Course Description

Are you looking for “just the facts” as they relate to Microsoft PowerPoint? If so, you’re in the right spot in this four-hour seminar. PowerPoint Essentials provides you with the skills you need to create captivating and compelling PowerPoint presentations, along with tips on how to enhance your PowerPoint slideshows. In this fast-paced, four-hour seminar, you will go beyond the basic steps to create simple presentations and learn how to use tools such as Templates, Themes, and Masters to ensure your presentations have a clean and consistent design. You will also learn how to build charts in PowerPoint and how and when to apply special effects, including Animations, and Transitions. In addition, you will learn how to use key PowerPoint features such as Custom Shows, Presenter View, and the built-in Laser Pointer to ensure that your message comes across loud and clear.

PowerPoint Essentials is just the course for those starting out with PowerPoint as well as those who desire to enhance their self-taught PowerPoint skills. Stop wasting time in PowerPoint and get better results by making plans to attend this four-hour seminar.

“Fabulous class!!”, D.W., MN

Course Information

CPE Credit: Recommended for 4 hours Specialized Knowledge and Applications

Instructional delivery method: Group-live demo and discussion using color computer projection - NOT a hands-on course

Prerequisites: Fundamental knowledge of basic PowerPoint operations

Program level: Intermediate

Advanced preparation: None

Designed for: Accountants who want to learn how to make the most of PowerPoint

Who should attend: Accountants and financial professionals who use or desire to use PowerPoint to create compelling and captivating presentations

Course Highlights

  • Describe the basic steps required to create a simple PowerPoint presentation
  • Explain how to create clean, concise, and consistent slides using Templates, Themes, Masters, and Charts
  • Apply animation and special effects to PowerPoint slides using techniques such as Animation Schemes, Custom Animation, Animating Charts and Graphs, Slide Transitions, Timings, Narrations, Screenshots, and Multimedia
  • Describe techniques and tips for enhancing a PowerPoint slideshow, including Custom Shows, Presenter View, Self-Running Presentations, "Countdown" Slides, Keyboard Shortcuts, Built-in Laser Pointer, and Embedded Excel files

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