Overview

Meetings, instruction, training, pitches; these are all a part of our daily lives. We are often called upon to deliver presentations with little notice, at multiple venues, and with varying requirements. And, some of these presentations include sensitive information that needs to be guarded. Given all the variables, it may seem an overwhelming task to deliver your content, on time, to all audiences, and to only those who need to see it. Oh, and by the way, you need to make it interesting, informative, and memorable. So, how do you do it? Without the help of a robust set of tools, it would be nearly impossible. But, Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2016 provides you with a variety of such tools that can help you deliver content in nearly any situation, while saving time and effort. By taking advantage of these tools, you will be creating presentations that not only stand out from the crowd, but also don't consume all of your available time.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to customize the PowerPoint 2016 application, and effectively create, collaborate on, secure, and distribute complex multimedia presentations for a variety of situations.

You will:

• Modify the PowerPoint environment.

• Customize design templates.

• Add SmartArt and math equations to a presentation.

• Work with media and animations.

• Collaborate on a presentation.

• Customize a slide show.

• Secure and distribute a presentation.

Target Student

This course is intended for students who have a foundational working knowledge of PowerPoint 2016, who wish to take advantage of the application's higher-level usability, security, collaboration, and distribution functionality.

Prerequisites

To ensure success, students should have experience using PowerPoint 2016 to create, edit, and deliver multimedia presentations. To attain this level of knowledge and skills, you can take the following course:

PowerPoint 2016 Introduction

Course Content

Lesson 1: Modifying the PowerPoint Environment

Topic A: Customize the User Interface

Topic B: Set PowerPoint 2016 Options

Lesson 2: Customizing Design Templates

Topic A: Modify Slide Masters and Slide Layouts

Topic B: Add Headers and Footers

Topic C: Modify the Notes Master and the Handout Master

Lesson 3: Adding SmartArt and Math Equations to a Presentation

Topic A: Create SmartArt

Topic B: Modify SmartArt

Topic C: Write Math Equations

Lesson 4: Working with Media and Animations

Topic A: Add Audio to a Presentation

Topic B: Add Video to a Presentation

Topic C: Customize Animations and Transitions

Lesson 5: Collaborating on a Presentation

Topic A: Review a Presentation

Topic B: Store and Share Presentations on the Web

Lesson 6: Customizing a Slide Show

Topic A: Annotate a Presentation

Topic B: Set Up a Slide Show

Topic C: Create a Custom Slide Show

Topic D: Add Hyperlinks and Action Buttons

Topic E: Record a Presentation

Lesson 7: Securing and Distributing a Presentation

Topic A: Secure a Presentation

Topic B: Broadcast a Slide Show

Topic C: Create a Video or a CD

Appendix A: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016 Exam 77-422

Appendix B: PowerPoint 2016 Common Keyboard Shortcuts