Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft

Microsoft PowerPoint Training Course

Unlock the full potential of visual storytelling with our MICT SETA accredited Microsoft PowerPoint training. Whether you are a beginner looking to build your first professional deck or a seasoned presenter aiming to master high-end animations and interactive layouts, our facilitator-led sessions provide the hands-on experience you need to captivate any audience.

Our Microsoft PowerPoint courses are designed to boost workplace communication and brand impact. We don’t just teach slide design; we teach the art of persuasion and clarity. From structural basics to advanced multimedia integration, we provide the tools to turn data into compelling visual narratives that drive results.

Why Choose Our PowerPoint Training?

Our Microsoft PowerPoint courses are designed to boost workplace communication and professional branding. We don’t just teach slide design; we teach the art of persuasion and clarity. By the end of this course, you will be able to transform complex information into compelling visual narratives, master advanced animations for seamless flow, and utilize professional templates to ensure brand consistency across every presentation.

What you will receive:

Live, interactive facilitator-led training (Online or On-site).
Comprehensive training manuals and practical exercises.
A formal Certificate of Attendance.

Course Outline and Modules

Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners Microsoft Powerpoint Advanced

Course Content

Description: This course introduces you to PowerPoint and how to create a simple presentation using text and simple graphics. It is recommended that people wanting to learn PowerPoint properly do the beginners and advanced courses together.

Who Should Attend: Individuals wanting to learn how to create presentations from scratch using standard tools and layouts.

Duration: 1 Day online/onsite.

Prerequisites: You must understand how to use Windows.

Unit Standards: SAQA US #116933: Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based presentation application to create and edit slide presentations. NQF Level 1. Three credits.

Module 1: Introduction to the PowerPoint environment

What is a Presentation Application and Planning a Presentation.
Understanding the screen, terminology, and the Ribbon.
Customising the Quick Access toolbar and changing views.
Using Zoom and File management.
Creating, saving, opening, closing, and deleting presentations.
Working with multiple presentations.

Module 2: Create a simple presentation

Select a design theme and insert or delete slides.
Choosing a slide layout and using placeholders to enter data.
Adding and working with text: Delete, Cut, Copy, Paste, and using the Clipboard.
Using Find and Replace, Spell Check, and Autocorrect.
Changing text fonts, sizes, styles, colours, alignment, and line spacing.
Creating bulleted and numbered lists, adjusting spacing, and using Tabs.
Converting a bulleted list into SmartArt.

Module 3: Working with Graphics

Inserting, moving, resizing, and deleting pictures.
Using picture tools and drawing tools with Shapes.
Adding and using WordArt tools.

Module 4: Format slides

Working with Slide Designs and themes.
Changing the background colour.

Module 5: Deliver a presentation

Using Slide Sorter View and changing page set up.
Preparing speaker notes and creating headers and footers.
Previewing and printing a presentation.

Course Content

Description: In this course you will learn how to enhance your presentations visually with features such as charts, diagrams, pictures and multimedia. You will cover customization, integration of Office files, action buttons, hyperlinks, and custom animation.

Who Should Attend: Users who have used PowerPoint on their own or attended a beginner's course and want to master professional visual enhancements and distribution.

Duration: 1 day online/onsite.

Prerequisites: Attended an introductory Windows course and either a beginner's course or have significant self-taught experience.

Unit Standards: SAQA US #117923: Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based presentation application to prepare and produce a presentation according to a given brief. NQF level 2. Five credits.

Module 1: Slide Masters

Working with and modifying Slide Masters.
Using Notes masters and Hand-out masters.
Saving custom design templates.

Module 2: Charts

Creating, editing, and formatting charts and chart elements.
Switching rows and columns and changing chart types.
Creating combination charts and using design layouts and styles.
Setting layout options and creating default templates.

Module 3: Smart Art

Understanding and inserting SmartArt graphics.
Working with the text pane, formatting, and using pictures with SmartArt.

Module 4: Integrate Ms Office into PowerPoint

Copying and linking Excel charts or data to a slide.
Using a Word outline to create a presentation.

