Generative AI for PowerPoint and Word to Optimize Content Creation
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Generative AI for PowerPoint and Word to Optimize Content Creation
This course is part of Microsoft 365 with Generative AI Professional Certificate
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What you'll learn
Learn how to craft effective prompts to generate text, slides, and structured content in Word and PowerPoint.
Develop techniques to refine AI-generated content, ensuring clarity, coherence, and logical flow in presentations and documents.
Learn how to leverage Microsoft 365 Copilot to optimize workflow efficiency by automating routine tasks and enhancing document creation.
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course is designed for individuals who are familiar with Microsoft 365 but have no advanced computer skills or prior experience using Copilot and who want to learn how to make the most of Copilot's capabilities. It focuses on advanced content creation techniques using Copilot in PowerPoint and Word. You’ll master the art of creating compelling presentations and documents with AI assistance, boosting your ability to communicate ideas effectively. The course covers presentation development, improvement, and advanced editing and formatting techniques across both applications.
By the end of the course, you'll be able to: • Develop professional presentations from scratch using Copilot in PowerPoint • Transform existing documents into structured PowerPoint presentations • Enhance presentations with multimedia elements, improved layouts, and animations using Copilot • Perform advanced editing and formatting tasks in both Word and PowerPoint with Copilot's assistance • Create polished, visually appealing documents and presentations optimized for various audiences Required course materials: A Copilot license is required to complete this course. If you don’t have a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family license, you can start a free 30-day trial using the link provided in the course.
This module introduces you to the essentials of creating polished PowerPoint presentations using Microsoft Copilot. You’ll explore how Copilot can help you generate, refine, and optimize presentation content while applying best practices for slide design and structure.
What's included
12 videos11 readings6 assignments
12 videos•Total 59 minutes
- Introduction to Copilot in PowerPoint and Word •5 minutes
- AI in the workplace•5 minutes
- Verify PowerPoint’s license compatibility with Copilot•5 minutes
- Orientation in PowerPoint•3 minutes
- Distinguishing themes and templates with Copilot•5 minutes
- Customizing a company theme with Copilot insights•5 minutes
- Creating templates with Copilot•5 minutes
- Streamlining PowerPoint creation with Microsoft Copilot•6 minutes
- Walkthrough: Slide design•5 minutes
- Generating and organizing content•5 minutes
- Using Copilot to organize and create content•5 minutes
- Walkthrough: Creating a structured presentation•5 minutes
11 readings•Total 105 minutes
- Setting up Microsoft 365•10 minutes
- Enabling Copilot in PowerPoint•10 minutes
- Microsoft 365 Copilot troubleshooting guide•10 minutes
- Course syllabus: Copilot in PowerPoint and Word to optimize content creation•10 minutes
- How to be successful in this course•10 minutes
- Course navigation: Enhanced image viewing•10 minutes
- Course navigation: Locating downloaded files•10 minutes
- Copilot in PowerPoint: An environment overview•10 minutes
- Walkthrough: Creating an appropriate presentation•10 minutes
- Improving flow with automatic agenda creation•10 minutes
- Additional resources: Fundamentals of presentation development with Copilot•5 minutes
6 assignments•Total 135 minutes
- Module quiz: Fundamentals of presentation development with Copilot•30 minutes
- Activity: Create a presentation from scratch•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Creating presentations from scratch•15 minutes
- Activity: Customizing slide backgrounds with Microsoft Copilot•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Slide design and layout optimization•15 minutes
- Knowledge check: Content organization and flow•15 minutes
In this module, you'll learn how to elevate your presentations by incorporating multimedia elements, generating enriched content, and applying effective animations and transitions using Copilot. You'll also learn how to tailor your presentations for specific audiences and purposes, refining and polishing them for maximum impact. Through hands-on activities, you'll transform text-heavy slides, expand outlines into content-rich presentations, and adapt materials for diverse contexts with the help of Copilot.
What's included
11 videos3 readings6 assignments
11 videos•Total 54 minutes
- Presenting information•5 minutes
- Walkthrough: Working with applied steps•5 minutes
- Bringing presentation to life•4 minutes
- Triggering animations•4 minutes
- Combining animation effects•5 minutes
- Walkthrough: Applying Copilot for animated storytelling•8 minutes
- Presenting content to diverse audiences•4 minutes
- Sorting content using the intuition of Copilot•4 minutes
- Creating audience specific content•4 minutes
- Walkthrough: Dual slide show creation•5 minutes
- Module summary: Enhancing presentations with Copilot•6 minutes
3 readings•Total 25 minutes
- Presenting text•10 minutes
- Managing text presentation in depth•10 minutes
- Additional resources: Enhancing presentations with Copilot•5 minutes
6 assignments•Total 135 minutes
- Module quiz: Enhancing presentations with Copilot•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Enhancing visual elements with Copilot•15 minutes
- Activity: Animating a legend•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Content enrichment and animation with Copilot•15 minutes
- Activity: Create a dual slide show•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Audience-specific adaptations•15 minutes
In this module, you'll explore how to use Copilot for advanced document editing and formatting. You'll learn to restructure long documents, apply and modify styles and templates, and enhance the overall look and readability of your content. With Copilot’s help, you’ll optimize documents for specific audiences and purposes, like transforming an academic paper into a business report. Through hands-on activities, you’ll gain practical experience in refining your documents for maximum impact.
