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PowerPoint for Mac Essential Training (Office 365/Microsoft 365)

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LinkedIn Learning
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Free Trial Available
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English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Duration & workload

2-3 hours
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On-Demand

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Get up and running with Microsoft PowerPoint, the powerful presentation and slideshow tool included with Office 365 for Mac.

Learn how to create, edit, and share presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint, the powerful presentation and slideshow tool included with Office 365 for Mac. Jess Stratton begins by stepping through how to build a slideshow from scratch, as well as how to leverage PowerPoint templates and themes for quick construction. Jess then demonstrates how to add and edit text, images, charts, video, and animation; format slides for consistency; and add speaker notes and transitions to ensure a smooth delivery. Plus, discover how to collaborate on changes and then share your final presentation as a video file or PDF.

Syllabus

Introduction

Deliver a powerful message with a powerful presentation
Check what version of PowerPoint you're using
Access the keyboard shortcuts

1. Get Started Quickly

Start quickly with a theme or template
Use the QuickStarter outline tool
Create a presentation from scratch

2. Work with Slides

Add, remove, and rearrange slides
Change the slide layout
Change the slide color or background
Change slides at once with slide masters
Add your own text boxes
Use Designer to create professional layouts

3. Images and Shapes

Add images
Work with shapes
Format and add effects to objects
Align objects using the Arrange tool
Understand object layering
Group objects and use Format Painter
Remove the background from pictures
Merge and group shapes
Crop images to shapes

4. Add Diagrams and Charts

Create and format charts
Use SmartArt to create diagrams

5. Add Video, Audio, and Animation to Slides

Add and format video
Add and work with audio files
Add animation to objects and text
Add slide transitions
Use Morph to create animation
Use Zoom to create slide sections
Use Zoom to create animation
Insert 3D models and freehand drawing

6. Collaborate and Prepare

Add speaker notes
Rehearse a presentation
Share and collaborate on a presentation
View previous revisions

7. Deliver the Presentation

Use Presenter view to run the show
Run unattended slideshows

8. Reuse the Presentation

Save a custom theme
Save a presentation as a template
Record and narrate a presentation
Export as a video file
Email or export as a PDF or JPEG

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Jess Stratton

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