Online Class: PowerPoint 2013

Name: PowerPoint 2013
Price: 95.00 USD

Unlock the potential of PowerPoint 2013 with this course, covering everything from basic navigation to the creation of dynamic, multimedia-rich slideshows, with detailed, high-definition tutorials. Learn to integrate social media and PowerPoint, using templates, themes, and animation to craft engaging presentations that can also be converted to movie formats.

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16

Lessons
33

Exams &
Assignments
7

Hours
average time
0.7

CEUs

Course Description

MS PowerPoint 2013 is Microsoft's modern-day answer to the old slide show and overhead projectors. You can use PowerPoint to create presentations and slideshows, as well as movies and videos that you can publish to Facebook and YouTube.

In this course, you're going to learn how to use the major, important features of PowerPoint 2013 starting from the most basic on through to advanced techniques. Once you've finished the course, you'll be able to create stunning slideshows – and even convert those slide shows to movie formats to display on a website as a presentation. What's more, working with PowerPoint 2013 will be easy because we're going to teach you everything you need to know to successfully use the program.

You're going to learn how to:

Navigate the PowerPoint 2013 interface
Create new presentations from scratch – or using beautiful templates
Add text, pictures, sounds, movies, and charts to your presentations
Design slides using themes, colors, and special effects
Animate objects on slides to bring them to life. We'll even show you how to make a ball bounce on a slide!
Add special effects to slide transitions to spice up your presentations
Work with Master Slides to make editing your presentation easy
Set up slide shows and rehearse timings for your slides
Collaborate using social media and PowerPoint together
And much more!

Each lesson contains step-by-step instructions and explanations to show you how to use all the features, then walks you through so you can see how everything is done in stunning HD video. You don't need previous experience with PowerPoint to be able to complete this course.

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Self-Paced
Printable Lessons
Full HD Video
6 Months to Complete
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PC & Mac Compatible
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Accredited CEUs

Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider

Course Lessons

Lesson 1. Design and Deliver with PowerPoint 2013

In a world where slide shows once reigned supreme via overhead projectors, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 emerges as a dynamic tool for crafting multimedia presentations with ease. This course equips you with both the foundational and advanced skills needed to create professional-grade slide shows that can even be converted into videos for online platforms like YouTube. 11 Total Points

Lesson 1 Video
Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 1 Exam

Lesson 2. Simplified Guide to Starting Presentations

This lesson delves into the foundations of creating presentations, focusing on using PowerPoint 2013's templates to simplify the process. Both novices and experienced users can benefit from understanding template accessibility via the Backstage View and basic slide customization techniques. 11 Total Points

Lesson 2 Video
Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 2 Exam

Lesson 3. Crafting Visually Stunning Presentations: Mastering Themes and Layouts

Exploit PowerPoint's Design tab to choose themes, and modify them using the Variants group to design custom presentations without hassle. Whether opting for slide layouts, changing slide sizes, or formatting backgrounds with gradients, patterns, and images, the Design tab is key to unlocking creative potential in presentation-making. 11 Total Points

Lesson 3 Video
Complete: Lesson 3 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 3 Exam

Lesson 4. Working with and Formatting Objects in PowerPoint: Text and Non-Text Elements Explained

Placeholders on slides reserve space for different objects types in PowerPoint, which allows you to add and format text and non-text elements with ease. You can make selections using the mouse or keyboard shortcuts to control multiple objects simultaneously. 11 Total Points

Lesson 4 Video
Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 4 Exam

Lesson 5. Effortless Text Styling in PowerPoint

PowerPoint offers diverse font attributes such as boldface, italics, and underline, which are conveniently located beneath the font type menu. Additionally, users can apply strikethrough, text shadow, and character spacing adjustments for refined text presentation. 11 Total Points

Lesson 5 Video
Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 5 Exam

Lesson 6. Effective Use of PowerPoint Outline View

Take control of your PowerPoint presentation using Outline View to efficiently edit and organize text, fostering a more purposeful message delivery. Seamlessly manipulate slide and paragraph order to enhance your presentation’s clarity and impact. 11 Total Points

Lesson 6 Video
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 6 Exam

Lesson 7. Refining Your Presentation: A Comprehensive Guide to Proofing Tools

PowerPoint 2013's spelling and grammar tools streamline the process of ensuring polished and professional presentations. The program provides options for correcting errors instantly as you type, or retrospectively through comprehensive checks. 11 Total Points

