Kat Norton – PowerPoint with Miss Excel

This course is perfect for ALL PowerPoint users! Learn how to design captivating presentations from start to finish and master the powerful communication tools in PowerPoint — the fun way!

Do you ever feel like…

You spend more time creating presentations than you actually spend presenting?

You have incredible ideas but they are troublesome to illustrate in your slideshows?

You’re at the Start line of a marathon when you open up PowerPoint and see “Slide 1 – Blank Slide”

You’re one great presentation away from securing that big deal or promotion and the thought of creating a slide deck makes you cringe?

The information is all there…but how do you transform your instruction manual into an attractive presentation that actually captures people’s attention?

You’ve made some great Points – but where’s the Power? Everyone fell asleep on slide 2…

Can You Imagine…

Securing your dream deal or promotion because your presentation was professional-looking, clear & engaging!

Having extreme confidence in your ability to capture your audience’s attention from Slide 1

Creating beautiful presentations in half the amount of time?

If any of this resonated with you, my course package has exactly what you need!

What You’ll Learn In PowerPoint with Miss Excel

Module 1: PowerPoint Essentials

• 100: Meet PowerPoint
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• Templates Library
• 101: Getting Started in PowerPoint
• 102: Anatomy of a Presentation
• 103: Adding Slides & Selecting Layouts
• 104: Basic Text Formatting
• 105: Basic Paragraph Formatting
• 106: Themes & Variants
• 107: Design Ideas
• 108: Essential Key Commands
• 109: Format Painter

Module 2: Presentation Core Elements

• 200: What are the core elements?
• 201: Shapes 101
• 202: Shape Fill Options
• 203: Shape Outline Options
• 204: Shape Effects Options
• 205: Text Boxes
• 206: Icons
• 207: Images
• 208: Smart Art
• 209: Working with Videos in PPT
• 210: Word Art

Module 3: Organizing Core Elements

• 300: Organizing Intro
• 301: Arranging Core Elements
• 302: Aligning Core Elements
• 303: Grouping
• 304: Object Magic Keys
• 305: Mastering the Slide Master
• 306: Organizing with Sections
• 307: Formatting Trio: Ruler, Gridlines & Guides
• 308: Selection Tips
• 309: Find & Replace
• 310: Replacing Fonts

Module 4: Additional Presentation Elements & Tools

• 400: Helpful Tools Intro
• 401: Headers & Footers
• 402: Insert Date, Time & Slide Numbers
• 403: Insert Symbols
• 404: Insert 3D Models
• 405: Insert Screenshot
• 406: Reuse Slides
• 407: Changing the Slide Size
• 408: Formatting Slide Background
• 409: Adding Links
• 410: Dictate Tool
• 411: Handout Master & Notes Master
• 412: Presentation Views
• 413: Window Views

Module 5: Tables, Charts & Excel Data

• 500: Excel & PowerPoint
• 501: Creating Tables in PowerPoint
• 502: Adding & Editing Cells in Table
• 503: Using Pen & Eraser Table Tools 🖊
• 504: Importing & Linking Live Excel Data
• 505: Formatting Excel Tables
• 506: Creating Charts in PowerPoint
• 507: Formatting Chart Elements: Design, Filtering & Updating

Module 6: Animations & Transitions

• 600: Animations & Transitions
• 601: Animations 101
• 602: Navigating the Animations Pane
• 603: Animation Overlay Trick
• 604: Animation Painter
• 605: Animate Text by Letter Tip
• 606: Transitions

Module 7: Design Aesthetics

• 700: Importance of Quality Design
• 701: Selecting Color Schemes
• 702: Custom Fonts
• 703: Tastefully Convey Information
• 704: Current Design Trends
• 705: Transparent Overlays
• 706: Creating Custom Shapes
• 707: Sliced Images
• 708: Insert Photo Album
• 709: Custom Icons

Module 8: Presentation Aesthetics

• 800: Importance of Presentation Aesthetics
• 801: Displaying Large Dataset – Highlighting Trick
• 802: Displaying Large Dataset – Insert Photo Trick
• 803: Displaying Large Dataset – Zoom Feature
• 804: Morphing Slides
• 805: Morph Roadmap Trick
• 806: Zoom Feature
• 807: Action Settings for Objects
• 808: Changing Colors Between Slides
• 809: Switching Participant Attention Tip
• 810: Draw Tool
• 811: Background Music
• 812: Integrating Screen Recordings
• 813: Background Videos

Module 9: Presenting

• 900: Presenting 101
• 901: Presentation Technical Basics
• 902: Presentation Best Practices
• 903: Rehearse Timing
• 904: Record Slideshow
• 905: Captions & Subtitles
• 906: Hide Slides
• 907: Custom Shows
• 908: Rehearse with Virtual Coach
• 909: Tips for Overcoming Presentation Anxiety

Module 10: Reviewing & Customizations

• 1000: Reviewing & Customizations Intro
• 1001: Spell Check & Thesaurus
• 1002: Accessibility Check
• 1003: Working with Comments
• 1004: Comparing Presentations
• 1005: Ink / Hiding Ink
• 1006: Translation & Language Settings
• 1007: Linked Notes
• 1008: Change Colors in Theme
• 1009: Quick Access Toolbar

Module 11: Presentation Aftermath

• 1100: Presentation is done…now what?!
• 1101: Color / Greyscale Options
• 1102: Embedding Fonts
• 1103: Reduce Presentation Size
• 1104: Export to PDF
• 1105: Print Settings
• 1106: Save Settings
• 1107: Sharing Presentations
• 1108: Copying Slides Between PowerPoint Files

Module 12: Inspiration Station

• 1200: Welcome to the Inspiration Station!
• Inspiration Station