P210L2
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Mastery
Course Duration: 1 Day
Class Time: 9 am - 4:30 pm

Audience Profile

Students will get the most out of this course if their goal is to become more proficient with using PowerPoint's advanced features to create enhanced, professional presentations.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Customize the Quick Access toolbar and the Ribbon and redesign a presentation by creating a custom design theme.
  • Modify images by cropping them and removing background elements, add and edit video and audio clips, apply animation effects, and create a photo album presentation.
  • Format SmartArt graphics by changing associate (component) objects, draw and format custom tables, and customize a chart by using the Chart Tools tabs.
  • Add interactive elements to a slide by adding and editing action buttons, create customized slide shows by using the Custom Shows dialog box, and create a simple mathematical formula by using the Equation tool.
  • Review presentations by using Comments, finish and share presentations by using commands accessed through the File tab, and explore the Broadcast Slide Show feature.
  • Generate presentations from Word outlines, add content to slides by embedding or linking content from Word documents or Excel worksheets, and create hyperlinks to Word documents and Excel worksheets.

Skills Presented

  • Adding, removing, and rearranging Quick Access toolbar buttons
  • Customizing the Ribbon tabs
  • Creating and applying custom themes
  • Cropping clip art objects
  • Removing background elements in an image
  • Adding and editing video and audio clips
  • Animating text and objects
  • Rearranging the effects in a slide
  • Using the Animation Painter to copy and paste effects
  • Creating photo album presentations
  • Changing layout styles of SmartArt graphics
  • Resizing and formatting associate shapes
  • Drawing tables
  • Designing the table layout
  • Modifying the design, layout, and format of a chart
  • Adding and modifying action buttons
  • Creating and editing custom slide shows
  • Adding simple mathematical formulas to a slide
  • Inserting, reviewing, deleting, and printing comments
  • Preparing to share a presentation
  • Packaging a presentation for CD
  • Saving slides as image files
  • Saving a presentation as an e-mail attachment
  • Saving a presentation as a PDF file
  • Saving a presentation as a video file
  • Exploring the Broadcast Slide Show feature
  • Creating a presentation from a Word outline
  • Embedding and linking content
  • Creating hyperlinks

Course Outline

Lesson 1 — Customizing PowerPoint

  • Application settings
  • The Ribbon
  • Custom themes

Lesson 2 — Using Graphics and Multimedia

  • Clip art
  • Media clips
  • Animations
  • Photo albums

Lesson 3 — Customizing SmartArt Graphics, Tables, and Charts

  • Customizing SmartArt graphics
  • Customizing tables
  • Working with Chart Tools

Lesson 4 — Action Buttons, Custom Slide Shows, and Equations

  • Interactive elements
  • Custom slide shows
  • Equations

Lesson 5 — Distributing Presentations

  • Using comments
  • Finishing a presentation
  • Distributing presentations
  • Broadcasting a slide show online

Lesson 6 — Integrating Microsoft Office Files

  • Building slides from Word outlines
  • Embedding and linking content
  • Working with hyperlinks

Student Prerequisites

PowerPoint 2010 Foundations or equivalent working knowledge of all skills presented in that course.