PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 Training Courses and Workshops

These introduction and advanced links take you below to content lists of our two PowerPoint training courses.

DMW tailors the content of courses to suit the sorts of presentations for which you intend using PowerPoint and to the level of familiarty with the software that your people may already possess.

A workshop provides for intensive training for anyone needing an hour or two to catch up on certain aspects of PowerPoint without having to commit to a whole day's training.


Course Prerequisites

Competence in the use of the mouse, keyboard and windows. Awareness of basic computer principles like files, folders and filing.

A couple of examples of the sorts of slide presentations that you will want to produce using PowerPoint.

If you want to do the advanced course, please check that you already know most of the techniques covered in the introductory course. There is a little time for revision, but too much of this will mean less time spent on advanced topics.


Introduction to PowerPoint Course Content

The PowerPoint Work Area Title bar; menu bar; ribbon; scroll bars; status bar

Slide Views Switching views; normal view; outline view; notes page view; slide sorter view

Managing Slides Starting a new slide; deleting a slide; copying slides; moving slides

Slide Placeholders Title; sub-title

Slide Content Text; numbered lists; bullet-point lists; shapes; free text

Working With Shapes Pre-drawn shapes; drawing freehand; re-sizing; re-shaping; borders; fills; attaching text; grouping and ungrouping

Clip Art Sources; inserting; breaking down

Inserting Objects Images; photographs; Excel worksheets; Excel graphs

Notes and Handouts Producing notes; producing handouts; headers and footers

Masters Purpose of masters; slide master; handout master; notes master; applying masters; editing

Slide Annotations Date; time; page number

Printing Slides; handouts; notes

Slide Transitions Introduction; transition types; application; control

Slide Show Mounting a show; starting a show; Interrupting a show.


Advanced Course Content

Slide Master Revision; multiple slide masters; inserting layouts; placeholders

Themes Applying; sources; backgrounds; effects; customising

SmartArt Choosing; applying; customising

Animation Slide transitions; built-in transitions; sound; timing; advancing slides

Animating Slide Objects Custom animation; custom animation task pane; controlling start, direction and speed

Templates Using a template; creating and saving a template; applying a template

Slide Shows Advanced set-up options; customisation; narrations; rehearsals;.

Preparing for Presentation Presentation considerations; anticipating potential problem areas.


London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex

DMW travels to clients in London and the South East. Based near Tonbridge, we are particularly well placed to present courses throughout Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, and London.

Places visited to present software training courses include Richmond, Cranbrook, Wadhurst, Uckfield, Tudeley, West Malling, Hythe, Dartford, Brasted, Larkfield, Sevenoaks, Heathfield, South Darent, Sittingbourne, Marden, Faversham, East Grinstead, Speen, Headcorn, Bidborough, Maresfield, Camberley, Canterbury, Gravesend, Tunbridge Wells, Ruislip, Betteshanger, West Peckham, Paddock Wood, Watford, Ashford, Chiddingstone, Dover, Bromley, Frant, Lightwater, Oxted, Hildenborough, Ewell, Godalming, Rochester, Whitstable, Crawley, Gillingham, Aylesford, London, Sutton, Ticehurst, Surbiton, Orpington, Southborough, Brighton, Bolney, Kings Hill, Maidstone, Sunbury on Thames, Edenbridge, Hadlow, Chatham, Tonbridge and Tadworth.