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Computer Training: MS PowerPoint®

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When you complete any of these MS PowerPoint® training courses, you'll receive a certificate to confirm your proficiency. You can also "pick and choose" topics from any of these courses for Q&A sessions or Project Kickstarts (no certificates issued for Q&A or Kickstart sessions).

You can also purchase the workbooks for these courses separately.

Would you like more information about how our PowerPoint® sessions can be tailored to your needs?

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Level 1 Computer Literacy

Note: To get the most out of your Microsoft PowerPoint® instruction, we recommend that you first master the skills in our Computer Literacy course.

Microsoft PowerPoint® Level 2

Microsoft Powerpoint® is a great tool for presentations, whether you're lecturing for free at your local club or organization, or presenting multi-million-dollar ideas in the boardroom. Learn the basics:

Average course time: 3 - 4 hours

You'll need:

Computer Literacy or equivalent experience
A working computer with Windows® installed on it
Microsoft PowerPoint® 6.0 or higher or Microsoft Office® 97 or higher

You'll learn:

About slide shows
Creating a slide show from a template
Inserting text boxes and pictures
Resizing objects
Formatting text
Bullets and numbering
Cut, Copy and Paste between slides
Working with pictures
Organizing slides
Navigating through the slide show
Creating notes
Animations
Slide transitions and advances
Previewing your slide show
Slide show setup
Printing notes and handouts
Packaging for CD

Microsoft PowerPoint® Level 3

Ready to branch out creatively? Learn how to create presentations using the large variety of built-in colours and styles or create your very own presentation style from scratch:

Average course time: 3 - 4 hours

You'll need:

A working computer with Windows® installed on it
Microsoft PowerPoint® 6.0 or higher or Microsoft Office® 97 or higher
Microsoft PowerPoint® Level 2 or equivalent experience

You'll learn:

Theme and template customization
Custom colour schemes
Slide use and re-use
Hiding slides
Numbered lists
Line spacing
Spelling and thesaurus
Tables and borders
Find and replace
Custom animations
Views
Ruler, gridlines, and drawing guides
Zooming
Colour, grayscale, and black-and-white
Cascading windows
Autoshapes
Grouping objects
Object order
Headers and footers

Microsoft PowerPoint® Level 4

Make Microsoft Powerpoint® sing and dance for you - literally!

Average course time: 3 - 4 hours

You'll need:

A working computer with Windows® installed on it
Microsoft PowerPoint® 6.0 or higher or Microsoft Office® 97 or higher
Microsoft PowerPoint® Level 3 or equivalent experience

You'll learn:

Inserting a soundtrack
Record narration
Inserting movies and animations
Hyperlinks
Actions
Starting from a blank presentation
Customizing bullets and numbers
Protecting your presentation
Inserting diagrams
Inserting charts
Markups and comments
WordArt
Rehearse timings
Custom shows
Thesaurus and language
Preparing a slide show for the web
The black slide at the end of the show