Microsoft 365 PowerPoint: Part 1
A comprehensive introduction to Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for novice users. This course covers the PowerPoint interface, creating and saving presentations, formatting text and objects, adding graphical elements, working with tables and charts, and preparing and delivering a professional slide show.
What you'll learn
- Navigate the Microsoft 365 PowerPoint environment including the ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, Slides pane, and Backstage view
- Create, save, and open PowerPoint presentations using templates and blank files
- Build and lay out a presentation by inserting, duplicating, hiding, and deleting slides
- Edit and format text using character, paragraph, and text box formatting tools
- Insert and modify graphical elements including images, shapes, and WordArt
- Edit and format objects including cropping, resizing, grouping, arranging, and animating
- Create and format tables, and insert tables from Microsoft Excel
- Create and format charts, and insert charts from Microsoft Excel
- Review, apply transitions, print, and deliver a completed presentation
Preview a lesson
Character Formatting Basics Character formatting changes the visual appearance of individual letters, words, or phrases. The four main attributes are: 1. **Font face** – The typeface (e.g., Calibri, Arial, Times New Roman). 2. **Size** – Measured in points. 3. **Color** – Applied from theme colors or a custom palette. 4. **Style** – Bold, italic, underline, shadow, strikethrough, and more. All of these options live in the **Font group on the Home tab**. You can also access them on the mini toolbar. To format new text, set your options before you type. To format existing text, select it first and then make your changes. The Font Dialog Box For comprehensive formatting in one place, open the **Font dialog box** by clicking the option button (small arrow) in the Font group, or by right-clicking text and selecting **Font**. The **Font tab** lets you set the face, size, color, underline style, and special effects. The **Character Spacing tab** controls the spacing between characters. WordArt To create a decorative text graphic, click **Insert → WordArt** and choose a style. Type your text to replace the placeholder. You can resize, move, and rotate WordArt like any other object. To apply a WordArt style to existing text, select the text, click the **Shape Format tab**, and choose a style from the **WordArt Styles** gallery. Customize the
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Curriculum
Lesson 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint
4 lessons- textNavigating the PowerPoint Environment
- textCreating and Saving a PowerPoint Presentation
- textUsing PowerPoint Help
- quizLesson 1 Quiz
Lesson 2: Developing a PowerPoint Presentation
4 lessons- textSelecting a Presentation Type and Using Templates
- textBuilding and Laying Out a Presentation
- textEditing Text and Viewing a Presentation
- quizLesson 2 Quiz
Lesson 3: Performing Advanced Text Editing
3 lessons- textFormatting CharactersPreview
- textFormatting Paragraphs and Text Boxes
- quizLesson 3 Quiz
Lesson 4: Adding Graphical Elements to Your Presentation
3 lessons- textInserting Images and Media
- textInserting Shapes and WordArt
- quizLesson 4 Quiz
Lesson 5: Modifying Objects in Your Presentation
3 lessons- textEditing and Formatting Objects
- textGrouping, Arranging, and Animating Objects
- quizLesson 5 Quiz
Lesson 6: Adding Tables to Your Presentation
3 lessons- textCreating and Formatting Tables
- textInserting Tables from Microsoft Excel
- quizLesson 6 Quiz
Lesson 7: Adding Charts to Your Presentation
3 lessons- textCreating and Formatting Charts
- textManipulating Charts and Inserting from Excel
- quizLesson 7 Quiz
Lesson 8: Preparing to Deliver Your Presentation
3 lessons- textReviewing and Applying Transitions
- textPrinting and Delivering Your Presentation
- quizLesson 8 Quiz