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Microsoft PowerPoint Basics

Length: 1 Day
Course Category: Computer Skills

This course provides the basic knowledge and skills needed to create a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint. Participants will be expected to have a working knowledge of desktop computers and be familiar with using the keyboard and mouse. By the end of the class, participants will be able to:

  • Navigate menus to locate features.
  • Open and save a presentation.
  • Add slides, text, shapes, photos, graphs, and SmartArt to a presentation.
  • Create and print note pages and handouts.
  • Play a presentation.
  • Add animation and transitions to a slideshow.
Workforce Development Competency: Computer Skills and Technology