PowerPoint Basics

Learn the basic skills to craft custom slides using Microsoft Powerpoint that complement your message and engage your audience.

Program Overview

Learn how to create presentation slides that complement your message and engage your audience. Understand the basic tools and functions required to craft custom slides using Microsoft's PowerPoint. The functions covered include inserting text boxes and images, presenting information with tables, charts, and SmartArt, incorporating transitions and animation, and formatting slide layouts. Learn how to build a presentation from start to finish and gain a greater understanding of the most popular PowerPoint tools.

Learn More & Register

Duration

Approximately 3 hours

Up to 3 months to complete coursework

Estimated Tuition

$79

No additional materials required

Ways to Learn

Online

Credit

.3 CEUs

Program Partner

We partnered with MindEdge to bring you affordable, full suite, cloud-based, content-rich online education.

As a student, you will: 

  • Create, delete, duplicate, and rearrange slides
  • Insert and edit text boxes with consideration for readability
  • Import images into a PowerPoint slide from different sources
  • Utilize the Shapes and SmartArt tools to communicate concepts visually
  • Add charts, graphs, and tables to present information in a non-text format
  • Incorporate transitions and animations into a slide
  • Apply a PowerPoint theme to a presentation
  • Leverage certain PowerPoint tools to prepare and deliver a presentation
  • Save, export, and print a presentation

Who Should Enroll?

  • Adult learners who want to learn the foundational skills of Microsoft's PowerPoint.

 

Program Details

Refund Policy

Course Preview

Program Benefits

100% Web-based learning. Access courses anytime, anywhere with an Internet connection.

Affordable. Courses are competitively priced.

“Ask the Expert.” Learners can pose content-related questions and receive feedback within 24 hours.

Interactive. Courses include interactive exercises to engage learners.

Easy-to-follow. Concise explanations, real-world examples, and references enable learners to easily explore course topics.

Ways to Get Started

Related Information

Further your education with a few questions

  • About You
Student Type
Please enter your zip code to proceed.
Please enter a valid zip code to proceed.
Please select a degree type
Please select your area of interest
Please select a program type
Have you served in the U.S. Military or are you a Military Dependant?
Please enter your name
Please enter your last name
Please enter your email to proceed
Please enter a valid email address
Please enter your phone number to proceed.
Please enter a valid phone number.

UMass Global is partnered with hundreds of employers like yours—learn if you’re eligible for tuition discounts by providing your work email address.

Please enter a valid work email address
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

About UMass Global

Earn your bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or certificate at UMass Global, a regionally accredited university.

We value your privacy

By submitting this form, I agree that UMass Global and/or Kaplan North America, LLC may contact me about educational services by voice, pre-recorded message and/or text message using automated technology, at the phone number provided, including wireless numbers. I understand that my consent is not required to attend University of Massachusetts Global. Privacy Policy