MS PowerPoint in 15 days

Course Outline Of MsPowerPoint 

Class 1: Introduction to MS PowerPoint and Presentation Basics

• Objective: Understand what PowerPoint is and how to start creating a presentation.
• Topics:
  • What is MS PowerPoint?
  • How to start PowerPoint.
  • Overview of the PowerPoint interface.
  • Creating a new presentation.
  • Basic slide structure: Title and content slides.
• Lab Task: Create a 3-slide presentation about yourself, including a title, a list of hobbies, and a picture.

Class 2: Inserting and Formatting Text

• Objective: Learn how to insert, edit, and format text in slides.
• Topics:
  • Adding text boxes.
  • Formatting text: Fonts, sizes, colors, and alignment.
  • Working with bullets and numbered lists.
  • Text alignment and spacing.
• Lab Task: Create a 5-slide presentation introducing your favorite movie, with formatted text for titles, subtitles, and descriptions.

Class 3: Working with Themes and Slide Layouts

• Objective: Explore PowerPoint themes and slide layouts.
• Topics:
  • Applying a theme to a presentation.
  • Using different slide layouts: Title, content, two-column layouts, etc.
  • Customizing theme colors and fonts.
• Lab Task: Choose a pre-designed theme and create a 6-slide presentation on any topic of your choice, using different slide layouts.

Class 4: Inserting and Formatting Images

• Objective: Understand how to insert, resize, and format images in slides.
• Topics:
  • Inserting images from file and online sources.
  • Resizing, cropping, and rotating images.
  • Applying picture effects (shadows, borders).
• Lab Task: Create a presentation about a famous monument or place, adding relevant images and formatting them.

Class 5: Using Shapes and SmartArt

• Objective: Learn how to add and format shapes and SmartArt.
• Topics:
  • Inserting basic shapes (rectangles, circles, arrows).
  • Grouping, aligning, and layering shapes.
  • Using SmartArt for creating lists, processes, and hierarchies.
• Lab Task: Create a visual diagram using shapes or SmartArt to explain a simple process (e.g., life cycle, workflow).

Class 6: Working with Tables and Charts

• Objective: Learn to insert and edit tables and charts.
• Topics:
  • Creating and formatting tables.
  • Inserting charts (bar, pie, line, etc.).
  • Editing chart data and customizing chart styles.
• Lab Task: Create a presentation with a table showing your weekly schedule and a chart showing your preferred activities.

Class 7: Adding Transitions and Animations

• Objective: Understand how to apply transitions between slides and animations to objects.
• Topics:
  • Adding slide transitions.
  • Setting timings for transitions.
  • Animating text and objects (entrance, exit, emphasis).
  • Managing animation sequences.
• Lab Task: Create a 5-slide presentation with transitions and animations for each slide and object.

Class 8: Inserting Multimedia (Audio and Video)

• Objective: Learn how to insert audio and video clips into a presentation.
• Topics:
  • Inserting audio files (from file or online).
  • Adding video files (from file or online).
  • Basic playback options (start, stop, loop, volume).
  • Formatting video (resize, crop).
• Lab Task: Create a multimedia presentation with at least one audio clip and one video clip.

Class 9: Slide Master and Customizing Layouts

• Objective: Learn how to work with Slide Master to create consistent slide designs.
• Topics:
  • Introduction to Slide Master.
  • Customizing slide layouts.
  • Adding and editing placeholders.
  • Applying custom fonts, colors, and logos to all slides.
• Lab Task: Create a template using Slide Master and apply it to a 5-slide presentation.

Class 10: Working with Hyperlinks and Action Buttons

• Objective: Learn to create interactive presentations using hyperlinks and action buttons.
• Topics:
  • Inserting hyperlinks (to slides, web pages, and documents).
  • Adding action buttons for navigation.
  • Creating a non-linear presentation (menu-driven).
• Lab Task: Create an interactive presentation with links to different sections and a ‘Home’ button on each slide.

Class 11: Collaboration and Reviewing Presentations

• Objective: Learn collaboration tools and reviewing options in PowerPoint.
• Topics:
  • Sharing presentations for collaboration.
  • Using comments and reviewing changes.
  • Compare presentations feature.
• Lab Task: Work in pairs to review and comment on each other's presentations.

Class 12: Preparing and Printing a Presentation

• Objective: Understand how to prepare and print presentations.
• Topics:
  • Slide show setup (timing, looping).
  • Rehearsing timings.
  • Printing slides, handouts, and notes.
• Lab Task: Prepare a 10-slide presentation for print as handouts, with notes for each slide.

Class 13: Customizing Slide Shows

• Objective: Explore advanced options for customizing slide shows.
• Topics:
  • Setting up custom slide shows.
  • Using presenter view.
  • Creating self-running presentations.
• Lab Task: Create a self-running presentation with custom timings and loop settings.

Class 14: Integrating PowerPoint with Other Office Apps

• Objective: Learn how to integrate PowerPoint with Word and Excel.
• Topics:
  • Embedding Excel charts and tables.
  • Linking Word documents.
  • Copy-pasting data with formatting.
• Lab Task: Create a PowerPoint presentation with embedded Excel charts and linked Word content.

Class 15: Final Project

• Objective: Apply all the skills learned throughout the course.
• Lab Task: Create a 10-slide presentation on a topic of your choice, incorporating text, images, SmartArt, tables, charts, transitions, animations, audio, and video. Present it to the class.