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Intermediate PowerPoint Training

This course is built for users who already know the basics of PowerPoint but need to become faster, cleaner, and more consistent in designing presentations. Intermediate PowerPoint focuses on the core features that dramatically improve workflow: mastering different views, using the Slide Master correctly, managing objects, inserting high-quality visuals, and applying clean animations.
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1. PowerPoint Efficiency Basics

• Understanding PowerPoint Views
• Normal View
• Outline View
• Slide Sorter
• Using Zoom, Gridlines & Guides
• Managing Sections for Large Decks

2. Working With Slides at a Structural Level

• Getting Started with Slide Master
• Why Slide Master Matters
• Editing Master Themes
• Creating and Modifying Layouts
• Consistency Techniques
• Automatic text formatting basics
• Troubleshooting basic font inconsistencies

3. Adding & Editing PowerPoint Objects

• Text Handling
• Text placeholders vs text boxes
• Maintaining consistent text formatting
• Images
• Crop, Resize, Compress
• Screenshot Tool
• Remove Background basics
• Maintaining image clarity
• Using the Selection Pane to manage overlapping objects
• Inserting Audio and Video (basic controls)

4. Tables & Charts

• Creating Clean, Structured Tables
• Creating Simple Charts
• Bringing Charts from Excel (linked vs embedded)
• Ensuring chart consistency with theme colors

5. Introduction to Animations & Transitions

• Types of Animations (Entrance/Emphasis/Exit/Motion Paths)
• Basic use of Animation Pane
• Animation timing (on-click, after previous, with previous)
• Applying smooth slide transitions (professional vs distracting)

6. Practical Skills & Mini-Projects

• Building a short presentation using Slide Master
• Designing a basic infographic slide
• Creating simple multi-section presentations for reports or proposals

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