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Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation software used to create slide shows that combine text, images, charts, videos, and animations. PowerPoint makes it easy to design engaging, professional-looking presentations for both in-person and virtual deliveries.

 

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Full Course - Microsoft PowerPoint

LearnFree.org (formerly GCFGlobal) provides free skills and software training resources. Pick the topics you're interested in or work your way through the entire 6 hour, 1 minute PowerPoint Foundations course. Download the practice workbooks and follow along with either the tutorial video or article instructions.

Discover LearnFree's full PowerPoint Foundations course and topics here

 

Getting Started Working with Slides Text and Objects
  • Learn How to Animate (Video)

    In this YouTube video from Kevin Stratvert, a former Microsoft Product manager turned educational content creator, learn all about animating in PowerPoint including animation fundamentals and how to layer on multiple animations, adjust the duration and speed, and build out a complete animation scene. You'll also learn how to use morph and advanced morph to animate objects. At the end, you'll learn how to animate 3D objects.

     

    Modality: Video
    Source: YouTube
    Time: 41 minutes, 44 seconds

     

    Learn how to animate in PowerPoint here

Advanced PowerPoint

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LinkedIn Learning - Microsoft PowerPoint

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  • PowerPoint Essential Training (Course)

    Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) to quickly create, edit, and share professional-looking presentations.

    In this training course, Jess Stratton shows how to get started with PowerPoint templates and themes or build a new presentation from scratch. She explains how to change the slide layout; add and edit text, images, charts, video, and animation; format slides for consistency; and add speaker notes and comments to ensure a smooth delivery. She explores strategies for creating inclusive and accessible presentations for users with disabilities. Plus, Jess highlights how to use Microsoft Copilot with PowerPoint.

    By the end of the course, you'll know how to use the PowerPoint tools and follow a few simple design rules to draw attention to your message and deliver a presentation that shines.

     

    Modality: Video
    Source: LinkedIn Learning (Requires paid membership)
    Time: 2 hours, 32 minutes

     

    Learn the essentials of PowerPoint here

     

  • Eight Easy Ways to Make Your Presentation Stand Out (Video)

    Making your PowerPoint slides more polished and engaging is easier than you think. In this short course, presentation guru Jole Simmons shares some helpful tricks to take your PowerPoint game to a new level. First, Jole teaches how to take both the presenter and the audience into account in your design approach. Next, learn to identify the main points of the story you’re trying to tell in PowerPoint. Find out how to go the extra mile in making design calls. Explore some ways to convey your information without forcing everybody to read what's on the slide. Learn how to break information into threes, for better learning retention. Jole also discusses how to make sure your presentation is inclusive and geared towards a variety of people. Then, discover ways to add life to your slides with a well-placed surprise. Jole explains continuity, flow, and how to bring it all together.

     

    Modality: Video
    Source: LinkedIn Learning (Requires paid membership)
    Time: 36 minutes, 51 seconds

     

    Learn how to make your PowerPoint presentation stand out here

     

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elevateU - Microsoft PowerPoint

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