Create well-designed, professional business and educational PowerPoint presentations to impress your audience. Fast-track your way to making eye-catching, engaging slideshows and presentations by the end of this PowerPoint online course.

This course will teach students to create attractive and dynamic PowerPoint presentations. By the end of the course, students will be able to create complete slideshows that include text, graphics and video.

Requirements

International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.

Lessons

Module 1: Introduction to PowerPoint

Opening a new file
Editing a slide
Adding a new text area
Formatting text
Creating a list
Adding a shape
Adding and formatting an image
Adding a new slide
Saving the slideshow
How to play the slideshow

Module 2: Slides with Style

Selecting and changing a slideshow theme
Changing a color scheme
Selecting a font scheme
Selecting a background style
Slide transitions
Animations

Module 3: Links, Charts and Infographics

How to create and use a hyperlink
How to create and insert a chart
How to create and insert SmartArt infographics

Module 4: Embedding Audio and Video

Inserting and playing an audio clip
Inserting and playing a video clip from your computer
Inserting and playing a video clip from the Internet

Module 5: Finalizing the Presentation

Checking spelling
Reviewing for visibility and legibility
Adding notes
Printing handouts
Restricting editing
Saving the file in different formats

Career

Who is this course for?

Anyone who wants to create appealing and informative PowerPoint presentations
Business people and managers who regularly present sales pitches, proposals or data analysis
Educators and speakers who teach or lead groups
Students who want to be at the head of the class when giving presentations

Career path

Knowing how to create engaging, professional PowerPoint presentations will serve you well in any career path! To have this skill will be a building block on the road to getting the job you want, no matter what that job is.

Certification

You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.

Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.

All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org) and the The International Association of Private Career Colleges (www.iapcc.org). When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.

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ICOES Accredited. IAPCC and CPD Certified.

ICOES Accredited.
IAPCC and CPD Certified.

Membership Plan: All Courses

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