Year 8 - ICT - Microsoft Power Point Certification Course

Lesson - 2 - Getting Started with - Essential Training in PowerPoint

Video 1 - Start quickly with a theme or template

 let's break it down:

• Themes: These are pre-designed styles for your presentation. To use one, go to File > New, then click on Themes. Choose a design you like and click Create. This sets up your slides with a consistent look and feel.
  
  

• Templates: These are like themes but come with sample content. To use a template, go to File > New, and search for a template (e.g., "certificate"). Click Create, and you'll get a presentation with placeholder text and images that you can easily replace with your own content.
  
  

• Main Difference:

  1. Themes offer design only.

  2. Templates offer both design and sample content.

In short, themes give you a design, and templates give you both design and sample content to help you get started quickly. 

Video - 2 - Use the QuickStarter outline tool

Let's break down the "QuickStarter outline tool" in PowerPoint to make it easier to understand:

What is QuickStarter?

QuickStarter is a feature in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 that helps you quickly create an outline for your presentation. It's especially useful if you're struggling to get started.

How to Use QuickStarter:

• Open QuickStarter:

  • Go to File > New.

  • Select QuickStarter. If it's your first time, you'll need to turn on Intelligent Services, which allows Microsoft to gather information from the internet for you.

• Choose a Topic:

  • Enter your topic and click Search.

  • PowerPoint will provide subtopics related to your main topic. Select the ones you want to include.

• Select Starter Slides:

  • Choose the starter slides you want to use. You can uncheck any slides you don't need.

• Pick a Design:

  • Choose a design theme for your slides and click Create.

What You Get:

• Informational Slides: The first two slides provide key facts and related topics. They also guide you on how to use the Smart Lookup tool for additional research.

• Title Slide: A ready-made title slide where you can add your subtitle.

• Table of Contents: An automatically generated table of contents based on the subtopics you selected.

• Content Slides: Slides with headings and placeholders for you to add your own content.

Additional Features:

• Smart Lookup Tool: Highlight text, right-click, and choose Search to open a research pane with more information to help you build your content.

Why Use QuickStarter?

• It helps you get a structured outline quickly.

• Provides a professional design and layout.

• Offers research assistance to enrich your presentation content.

By following these steps, you can efficiently create a well-organized and visually appealing presentation.

Video 3 - Create and save a new preasentation

Simplified Explanation of "Create and save a new presentation"

• Opening PowerPoint:

  • When you open PowerPoint, you'll see a screen called "backstage view."

  • Click New to start a new presentation or Open to open an existing one.

• Creating a New Presentation:

  • Click New on the left side.

  • Double-click on Blank Presentation to start from scratch.

• Saving Your Presentation:

  • Click File > Save As.

  • Choose where to save it: either on your computer or on OneDrive (online storage).

  • If you save to OneDrive, it will automatically save your changes.

• Accessing Your Saved Presentation:

  • Click File > Open to find your recent files.

  • You can also pin important files so they always appear at the top of your list.

• AutoSave Feature:

  • If you save to OneDrive, AutoSave will keep saving your work automatically.

  • You can turn AutoSave off if you prefer to save manually.

This process helps you create, save, and easily access your presentations, ensuring your work is always backed up and easy to find.