Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced

Course Overview:

Push the boundaries of PowerPoint. Master advanced design, seamless multimedia integration, interactive navigation, and powerful collaboration tools to create captivating, professional-grade presentations that stand out. Target Audience: Marketing professionals, trainers, educators, designers, and anyone who creates high-stakes presentations and needs to leverage PowerPoint’s most powerful features. Upon completion, students will be able to:

• Design visually sophisticated and dynamic presentations using advanced graphic techniques.
• Seamlessly integrate and control video, audio, and 3D models.
• Connect PowerPoint with Word and Excel for live data updates.
• Build non-linear, interactive presentations with custom navigation.
• Manage complex review processes with advanced collaboration and comparison tools.
• Share and present professionally using advanced broadcasting and export options.

Outline

Module 1: Designing Dynamic Presentations

• Advanced Graphic Techniques: Using Merge Shapes (Combine, Fragment, Subtract) to create custom graphics. Working with gradients and transparency.
• Layering and Depth: Mastering the Selection Pane to manage complex object layers and create parallax scrolling effects.
• Design Consistency: Using the Slide Master to create custom layouts for different types of content (e.g., quote slides, section dividers).

Module 2: Advanced Multimedia Features

• Video and Audio Control: Trimming video, creating poster frames, formatting playback options (fade, loop, play across slides), and embedding online video.
• 3D Models: Inserting and animating 3D models from the online library or from files.
• Screen Recording: Recording and embedding actions from your desktop directly into a slide.

Module 3: Integrating PowerPoint with Other Office Apps

• Linking Excel Data: Embedding and linking Excel charts and ranges that update automatically when the source data changes.
• Word Integration: Converting a Word outline into a PowerPoint presentation and vice-versa.
• Object Linking and Embedding (OLE): Understanding the difference between embedded and linked objects.

Module 4: Custom Slide Shows and Interactive Features

• Custom Slide Shows: Creating and managing multiple custom show paths within a single file.
• Hyperlinks and Action Buttons: Using hyperlinks to navigate to other slides, custom shows, documents, or websites. Creating a navigation menu.
• Triggers: Using animation triggers to start effects by clicking on specific objects, creating interactive quizzes or diagrams.

Module 5: Comprehensive Review Tools for Team Collaboration

• Advanced Comments: Using the Comments pane for threaded conversations and @mentions to tag collaborators.
• Compare and Combine: Merging changes from multiple reviewed versions of a presentation into a single final file.
• Co-Authoring Best Practices: Real-time collaboration on SharePoint/OneDrive, managing conflicts, and version history.

Module 6: Advanced Presentation Sharing Options

• Export Options: Creating a video presentation, packaging for CD/USB (Package Presentation for CD), and exporting as a PDF with options.
• Presenting Online: Using Office Presentation Service or Microsoft Teams to broadcast a slide show online.
• Securing and Protecting: Using the Document Inspector to remove metadata and encrypting the presentation with a password.