Lesson 7 Video
Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 7 Exam

Lesson 8. Utilizing Hidden Notes for Effective Presentations

Notes in presentations act as your private script, unseen by the audience, providing cues and reminders as you navigate through your slideshow. You can format these notes, revisit them in Notes Page view, and even print them for convenient offline references or handouts. 10 Total Points

Lesson 8 Video
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 8 Exam

Lesson 9. Add Visuals Seamlessly

Enhance your PowerPoint slides by inserting various media types through the Insert tab, easily navigating file systems or online sources. Advanced tools allow for the customization of images with options for effects, background removal, and maintaining aspect ratios. 11 Total Points

Lesson 9 Video
Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 9 Exam

Lesson 10. Inserting and Styling Tables in Your Presentation

Tables act as organized grids for data, where users can insert, arrange, and format through the insert tab, draw functionality, and layout options. PowerPoint's versatile tools make merging, splitting, and adjusting tables intuitive and accessible. 10 Total Points

Lesson 10 Video
Complete: Lesson 10 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 10 Exam

Lesson 11. SmartArt Fundamentals

Inserting charts in your documents is made simple through the Chart button on the Insert tab, displaying a range of chart styles to choose from. Input and modify data directly in Excel, with Chart Tools enabling design and format adjustments. 9 Total Points

Lesson 11 Video
Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 11 Exam

Lesson 12. Sound and Video Essentials in PowerPoint

Enhance viewer engagement by adding video content to slides with PowerPoint's straightforward insertion technique, easily adapting size and position to fit your presentation design. Fine-tune video functionality with tools for autoplay, looping, trimming, and sound fading. 11 Total Points

Lesson 12 Video
Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 12 Exam

Lesson 13. Enhancing Slides with Transitions and Animations

Dive into PowerPoint's transition and animation features to add flair to your slides. Experiment with timing, effects options, and custom paths to make each presentation unique and memorable. 11 Total Points

Lesson 13 Video
Complete: Lesson 13 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 13 Exam

Lesson 14. Harnessing Masters for Seamless Presentations

Customize Handout and Notes Masters to tailor your printed materials' appearance by using their respective views, and adjust layout or formatting to fit your presentation needs. These changes ensure that printed slides and outlines effectively complement your spoken narrative. 11 Total Points

Lesson 14 Video
Complete: Lesson 14 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 14 Exam

Lesson 15. Effortless Slide Show Sharing

Creating efficient presentations allows for multiple setups including printing options that cater for hard copies and rich slideshow setups ideal for live or recorded presentations, both sharing a common goal of clarity and accessibility. With customizable show types, options, and timing rehearsals, presentations can be tailored to audience needs and display preferences. 11 Total Points

Lesson 15 Video
Complete: Lesson 15 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 15 Exam

Lesson 16. Effortless Collaboration and Sharing in PowerPoint 2013

PowerPoint 2013 enhances collaboration by providing tools for cloud storage, social network sharing, email distribution, and commenting on presentations. This lesson explains each method, focusing on saving to SkyDrive and inviting viewers, posting to social networks with a personal touch, sending slides via email in various formats, and utilizing comments for feedback. 50 Total Points

Lesson 16 Video
Lesson discussions: How would you rate this course?; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments; Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 16 Assignment
Assessment: Lesson 16 Exam
Assessment: The Final Exam

211

Total Course Points

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe what PowerPoint 2013 is and why it is useful for your presentation needs.
Demonstrate the basics of creating presentations, applying themes, and working with objects.
Demonstrate entering, editing, and formatting text in PowerPoint.
Demonstrate working in outline view and proofing presentations.
Demonstrate inserting and editing notes, pictures, graphics, shapes, and other objects in PowerPoint 2013.
Demonstrate inserting tables, charts, and SmartArt into PowerPoint presentations.
Demonstrate adding sound and video.
Demonstrate adding transitions and animation.
Demonstrate creating and using master slides.
Summarize printing and running slide shows.
Describe saving, sharing, and exporting PowerPoint 2013 presentations.
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

Student Testimonials

"I really enjoyed the course and the instructor was outstanding." -- Carol S.
"The instructor was prompt in grading and offered positive feedback." -- Jennifer A.