What's included
10 videos6 readings6 assignments
10 videos•Total 52 minutes
- Refining document structure and formatting with Copilot•6 minutes
- Mastering Microsoft Word templates with Copilot•5 minutes
- Streamlining content organization with Copilot•6 minutes
- Structuring and styling documents with Copilot•5 minutes
- Working with Microsoft Editor and Copilot for enhanced document review•6 minutes
- Ensuring originality with Copilot •6 minutes
- Efficient proofreading and editing with Microsoft Word and Copilot•5 minutes
- Create Word document from PowerPoint•5 minutes
- Enhancing content creation with Copilot in Word•4 minutes
- Module summary: Advanced editing and formatting in Word•4 minutes
6 readings•Total 55 minutes
- Mastering document condensation and conversion with Copilot •10 minutes
- Smart document review•10 minutes
- Refining documents with Microsoft Editor and Copilot: A real-world use case•10 minutes
- Handling overlapping information in PowerPoint presentations•10 minutes
- Walkthrough: Extract content from slides•10 minutes
- Additional resources: Advanced editing and formatting in Word•5 minutes
6 assignments•Total 135 minutes
- Module quiz: Advanced editing and formatting in Word•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Document restructuring and formatting basics •15 minutes
- Activity: Refine documents with Microsoft Editor and Copilot•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Advanced formatting and styling techniques•15 minutes
- Activity: Extracting and consolidating information using prompts•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Content optimization and document adaptation•15 minutes
In this module, you'll learn how to effectively convert a PowerPoint presentation into a well-organized Word document using Copilot. You'll explore how to analyze your slides, extract key content, and structure it into a clear, cohesive document. With hands-on activities, you'll practice transforming your presentation into a detailed report, ensuring consistent formatting and style throughout. This will help you build efficient workflows for creating content across both Word and PowerPoint.
What's included
10 videos3 readings5 assignments
10 videos•Total 55 minutes
- Introducing cohesive document sets•7 minutes
- Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prompting for greater cohesion•6 minutes
- Achieving cohesive document sets•6 minutes
- Multi-application representation•6 minutes
- Achieving multi-format cohesion•5 minutes
- Walkthrough: Creating cohesive document sets with Word and PowerPoint•5 minutes
- Understanding document types and their applicability•5 minutes
- Crafting comprehensive reports with Copilot•4 minutes
- Executive summaries and Copilot•5 minutes
- Module summary: Integrated document and presentation creation•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 25 minutes
- Creating cohesive document sets with Word and PowerPoint•10 minutes
- Designing persuasive presentations with Copilot•10 minutes
- Additional resources: Integrated document and presentation creation•5 minutes
5 assignments•Total 105 minutes
- Module quiz: Integrated document and presentation creation•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Creating cohesive document sets•15 minutes
- Activity: Cohesive document collections•30 minutes
- Knowledge check: Cross-application consistency•15 minutes
- Knowledge check: Efficient multi-format workflow•15 minutes
In this module, you'll apply advanced content creation and formatting skills using Copilot in Word and PowerPoint. You'll choose a complex topic, create a detailed report with an executive summary and data visualizations, then transform it into a 10-15 slide presentation. You'll enhance the presentation with multimedia and transitions, and ensure consistency in branding and style. The project will focus on optimizing for different audiences and streamlining workflows, helping you demonstrate proficiency in creating professional communication materials.
What's included
2 videos6 readings2 assignments1 plugin
2 videos•Total 6 minutes
- Course recap: Copilot in PowerPoint and Word to optimize content creation•3 minutes
- Congratulations•3 minutes
6 readings•Total 80 minutes
- About the final project•5 minutes
- Course project: Advanced content creation with Copilot in PowerPoint and Word•40 minutes
- About the final assessment•10 minutes
- Coursera community•10 minutes
- Showcase your skills•10 minutes
- Next steps•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Self-review: Evaluating content creation with Copilot in PowerPoint and Word•30 minutes
- Course quiz: Copilot in PowerPoint and Word to optimize content creation•90 minutes
1 plugin•Total 30 minutes
- Exemplar: Content creation with Copilot in PowerPoint and Word•30 minutes
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This course is part of a professional certification program designed for people who use Microsoft 365 in their daily work or personal tasks and want to boost their productivity with the power of AI tools like Copilot. If you're an office worker, manager, business analyst content creator, or someone looking to improve your document creation, data analysis, and collaboration skills, this course is for you. Whether you're enhancing your career or streamlining your projects, you'll find that with basic Microsoft 365 knowledge, you can optimize your workflows and become more efficient.
Basic proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams is required. It is necessary to have access to Microsoft 365 with Copilot enabled, although no prior experience with Copilot is needed.
This program, designed by industry experts, helps individuals who regularly use Microsoft 365 applications in their work boost productivity with AI-assisted tools like Copilot. Ideal for office workers, managers, knowledge workers, project managers, business analysts, and content creators, it equips you with the skills to streamline workflows, enhance document creation, and improve collaboration across various industries. Upon completion, you will earn a professional certificate that demonstrates your expertise and boosts your career potential.
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