Module 5: Graphics enhancements

Working with Shapes and drawing tools.
Using Snap to grid, Align, and Group/Ungroup objects.
Adding connector lines and copying object formatting.

Module 6: Using Animations and Transition Effects

Applying animation effects, transitions, and custom animations.
Working with effect options and using Slide Sorter View.
Creating Hyperlinks and adding Action Buttons.

Module 7: Slide Show Setup

Rehearsing a presentation and recording timings.

Module 8: Multimedia

Inserting and formatting media clips and sound clips.
Inserting videos from a website.

Module 9: Distribute a presentation

Broadcasting a presentation and converting to video.
Packaging and publishing to other file formats.
Protecting a presentation. Creating custom shows and setting slide shows to repeat automatically.

Microsoft PowerPoint Beginners
Microsoft Powerpoint Advanced

Course Content

Who Should Attend: Individuals wanting to learn how to create presentations from scratch using standard tools and layouts.

Duration: 1 Day online/onsite.

Prerequisites: You must understand how to use Windows.

Unit Standards: SAQA US #116933: Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based presentation application to create and edit slide presentations. NQF Level 1. Three credits.

Module 1: Introduction to the PowerPoint environment

What is a Presentation Application and Planning a Presentation.
Understanding the screen, terminology, and the Ribbon.
Customising the Quick Access toolbar and changing views.
Using Zoom and File management.
Creating, saving, opening, closing, and deleting presentations.
Working with multiple presentations.

Module 2: Create a simple presentation

Select a design theme and insert or delete slides.
Choosing a slide layout and using placeholders to enter data.
Adding and working with text: Delete, Cut, Copy, Paste, and using the Clipboard.
Using Find and Replace, Spell Check, and Autocorrect.
Changing text fonts, sizes, styles, colours, alignment, and line spacing.
Creating bulleted and numbered lists, adjusting spacing, and using Tabs.
Converting a bulleted list into SmartArt.

Module 3: Working with Graphics

Inserting, moving, resizing, and deleting pictures.
Using picture tools and drawing tools with Shapes.
Adding and using WordArt tools.

Module 4: Format slides

Working with Slide Designs and themes.
Changing the background colour.

Module 5: Deliver a presentation

Using Slide Sorter View and changing page set up.
Preparing speaker notes and creating headers and footers.
Previewing and printing a presentation.

Course Content

Who Should Attend: Users who have used PowerPoint on their own or attended a beginner's course and want to master professional visual enhancements and distribution.

Duration: 1 day online/onsite.

Prerequisites: Attended an introductory Windows course and either a beginner's course or have significant self-taught experience.

Unit Standards: SAQA US #117923: Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based presentation application to prepare and produce a presentation according to a given brief. NQF level 2. Five credits.

Module 1: Slide Masters

Working with and modifying Slide Masters.
Using Notes masters and Hand-out masters.
Saving custom design templates.

Module 2: Charts

Creating, editing, and formatting charts and chart elements.
Switching rows and columns and changing chart types.
Creating combination charts and using design layouts and styles.
Setting layout options and creating default templates.

Module 3: Smart Art

Understanding and inserting SmartArt graphics.
Working with the text pane, formatting, and using pictures with SmartArt.

Module 4: Integrate Ms Office into PowerPoint

Copying and linking Excel charts or data to a slide.
Using a Word outline to create a presentation.

Module 5: Graphics enhancements

Working with Shapes and drawing tools.
Using Snap to grid, Align, and Group/Ungroup objects.
Adding connector lines and copying object formatting.

Module 6: Using Animations and Transition Effects

Applying animation effects, transitions, and custom animations.
Working with effect options and using Slide Sorter View.
Creating Hyperlinks and adding Action Buttons.

Module 7: Slide Show Setup

Rehearsing a presentation and recording timings.

Module 8: Multimedia

Inserting and formatting media clips and sound clips.
Inserting videos from a website.

Module 9: Distribute a presentation

Broadcasting a presentation and converting to video.
Packaging and publishing to other file formats.
Protecting a presentation. Creating custom shows and setting slide shows to repeat automatically.