
Explore PowerPoint 2021 for beginners, covering the interface, slides and layouts, inserting media and graphics, and delivering polished presentations with Presenter View and export options.
Create a modern PowerPoint from scratch using techniques like summary zoom, morph transitions, and merged shapes, plus charts, diagrams, and motion backgrounds for a slick presentation.
Access free resources to enhance slides with images, videos, icons, and fonts. Explore sites like Pexels, Unsplash, Cover, Noun Project, eye on icons, Font Squirrel, Google Fonts, Fontjoy, and Pinterest.
Learn to customize the Quick Access Toolbar in PowerPoint 2019/2021 by adding frequently used commands, arranging items, adding separators, and choosing its position above or below the ribbon.
Access PowerPoint options from the file tab to customize general settings, live preview, screen tips, language, accessibility, and auto recover timing.
Create a five-slide PowerPoint presentation with title, comparison, two-content, and blank slides; duplicate the blank, insert an image via the content placeholder, apply the iron theme, save as first presentation.pptx.
Learn to build a title slide for a travel marketing presentation in PowerPoint 2019/2021, using crop and fill to perfectly fill the background image without distortion.
Learn to use transparent shape overlays in PowerPoint to keep text legible over background images by adjusting shape fill, outline, and transparency.
Learn to draw and format shapes in PowerPoint, lock aspect ratios with shift, apply fills and outlines, and customize shapes using change shape and edit points.
Learn to insert a company logo on a PowerPoint title slide by filling a circle shape with the logo using crop and fill, then adjust and remove outlines.
Insert a title and subtitle on the title slide using Latto Black for the title and Latto for the subtitle, then center by using a full width text box.
Learn to use the eyedropper tool to pull colors from your slide and apply them to text and shapes, enforcing a consistent color palette aligned with branding guidelines.
Duplicate and reformat slides to create a meet the team slide by swapping background images, updating text, and aligning elements using the selection pane, crop and fill, and alignment guides.
Learn to fill circular shapes with team member images in PowerPoint using crop and fill, alignment, and object renaming in the selection pane for a polished slide.
Learn how to use the morph transition in PowerPoint to create animated slide changes for beginners, including duplicating slides, adjusting images, and applying morph to the Meet the team sequence.
Delete the previous slide, insert a blank slide, and build a meet the team slide with a city background, four rounded rectangles with employee images, and blue names and titles.
Merge a single image across multiple shapes to create seamless divider slides. Build consistent section dividers using shapes, picture fill, crop, and no outlines, with icons and basic animation.
Learn to insert icons from the PowerPoint icon library, resize scalable SVGs, recolor with graphics fill and eyedropper, crop and rotate them, and adjust z-order.
Learn to apply multiple animations to one PowerPoint object using add animation, with previous and after previous timings for fly in, pulse, and exit effects.
Explore triggering animations in PowerPoint 2019 and 2021 with click and previous animation, then apply a fly-out exit and use the selection pane to bring the clickable logo to front.
Master PowerPoint views with a focus on slide sorter view to organize slides, reorder entries, duplicate slides, and review animations and transitions for a polished deck.
Insert a new blank slide, create a divider slide with a background image, transparent pentagon overlay, and top right rounded rectangles; group and set fly-in from left after previous.
Learn to insert hyperlinks to slides, websites, documents, and email in PowerPoint, using the link option, screen tips, and hover cues for seamless navigation.
Learn to build a Jupyter Space presentation in PowerPoint 2019/2021 by creating divider slides, six half-page location slides with aligned images, and a slide zoom gallery with glow effects.
Learn to add and format tables in PowerPoint 2019 and 2021 slides, including borders, shading, header rows, inserting columns, and merging cells for clear data like tours and prices.
Learn to create diagrams in PowerPoint using SmartArt to visualize a booking process. Add shapes, customize colors and layouts, and choose a suitable process flow chart to clearly represent steps.
Learn to manually build a flexible process flow diagram in PowerPoint using flowchart shapes, decision boxes, alternate paths, and elbow connectors, with alignment, formatting, and grouping techniques.
Learn how to insert and format line charts in PowerPoint using Excel data, including copying and pasting, and embedding charts to adjust data for clear visuals.
Learn how to format PowerPoint charts by selecting chart elements, using the chart design and format ribbons, and applying styles, colors, and data labels for clear, readable visuals.
Learn how to remove a photo background in PowerPoint 2019 and 2021 by using the remove background tool, refining areas to keep or remove, and layering with a jungle backdrop.
**This bundle includes practice exercises, downloadable files, and LIFETIME access**
Learn all the tools you'll need to become a Microsoft PowerPoint power user with this amazing value 2-course training bundle for beginner users from Simon Sez IT.
Microsoft PowerPoint remains, by far, the most popular presentation program in the world. It allows users to create, edit, and show illustrative presentations with the help of attention-grabbing slides.
Start creating visually impressive and engaging slide decks from scratch and avoid the Death by PowerPoint syndrome with this training bundle. Whether you want to use PowerPoint 2019 or PowerPoint 2021, everything you need to learn about the software is here.
We've even included two bonus recorded webinar lectures to help you even further!
Both courses are designed for students that are new to or have some experience using Microsoft PowerPoint. The first course is recorded in the 2019 version of the software, while the second course is recorded in the 2021 desktop version. These courses are aimed at helping you become an advanced PowerPoint user.
What's included?
PowerPoint 2019
How to navigate around PowerPoint
Presentation dos and don'ts
Text and bullet edition options
How to use graphics, images, objects, and shapes
Using SmartArt
Working with Charts and Graphs
How to utilize Master Slides and just how much time this could save you
How to add audio and video to a presentation
All about transitions between slides
Animation, the animation pane, and motion paths
Setting your slideshow options
Presentation preparation and delivery
The backstage area of PowerPoint, including printing a presentation
PowerPoint 2021
Creating visually stunning presentations that meet best practice guidelines
Finding free, high-quality resources like images, icons, fonts, and videos
Improving efficiency with keyboard shortcuts and the Quick Access Toolbar
Opening, closing, and saving presentations
Working with PowerPoint templates
Applying slide layouts to new or existing slides
Duplicating, arranging, copying, and pasting slides and objects
Working with images, icons, video, text, shapes, and audio files
Correctly selecting, aligning, and grouping objects on a slide
Working with animations, transitions, and motion paths
Creating summary pages using slide and summary zoom
Inserting and editing charts, diagrams, and tables
Inserting hyperlinks to other slides, external websites, and mail addresses
Creating motion video backgrounds
Inserting screenshots and recording/narrating presentations
Working with the Slide Master to make universal changes
Incorporating third-party add-ins into PowerPoint
Preparing a presentation for delivery by adding speaker notes, header and footer, and comments
Setting up a custom slide show and rehearsing timings
Using Presenter View to deliver a presentation
Exporting, sharing, and printing a presentation.
This bundle includes:
20 hours of video tutorials
170+ individual video lectures
Course and exercise files to follow along
Certificate of completion