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Free online coursePowerPoint

Duration of the online course: 2 hours and 15 minutes

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Build standout presentations fast with this free PowerPoint course—learn layouts, themes, transitions, images, video, and delivery skills to present with confidence.

In this free course, learn about

  • Navigate PowerPoint 2016, ribbon basics, and using the Tell Me search to find commands fast
  • Create, open, and save presentations; use OneDrive for sharing and set reliable saving practices
  • Work with slides: layouts, themes, and slide design; modify structure and manage slide order
  • Add and format text; use shortcuts (e.g., Ctrl+A), Find & Replace, and set indents/line spacing
  • Apply themes and professional transitions appropriately to improve look and flow
  • Use notes per slide for speaker support and presentation prep
  • Print effectively in PowerPoint, including handouts and slide-specific print options
  • Run slide shows and access websites/files via hyperlinks during a presentation
  • Create numbered/bulleted lists, including restarting numbering from a custom number
  • Insert pictures with or without placeholders and adjust/format images for better visuals
  • Create and style shapes quickly using Shape Styles and formatting tools
  • Align, order, group, and distribute objects to space multiple items evenly
  • Animate text/objects; add multiple animations using the Animation Pane/Add Animation
  • Insert and play videos; add video content directly onto slides for presenting

Course Description

Create presentations that look polished, communicate clearly, and keep your audience engaged. This free online PowerPoint course guides you from the first click to delivering a smooth slide show, so you can turn ideas into visual stories for school, business, or personal projects. You will learn how to work efficiently in the PowerPoint 2016 environment, find the right commands quickly, and set up a workflow that helps you avoid common formatting headaches.

Instead of relying on generic templates, you will practice building slides with clean structure and strong readability. You will gain confidence editing text, organizing content, and applying consistent design choices that make a deck feel cohesive. You will also explore how themes and layouts can instantly elevate the look of a presentation, helping you maintain visual consistency even as the project grows.

Saving and sharing matter as much as design, especially when multiple devices or collaborators are involved. You will see practical ways to store presentations safely and share them through online services, reducing the risk of version confusion or lost work. As your deck expands, you will learn to manage slides efficiently, refine wording with search tools, and prepare print-friendly outputs when a handout is required.

Modern presentations depend on visuals. You will work with pictures, shapes, alignment tools, and formatting options that keep your slides balanced and professional. You will also learn to control spacing and grouping so objects move and scale cleanly together, giving your layouts a refined, intentional feel.

To bring ideas to life, you will explore transitions and animations in a way that supports the message instead of distracting from it. You will learn how to add and manage multiple effects, then finish with practical presentation skills for running a slide show, navigating smoothly, and even accessing supporting files or websites while presenting. By the end, you will be ready to build effective decks faster and present them with clarity and confidence.

Course content

  • Video class: New Course: PowerPoint 2016

    01m

  • Exercise: What is a key aspect of making a presentation stand out according to the tutorial?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Getting Started

    05m

  • Exercise: What feature in PowerPoint allows you to quickly find the right tool or command without searching the ribbon?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Creating and Opening Presentations

    03m

  • Exercise: What online service can be used to save and share PowerPoint files?

  • Video class: PowerPoint 2016: Saving Presentations

    04m

  • Exercise: What is a recommended method to ensure your PowerPoint presentations are saved properly?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Slide Basics

    05m

  • Exercise: Which feature allows you to modify slide layouts and design?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Text Basics

    04m

  • Exercise: What keyboard shortcut selects all text in a PowerPoint slide?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Applying Themes

    03m

  • Exercise: What feature in PowerPoint allows you to quickly change the design of your presentation?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Applying Transitions

    04m

  • Exercise: Which transition category is recommended for a professional presentation?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Managing Slides

    04m

  • Exercise: What is a feature of the external notes field you can add to each slide?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Using Find & Replace

    01m

  • Exercise: What is a key feature to quickly locate and edit specific words in a PowerPoint presentation?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Printing

    02m

  • Exercise: What is a unique feature of printing in PowerPoint?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Presenting Your Slide Show

    05m

  • Exercise: How can you access a website or file during a PowerPoint presentation?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Lists

    02m

  • Exercise: What is the correct way to start a numbered list from a different number in PowerPoint?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Indents and Line Spacing

    03m

  • Exercise: Changing the indent can also affect which of these items?

  • Video class: PowerPoint 2016: Inserting Pictures

    04m

  • Exercise: How can you insert an image into a PowerPoint slide without a placeholder?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Formatting Pictures

    04m

  • Exercise: What is one way to adjust the images in your presentation?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Shapes

    04m

  • Exercise: What is the quickest way to change the look of a shape in PowerPoint?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Aligning, Ordering, and Grouping Objects

    05m

  • Exercise: What is the best way to space multiple images equally?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Animating Text and Objects

    05m

  • Exercise: What is the recommended method to add multiple animations to the same object in PowerPoint?

  • Video class: PowerPoint: Inserting Videos

    04m

  • Exercise: How can you add a video directly to a PowerPoint slide during a presentation?

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Every topic was clearly explained, and thus made it easy to understand. It would be nice to add exercises for practice after each topic.

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