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SUMMARY:Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview:\nPush 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: \n\nDesign visually sophisticated and dynamic presentations using advanced graphic techniques.\nSeamlessly integrate and control video\, audio\, and 3D models.\nConnect PowerPoint with Word and Excel for live data updates.\nBuild non-linear\, interactive presentations with custom navigation.\nManage complex review processes with advanced collaboration and comparison tools.\nShare and present professionally using advanced broadcasting and export options.\n\nOutline\nModule 1: Designing Dynamic Presentations \n\nAdvanced Graphic Techniques: Using Merge Shapes (Combine\, Fragment\, Subtract) to create custom graphics. Working with gradients and transparency.\nLayering and Depth: Mastering the Selection Pane to manage complex object layers and create parallax scrolling effects.\nDesign Consistency: Using the Slide Master to create custom layouts for different types of content (e.g.\, quote slides\, section dividers).\n\nModule 2: Advanced Multimedia Features \n\nVideo and Audio Control: Trimming video\, creating poster frames\, formatting playback options (fade\, loop\, play across slides)\, and embedding online video.\n3D Models: Inserting and animating 3D models from the online library or from files.\nScreen Recording: Recording and embedding actions from your desktop directly into a slide.\n\nModule 3: Integrating PowerPoint with Other Office Apps \n\nLinking Excel Data: Embedding and linking Excel charts and ranges that update automatically when the source data changes.\nWord Integration: Converting a Word outline into a PowerPoint presentation and vice-versa.\nObject Linking and Embedding (OLE): Understanding the difference between embedded and linked objects.\n\nModule 4: Custom Slide Shows and Interactive Features \n\nCustom Slide Shows: Creating and managing multiple custom show paths within a single file.\nHyperlinks and Action Buttons: Using hyperlinks to navigate to other slides\, custom shows\, documents\, or websites. Creating a navigation menu.\nTriggers: Using animation triggers to start effects by clicking on specific objects\, creating interactive quizzes or diagrams.\n\nModule 5: Comprehensive Review Tools for Team Collaboration \n\nAdvanced Comments: Using the Comments pane for threaded conversations and @mentions to tag collaborators.\nCompare and Combine: Merging changes from multiple reviewed versions of a presentation into a single final file.\nCo-Authoring Best Practices: Real-time collaboration on SharePoint/OneDrive\, managing conflicts\, and version history.\n\nModule 6: Advanced Presentation Sharing Options \n\nExport Options: Creating a video presentation\, packaging for CD/USB (Package Presentation for CD)\, and exporting as a PDF with options.\nPresenting Online: Using Office Presentation Service or Microsoft Teams to broadcast a slide show online.\nSecuring and Protecting: Using the Document Inspector to remove metadata and encrypting the presentation with a password.
URL:https://excelbi.co.za/event/microsoft-powerpoint-advanced/2027-01-18/
LOCATION:Excel BI\, 484 Hilda Street\, Hatfield\, Pretoria\, Gauteng\, 0083\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:MS Office
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SUMMARY:Microsoft Outlook Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview:\nThis practical course equips you with the essential skills to use Microsoft Outlook effectively. Learn to navigate the interface\, manage your inbox\, organize contacts\, schedule meetings\, and track tasks to boost your daily productivity. \nTarget Audience:\nOffice workers\, students\, administrative staff\, and anyone new to Outlook or looking to strengthen their foundational skills. \nUpon completion\, students will be able to:\n\nConfidently navigate and customize the Outlook interface.\nCompose\, format\, and send professional emails\, including attachments.\nImplement strategies to organize and find emails efficiently.\nCreate\, manage\, and categorize contacts and contact groups.\nSchedule\, update\, and respond to calendar appointments and meetings.\nCreate and track personal tasks and reminders.\n\nOutline\nModule 1: Navigating the Outlook Interface \n\nThe Outlook Ecosystem: Overview of Mail\, Calendar\, People (Contacts)\, Tasks\, and Notes.\nThe Ribbon and Folders Pane: Understanding context-sensitive tabs and navigating your folder hierarchy.\nCustomizing Your View: Using the Reading Pane\, arranging messages\, and adjusting layout and view settings.\nPractical Activity: Navigate to each main module (Mail\, Calendar\, Contacts) and customize the Reading Pane location.\n\nModule 2: Composing and Sending Emails \n\nCreating a New Message: Using the To;\, Cc;\, and Bcc; fields appropriately. Writing clear subject lines.\nFormatting & Professionalism: Basic text formatting\, adding signatures\, and setting importance levels.\nWorking with Attachments: Attaching files and items from OneDrive. Understanding file size limits.\n\nModule 3: Organizing Emails with Folders \n\nFolder Management: Creating\, renaming\, and moving folders and subfolders for project- or sender-based organization.\nRules: Introduction to creating basic rules to automatically move\, flag\, or delete incoming messages.\nSearch and Filters: Using the instant search box and the Search Tools tab to find old emails quickly.\n\nModule 4: Using Contacts and Address Book \n\nCreating & Editing Contacts: Adding new contacts manually\, filling in key details\, and adding a photo.\nContact Groups (Lists): Creating a distribution list to send emails to a group of people at once.\nFinding and Using Contacts: Using the Address Book while composing an email and categorizing contacts for easy sorting.\n\nModule 5: Calendar Management Basics \n\nDifferent Appointment Types: Creating new appointments (for yourself) and meetings (inviting others).\nScheduling Assistant: Using the Scheduling Assistant to find a time that works for all attendees.\nManaging Invitations: Responding to meeting invites (Accept\, Tentative\, Decline) and adding notes.\n\nModule 6: Setting Tasks and Reminders \n\nThe Tasks Module: Creating a new task\, setting a due date\, priority\, and status.\nFlags and Reminders: Using the Follow Up flag to create quick email-based reminders.\nThe To-Do Bar: Understanding how Tasks\, Flagged Emails\, and your Calendar integrate in the To-Do Bar view.
URL:https://excelbi.co.za/event/microsoft-outlook-fundamentals/2027-02-02/
LOCATION:Excel BI\, 484 Hilda Street\, Hatfield\, Pretoria\, Gauteng\, 0083\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:MS Office
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