PowerPoint 365 Fundamentals – Introduction to Microsoft 365 Presentations

Learn the essential features of PowerPoint and create your first professional presentations.

In this PowerPoint fundamentals course, you will receive a comprehensive and practical introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint (Microsoft 365 / Office 2016 / Office 2019).
Step by step, you will learn how to create, design and structure presentations effectively. This includes working with text, shapes, tables, charts, and using slide masters to achieve consistent design templates.

You will also learn how to collaborate on presentations online or within a team, how to work with visual elements in a professional way, and how to use animations and transitions purposefully.
The goal of this training is to help you gain confidence using PowerPoint so that you can present content clearly, logically and visually appealing.

Our experienced trainers will show you:

• how to use PowerPoint 365 efficiently and customize your workspace
• how to work professionally with slide layouts, placeholders and slide masters
• how to effectively use shapes, graphics, photos, tables and charts
• how to create engaging presentations with animations and transitions without overloading slides
• how to share, edit and present presentations locally, online or collaboratively in a team

Your Benefits at a Glance

• Clear and accessible introduction to PowerPoint in Microsoft 365
• Practical exercises with real‑world examples
• Consistent and professional presentation design
• Increased confidence when presenting to an audience
• Ideal for Office users and beginners in presentation creation

Course Content

Basic Program Operation

• Start a presentation locally or online
• Use and customize ribbons & menu tabs
• Adjust the workspace & Quick Access Toolbar

Text & Placeholders

• Use text placeholders
• Enter, edit & structure text
• Character & paragraph formatting
• Customize bullet points & numbering

Collaboration in PowerPoint

• Share presentations
• Co-authoring in PowerPoint Online

Graphic Elements & Drawing Tools

• Insert, format & align shapes
• Use shapes as hyperlinks
• Apply shape effects (shadow, 3D, reflection)

Slide Masters & Templates

• Work with the slide master
• Insert title masters, headers & footers
• Use notes & handout masters

Tables & Charts

• Create & edit tables
• Insert or link Excel tables
• Create, import & update charts

Photos & Image Editing

• Insert & position photos
• Apply effects, frames & remove backgrounds

Animations & Presentation Control

• Animate text & objects
• Use slide transitions
• Test & run your presentation effectively

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365 is helpful.

Target Audience

This seminar is designed for users who want to create business or personal presentations with PowerPoint.
Especially suitable for individuals working in office administration, marketing, sales, training or project management.