Corporate Training By Zack Academy - PowerPoint for Mac

Why Should You Take This PowerPoint 2011 for Mac course?

The PowerPoint class concentrates on the most common topics that we see  NYC businesses using on a daily basis. When you are finished with this class you will be able to create a reusable PowerPoint Template, make an easily updatable, engaging, consistent presentation, deliver a presentation without difficulty, feel comfortable with importing slides from other presentations, movies, images, smart art & word outlines, be the "go to" person for PowerPoint questions in your office, and collaborate on presentations. This class is perfect to those seeking to feel comfortable with most PowerPoint office tasks, those looking to interview for positions that require an advanced level of PowerPoint, and those going into the Administrative, Advertising, Marketing or Business Industry. We currently use PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

The Following Materials Are Included:

• Free PowerPoint 2011
• Keyboard Shortcut Sheet

The Following Topics Will Be Covered:

• PowerPoint’s Purpose
• The PowerPoint Application Workspace
• Methods to Create New Presentations
• Saving Files
• Title Slide
• Placeholders
• Adding Text, Slides and Slide Layouts
• Using Bullets
• Changing Line heights
• Working with Slide Masters
• Theme Slide Master vs. Layout Slide Masters
• Modifying the Slide Master
• Creating Custom Layout
• Returning to the Slide Presentation
• Pictures or Images
• Clip Art and Smart Art
• To Adjust the Format of the Text Elements
• Convert Bullets to SmartArt
• PowerPoint Charts
• To Adjust the format of the Text Elements
• Using Paste to Copy and Excel Chart in a PowerPoint slide
• Using Paste Special to Link to an Excel Chart in a PowerPoint slide
• Using Paste Special to Copy and Excel Chart to a slide as an image
• Adding a shape object
• Adding Text to a Shape
• Modifying/Formatting a Shape
• Aligning and Distributing Shapes
• Connecting and Grouping Shapes
• Changing the order/layer of shapes
• Selection and visibility pane
• Text boxes
• Spell Check
• Slide Sorter View
• Speaker Notes
• Create Audience Handouts
• Transitions
• Standard Animations and Custom Animation
• Save as a Show
• Package for CD
• Run a slide show

Syllabus

Introduction:

• PowerPoint’s Purpose
• The PowerPoint Application Workspace
• Methods to Create New Presentations
• Saving Files

Adding Slides and Text:

• Title Slide
• Placeholders
• Adding Text, Slides and Slide Layouts
• Using Bullets
• Changing Line heights

Slide Masters:

• Working with Slide Masters
• Theme Slide Master vs. Layout Slide Masters
• Modifying the Slide Master
• Creating Custom Layout
• Returning to the Slide Presentation

Adding Graphics:

• Pictures or Images
• Clip Art and Smart Art
• To Adjust the Format of the Text Elements
• Convert Bullets to SmartArt

Charts:

• PowerPoint Charts
• To Adjust the format of the Text Elements
• Using Paste to Copy and Excel Chart in a PowerPoint slide(212) 658-1918
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• Using Paste Special to Link to an Excel Chart in a PowerPoint slide
• Using Paste Special to Copy and Excel Chart to a slide as an image

Shape Objects:

• Adding a shape object
• Adding Text to a Shape
• Modifying/Formatting a Shape
• Aligning and Distributing Shapes
• Connecting and Grouping Shapes
• Changing the order/layer of shapes
• Selection and visibility pane
• Text boxes

Managing Your Presentation:

• Spell Check
• Slide Sorter View
• Speaker Notes
• Create Audience Handouts

Delivering A Presentation:

• Transitions
• Standard Animations and Custom Animation
• Save as a Show
• Package for CD
• Run a slide show

Final Project:

• Creating a full presentation on your favorite hobby utilizing all learned functions