slides and templates, and their makeup
3. Learn how to populate, format, and present slides 
4. Create multiple slides and templates
5. Learn how to insert comments and professionally edit

Unit 3

Advanced Features and Functionality

1. Create and manage slides
2. Learn to organize slides into sections 
3. Create “live” connections between slides and Excel worksheets
4. Create effective and informative slides with tables and charts

Unit 4

PowerPoint Management and Sharing

1. Create meaningful file names and understand filing systems to manage PowerPoint documents
2. Organize your documents on your hard drive and learn how to copy and move documents
3. Manage track changes when co-authoring documents
4. Printing and PDF file creation including print settings

Notes

This course can be taken as part of the Certificate in Mastering Computer Skills For the Workplace

1. Mastering Microsoft Excel
2. Mastering Microsoft Word
3. Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint 

^{Cancellation, Withdrawal and Refund Policy}

^{A participant who withdraws from a non-credit course, in writing, up to one-week prior to the starting date of the course, will receive a refund, minus a $25 withdrawal fee; for all certificate programs the withdrawal fee is $50. For courses costing $75 or less, the withdrawal fee is $10 per course. No refunds will be given after that time. E-mail your withdrawal request to: ncce@temple.edu. Please note that if you do not officially withdrawal from a course and you do not attend the course, you are still responsible for payment. Temple University reserves the right to cancel a course for any reason. If the course is cancelled, you will be notified, and your entire tuition will be refunded.}

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Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Certificate in Mastering Computer Skills For the Workplace : Mastering Computer Skills For the Workplace