Course objectives

• Get easy-to-follow guidance from a certified Microsoft Office Specialist Master
• Learn and practice new skills while working with sample content, or look up specific procedures
• Create attractive electronic presentations and printed publications
• Incorporate professional design elements
• Use built-in tools to capture and edit graphics
• Includes audio, video, and animated elements
• Supercharge your efficiency by creating custom slide masters and layouts
• Present data in tables, diagrams, and charts

Course content

Introduction
Who this book is for
The Step by Step approach
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Part 1: Get started with PowerPoint 2016

• Chapter 1: PowerPoint 2016 basics
  Start PowerPoint
  Work in the PowerPoint user interface
  Sidebar: About Office
  Identify app window elements
  Sidebar: Tell me what you want to do
  Work with the ribbon and status bar
  Sidebar: Adapt procedure steps
  Manage Office and app settings
  Sidebar: Microsoft account options
  Skills review
  Practice tasks
• Chapter 2: Create and manage presentations
  Create presentations
  Open and navigate presentations
  Display different views of presentations
  Display standard views
  Display program elements
  Change the display of content
  Display and edit presentation properties
  Save and close presentations
  Sidebar: Compatibility with earlier versions
  Sidebar: Save files to OneDrive
  Skills review
  Practice tasks
• Chapter 3: Create and manage slides
  Add and remove slides
  Insert new slides
  Copy and import slides and content
  Sidebar: SharePoint slide libraries
  Hide and delete slides
  Divide presentations into sections
  Rearrange slides and sections
  Apply themes
  Change slide backgrounds
  Sidebar: Non-theme colors
  Skills review
  Practice tasks

Part 2: Insert and manage slide text

• Chapter 4: Enter and edit text on slides
  Enter text on slides
  Enter text in placeholders
  Insert nonstandard characters
  Add supplementary text to slides
  Sidebar: Insert equations
  Add a slide footer
  Move, copy, and delete text
  Sidebar: Format text placeholders
  Format characters and paragraphs
  Apply WordArt text effects
  Sidebar: Configure AutoCorrect options
  Check spelling and choose the best wording
  Sidebar: Find and replace text and fonts
  Skills review
  Practice tasks
• Chapter 5: Present text in tables
  Insert tables
  Format tables
  Modify table structure
  Embed and link to Excel content
  Skills review
  Practice tasks

Part 3: Insert and manage visual elements

• Chapter 6: Insert and manage simple graphics
  Insert, move, and resize pictures
  Sidebar: Graphic formats
  Edit and format pictures
  Draw and modify shapes
  Draw and add text to shapes
  Sidebar: Locate additional formatting commands
  Move and modify shapes
  Format shapes
  Sidebar: Connect shapes
  Capture and insert screen clippings
  Create a photo album
  Skills review
  Practice tasks
• Chapter 7: Create and manage business graphics
  Create diagrams
  Sidebar: Picture diagrams
  Modify diagrams
  Format diagrams
  Create charts
  Modify charts
  Manage chart data
  Modify the display of chart elements
  Sidebar: Pie charts
  Format charts
  Skills review
  Sidebar: Custom chart templates
  Practice tasks
• Chapter 8: Add sound and movement to slides
  Animate text and pictures on slides
  Sidebar: Animate this
  Customize animation effects
  Sidebar: Bookmark points of interest in media clips
  Add audio content to slides
  Add video content to slides
  Compress media to decrease file size
  Sidebar: Hyperlink to additional resources
  Add and manage slide transitions
  Skills review
  Practice tasks

Part 4: Finalize presentations

• Chapter 9: Review presentations
  Add notes to slides
  Configure slides for presentation or printing
  Inspect and finalize presentations
  Print presentations and handouts
  Skills review
  Practice tasks
• Chapter 10: Prepare and deliver presentations
  Adapt presentations for different audiences
  Rehear a presentation and set slide timings
  Sidebar: Prepare presentations for travel
  Present slide shows
  Start the slideshow
  Use the slide show tools
  Skills review
  Practice tasks

Part 5: Use advanced PowerPoint functions

• Chapter 11: Work in PowerPoint more efficiently
  Change default PowerPoint options
  Manage general Office and PowerPoint options
  Manage proofing options
  Manage file locations
  Manage language options
  Manage advanced options
  Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
  Customize the ribbon
  Manage add-ins and security options
  Manage add-ins
  Configure Trust Center options
  Skills review
  Practice tasks
• Chapter 12: Create custom presentation elements
  Create custom themes
  Customize slide masters and layouts
  Save custom presentation templates
  Skills review
  Practice tasks
• Chapter 13: Save and share presentations
  Save presentations in other formats
  Share presentations from PowerPoint
  Restrict access by using passwords
  Add and review comments
  Coauthor presentations
  Skills review
  Practice tasks