Microsoft PowerPoint for Beginners – Learn PowerPoint Step by Step

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About Course

Learn Microsoft PowerPoint from scratch with simple, step-by-step lessons designed for complete beginners. Learn how to create presentations, add and format text, organise slides, use themes and layouts, insert images and shapes, create tables and charts, add transitions and animations, and prepare presentations for sharing and delivery.

Through practical examples and hands-on activities, you will learn how to create personal, educational, and business presentations and confidently present your ideas using PowerPoint.

No previous Microsoft PowerPoint experience is required.

What Will You Learn?

  • Understand the Microsoft PowerPoint interface and basic presentation concepts
  • Create, open, save, and organise PowerPoint presentations
  • Add, delete, duplicate, and rearrange slides
  • Choose appropriate slide layouts
  • Add and edit text
  • Format fonts, paragraphs, and lists
  • Use themes and consistent slide designs
  • Insert, resize, crop, and position images
  • Add and format shapes
  • Use icons and SmartArt where appropriate
  • Create simple diagrams and visual processes
  • Create and format basic tables
  • Create simple charts to present data
  • Apply slide transitions
  • Add basic animations
  • Use speaker notes
  • Start and deliver a slide show
  • Use Presenter View where available
  • Prepare presentations for printing and sharing
  • Export presentations to PDF where supported
  • Create clear and engaging presentations independently

Course Content

MODULE 1 — GETTING STARTED WITH MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
Understand PowerPoint and become comfortable creating and managing slides.

  • Lesson 1 — What Is Microsoft PowerPoint?
  • Lesson 2 — Understanding the PowerPoint Interface
  • Lesson 3 — Creating, Opening, and Saving Presentations
  • Lesson 4 — Creating and Managing Slides
  • MODULE 1 REVIEW
  • MODULE 1 QUIZ

MODULE 2 — ADDING AND FORMATTING CONTENT
Learn how to create readable and well-organised slide content.

MODULE 3 — IMAGES, SHAPES, AND VISUAL ELEMENTS
Learn how to communicate information visually.

MODULE 4 — CREATING BETTER PRESENTATIONS
Learn how to combine content and design effectively.

MODULE 5 — PRESENTING AND SHARING
Learn how to deliver, review, print, and share presentations.

MODULE 6 — REAL-WORLD POWERPOINT PROJECTS
Combine the skills learned throughout the course to create complete presentations.

FINAL ASSESSMENT

FINAL PROJECT

COURSE COMPLETION

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