PowerPoint 365: Part 1 (Live Online using MS Teams)

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At some point during your career or job role, you may have to make or present a PowerPoint slide show. This course offers something for everyone, whether you have used PowerPoint before or you’re an absolute beginner. You will be taken through the best way of working starting with Templates and inserting text and images and all the way through to transitions, animations and exporting.

• This is the Live online version of the In Person Face to Face classroom based instructor led PowerPoint: Part 1 course.

Please note that the course is taught using Microsoft Teams and you must have Teams installed on your computer to participate. See System requirements below for more information

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar. This contains the link to the MS Teams course meeting under Joining Instructions that you will use to join on the day of the course.

• See Related Courses below to take your skills further

• All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available

Number of sessions: 1

• Getting Started
• The Interface
• Themes
• Templates
• Save As a PowerPoint Template
• Changing the Slide Size
• Choosing an online Template
• Adding and rearranging slides
• Modifying The Theme
• Modifying The Master Slides

• Inserting Text
• Formatting the Text Box
• Text Dictation
• Paragraph Formatting Options
• Spelling and WordArt
• Bullets and other ideas
• Convert Bullets to SmartArt
• Adding Slide Numbers
• Preview the slideshow, Save and Open
• Switch Windows

• Presentation, demonstrations and self-paced practicals

• Installed Microsoft Teams app.
• It is possible to join using Edge or Chrome but there is less functionality when using a browser.
• Important: The instructor cannot troubleshoot access to Microsoft Teams on the day of the course. If you are in an institution that is managing their own Teams tenancy (CAMENT, JBS, medschl and some of the colleges) then you may not have access to the files or calendar used in the course. Please contact the instructor in advance to discuss this.
• It's advisable to make a test call in advance of the session.

• PowerPoint 365 on Microsoft Windows

• The course will be taught using PowerPoint 365 on a Windows 10 PC but will also be suitable for PowerPoint 2016/2019 users. Apple Mac users of PowerPoint 365 and those using PowerPoint 365 online via a web browser should also find it useful.
• Course files can be downloaded here

• One session of two and a half hours (approximately)

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