Diagrams
within PowerPoint
- Creating and
formatting an organisation chart
- Creating a cycle
diagram
- Creating a pyramid
diagram
- Creating a
flowchart using ‘shapes’
- Editing flowchart
shapes and connectors
Charts
in PowerPoint
- Chart title
- Chart legend
- Data labels
- Axes labels
- Changing chart
type
- Chart gap and
overlaps
- Using images in
chart columns or rows
- Formatting the plot
and chart area using graphics
- Axis scales
PowerPoint video and audio
- Using video
- Changing the
brightness and contrast of a video
- Re-colouring a
video
- Adding a poster
frame image to a video
- Resetting a video
- Applying a video
style
- Playing a video in
a shape
- Changing the
colour and weight of a video border
- Applying special
effects to a video
- Trimming video
- Video looping
- Using audio
PowerPoint animation
- Applying animation
effects
- Animation triggers
- Using the
animation painter
- Creating custom
animation effects
- Modifying custom
animation settings
- Changing the
custom animation sequence
- Using custom
animation to fade bulleted paragraphs
- Animating chart
columns by series
- Animating, or not
animating, the chart grid and legend
- Animating SmartArt
Linking
and embedding in PowerPoint
- Action buttons –
linking to a different slide
- Action buttons –
linking to a specific slide
- Action buttons –
linking to a URL
- Action buttons –
linking to custom shows
- Action buttons –
linking to a different file
- Linking data into
a slide and displaying as an icon object
- Linking and
updating objects
- Breaking a link
- Inserting a link
to a graphics file
- Embedding data
into a slide and displaying it as an object
- Editing or
deleting embedded data
Hyperlinks
and PowerPoint
- Creating and
editing hyperlinks
Merging,
comparing & exporting within PowerPoint
- Merging all the
slides from one presentation into another presentation
- Merging a
Microsoft Word outline into a presentation
- Comparing
presentations
- Saving a slide as
a separate graphics file
- Using the screen
shot feature
PowerPoint slide shows
- Creating custom
slide shows
- Editing a custom
slide show
- Copying and
deleting custom slide shows
- Slide show
transitions and timings
- Controlling slide
show looping
- Applying settings
so that slides advance manually
- Setting a slide
show to use timings
- Enabling or
disabling slide show animations
- Controlling a
slide show
Sharing
PowerPoint presentations
- Marking as final
- Permissions –
encrypting with a password
- Converting a presentation
to a video
- Packing for a cd
- Saving as a pdf
format
PowerPoint presentation design & compatibility issues
- Planning your
presentation
- Turn off your
computer screen saver
- Issues relating to
presentation timing
- Using graphics,
diagrams and charts to convey ideas
- Limiting the level
of detail within a presentation
- Using a consistent
design scheme and adequate colour contrast
- Accessibility
considerations when designing a presentation
- Using alt
(alternative) text tags
- The accessibility
checker
- The document
inspector
- The compatibility
checker
