# PowerPoint Level II (Self-Paced)

Canonical URL: <https://www.nobledesktop.com/classes/powerpoint-level-ii-self-paced>

## Overview

Master Microsoft PowerPoint in this self-paced course designed for beginners and those looking to refine their skills. You’ll learn how to create dynamic presentations by adding text, images, shapes, transitions, and layered objects. Gain experience working with tables and charts, and prepare your slides for professional delivery.

This course focuses on both functionality and efficiency, giving you a toolkit of practical skills to enhance your PowerPoint expertise. In addition to the lessons, you'll receive lifetime access to a PowerPoint video suite with high-quality, customized content available on desktop, tablet, or mobile.

## What you'll learn

- Create presentations from templates and customize layouts, themes, and content structure
- Edit text, bullets, and numbered lists with Outline View and advanced formatting tools
- Insert and enhance images, SmartArt, and shapes using effects, cropping, and alignment options
- Format tables, add connector lines, and import Excel charts to display data
- Apply transitions, manage presenter notes, and use tools for live or virtual presentations
- Save, print, and export presentations to PDF with professional-use options

## Prerequisites

Students must have PowerPoint proficiency equivalent to our PowerPoint Level 1 (PowerPoint for Business) course which covers adding images, inserting tables and charts, working with layered options, and other basic PowerPoint functionality.

## Curriculum

#### Designing & Customizing PowerPoint Themes

- Using the Slide Master
- The Slide Master vs Slide Layouts

#### Theme Colors

- Color: Best Practices
- Creating a Color Theme

#### Theme Fonts

- Fonts: Best Practices
- Creating a Font Theme
- Using Non-Standard Fonts

#### Slide Backgrounds

- Changing an Individual Slide’s Background
- Changing Slide Backgrounds in the Slide Master

#### Styling Text & Lists

- Line Spacing Options
- Styling Text & Lists

#### Slide Layouts

- Customizing Slide Layouts
- Adding a Logo to Every Slide
- Creating & Deleting Slide Layouts

#### Header & Footer

- Adding Header & Footer Content
- Header & Footer Placeholders on the Slide Master

#### Saving a Custom PowerPoint Theme

- Creating a Custom PowerPoint Theme
- Setting the Default Theme

#### Animations

- Transitions vs Animations
- Animating Bullet Points
- Animating Objects
- Entrance, Emphasis, & Exit Animations
- Multiple Animations on One Object
- Ordering Multiple Animations

#### Animating Charts

- Animating a Bar Chart
- Animating a Line Chart

#### Morph Transition

- How Morph is Different Than All Other Transitions
- How To Use the Morph Transition

#### Adding Video

- Adding Online Videos (like YouTube videos)
- Adding Video Files

#### Charts

- Copying/Pasting Charts From Excel
- Updating the Chart Data
- Formatting Charts & Chart Elements
- Saving a Chart Template

#### Bringing in Tables from Excel

- Bringing in a Table from Excel with a Link
- Bringing in a Table from Excel with No Link

#### Links

- Linking to a Website: Adding a Hyperlink
- Creating an Email Link

#### Quick Access Toolbar

- What is the Quick Access Toolbar?
- Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

#### Hiding Slides

- Managing Content with Hidden Slides
- Printing With & Without Hidden Slides
- Saving a PDF With & Without Hidden Slides

#### Custom Shows

- Creating a Custom Show
- Presenting a Custom Show
- Printing a Custom Show

#### Commenting

- Adding Comments
- Replying to & Resolving Comments

#### Sections

- Using Sections to Group Content in Large Presentations

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $249