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Work Smarter with Microsoft PowerPoint

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Beginner level

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Flexible schedule
2 weeks at 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • How to create, save, and present a basic presentation; apply the basics of formatting; and add multimedia to a presentation

  • How to manage slides and presentations

  • How to apply transitions and animations

  • How to insert elements into a presentation

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There are 5 modules in this course

This course is intended for learners with some experience using Microsoft Windows, who are seeking to build presentation skills with Microsoft PowerPoint. To be successful in this course you should have an understanding of the basics of using a Windows-based computer. Experience with printing and using a web browser are an asset, but not required.

Knowing how to use Microsoft Office products is essential in any professional setting. Whether you want to expand your expertise to apply for a new role, start your own business, or simply develop a new personal skill this course is for you. This course is intended to help you get up to speed on many of the different features found in PowerPoint and to become familiar with its more advanced selection of features. You will learn how to create, save, and present a basic presentation; apply the basics of formatting; and add multimedia to a presentation. If you are familiar with PowerPoint’s basic features you can take your skills to the next level. If you are a beginner you will get the opportunity to develop your presentation skills using PowerPoint. By the end of this course, you should be comfortable with customizing the PowerPoint user interface, customizing design templates, implementing media and custom animations in a presentation, using collaboration tools, customizing slide shows in a number of different ways, as well as securing and distributing a presentation. This course will help you prepare for Exam MO-300: Microsoft PowerPoint (PowerPoint and PowerPoint 2019). You will be able to demonstrate the ability to create and manage presentations, insert and format shapes and slides, create slide content, apply transitions and animations, and manage multiple presentations. You will be able to apply the principal features of PowerPoint and complete tasks independently.

In this module, you’ll get started with Microsoft PowerPoint by learning how to navigate the PowerPoint environment, creating and saving a PowerPoint presentation, using help, and selecting a presentation type. During the module, you will build a presentation and edit text.

What's included

13 videos11 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

13 videos•Total 49 minutes
  • Introduction to Work Smarter with PowerPoint•1 minute
  • Navigating this course•4 minutes
  • Navigate the PowerPoint environment•4 minutes
  • Using the ribbon•3 minutes
  • Working with slides and files•3 minutes
  • Create and save a PowerPoint presentation•4 minutes
  • Use help•4 minutes
  • Select a presentation type•2 minutes
  • Build a presentation•4 minutes
  • Lay out a presentation•5 minutes
  • Edit text•8 minutes
  • View and navigate a presentation•7 minutes
  • Module summary - Getting started with PowerPoint•1 minute
11 readings•Total 95 minutes
  • Course syllabus - Work Smarter with PowerPoint•5 minutes
  • How to be successful in this course•5 minutes
  • How to use the video settings on Coursera•5 minutes
  • Exercise: Navigating the PowerPoint 365 user interface•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Creating and saving a PowerPoint presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Using PowerPoint help•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Selecting a presentation type•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Building a presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Laying out a presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Editing text•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Viewing a presentation•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 60 minutes
  • Module quiz: Getting started with PowerPoint•30 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Getting started with PowerPoint•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Developing a PowerPoint presentation•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Share your experience and objectives•10 minutes

In this module, you’ll begin formatting with Microsoft PowerPoint. You’ll edit and format characters, paragraphs, objects, and text boxes. You’ll add graphics and SmartArt to a presentation and apply animation and grouping to objects.

What's included

16 videos13 readings5 assignments

16 videos•Total 59 minutes
  • Module introduction - Advanced text editing•2 minutes
  • Format characters•6 minutes
  • Format paragraphs•7 minutes
  • Format text boxes•3 minutes
  • Insert images•9 minutes
  • Insert shapes•3 minutes
  • Insert WordArt•2 minutes
  • Create SmartArt•4 minutes
  • Modify SmartArt•3 minutes
  • Change the look and feel of SmartArt•2 minutes
  • Edit objects•5 minutes
  • Format objects•3 minutes
  • Group objects•1 minute
  • Arrange objects•3 minutes
  • Animate objects•3 minutes
  • Module summary - Advanced text editing•2 minutes
13 readings•Total 130 minutes
  • Exercise: Formatting characters•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Formatting paragraphs•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Formatting text boxes•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Inserting images•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Inserting shapes•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Inserting WordArt•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Creating SmartArt•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Modifying SmartArt•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Editing objects•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Formatting objects•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Grouping objects•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Arranging objects•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Animating objects•10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 90 minutes
  • Module quiz: Developing a presentation•30 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Advanced text editing•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Adding graphical elements to your presentation•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Adding SmartArt to a presentation•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Modifying objects in your presentation•15 minutes

In this module, you’ll enhance the appearance of a presentation using tables, charts, audio, and video. You’ll also use animations and transitions.

What's included

13 videos10 readings5 assignments1 discussion prompt

13 videos•Total 41 minutes
  • Module introduction - Enhancing the appearance of a presentation•1 minute
  • Create a table•6 minutes
  • Format a table•3 minutes
  • Insert a table from other Microsoft Office applications•3 minutes
  • Create a chart•3 minutes
  • Format a chart•3 minutes
  • Manipulate a chart•3 minutes
  • Insert a chart from Microsoft Excel•2 minutes
  • Add Audio to a presentation•5 minutes
  • Add Video to a presentation•4 minutes
  • Customize animations•3 minutes
  • Timing groups and motion paths•4 minutes
  • Module summary - Enhancing the appearance of a presentation•2 minutes
10 readings•Total 100 minutes
  • Exercise: Creating a table•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Formatting a table•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Inserting a table from Microsoft Excel•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Creating a chart•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Formatting a chart•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Manipulating a chart•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Inserting a chart from Microsoft Excel•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Adding audio to a presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Adding video to a presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Customizing animations •10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 90 minutes
  • Module quiz: Enhancing the appearance of a presentation•30 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Adding tables to your presentation•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Adding charts to your presentation•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Add media to a presentation•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Add media to a presentation•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Why use animations in PowerPoint•10 minutes

This module focuses on the delivery of a presentation. Here you’ll review a presentation, apply slide transitions, print, and deliver a presentation. You’ll add comments, create, and manage sections, annotate, and set up a slide show. Finally, you’ll use hyperlinks and action buttons and record a presentation.

What's included

21 videos16 readings6 assignments1 discussion prompt

21 videos•Total 82 minutes
  • Module introduction - Preparing to deliver a presentation•1 minute
  • Review your presentation•7 minutes
  • Review compatibility and accessibility•4 minutes
  • Apply transitions•5 minutes
  • Print your presentation•3 minutes
  • Deliver your presentation•3 minutes
  • Add comments to a presentation•5 minutes
  • Review a presentation•5 minutes
  • Store and share presentations on the Web•6 minutes
  • Manage a presentation•4 minutes
  • Create and manage sections•5 minutes
  • Modify slide masters and slide layouts•7 minutes
  • Add headers and footers•2 minutes
  • Modify the notes master and the handout master•4 minutes
  • Annotate a presentation•4 minutes
  • Set up a slide show•6 minutes
  • Create a custom slide show•3 minutes
  • Add hyperlinks and action buttons•3 minutes
  • Record a presentation•3 minutes
  • Module summary - Preparing to deliver a presentation•2 minutes
  • Course wrap up - Work Smarter with Microsoft PowerPoint•1 minute
16 readings•Total 155 minutes
  • Exercise: Reviewing your presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Applying transitions•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Printing your presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Delivering your presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Adding comments to a presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Sharing a presentation on the Web•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Creating and managing sections•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Modifying slide masters and slide layouts•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Adding headers and footers•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Modifying the notes and handout masters•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Annotate a presentation•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Setting up a slide show•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Creating a custom slide show•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Adding hyperlinks and action buttons•10 minutes
  • Exercise: Recording a presentation•10 minutes
  • Next steps•5 minutes
6 assignments•Total 180 minutes
  • Module quiz: Preparing to deliver a presentation•30 minutes
  • Course quiz: Work Smarter with Microsoft PowerPoint•90 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Preparing to deliver your presentation•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Collaborate on a presentation•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Customizing design templates•15 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Customizing a slide show•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Reflect on learning•10 minutes

In this module, you'll have the opportunity to complete an optional honors assignment for special recognition. You are not required to complete this assignment to get a Course Certificate but if you complete all honors assignments in the course, your Course Certificate will include a special Honor’s Recognition.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

1 video•Total 2 minutes
  • Project introduction•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
  • How to submit assignment link•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
  • Task 1 - Create a presentation •60 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • The benefits of using Microsoft PowerPOint•10 minutes

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Reviewed on Jan 16, 2026

Learnt some new things in MS Power point for which i was not aware earlier. Will apply new learnings in my daily jabs to improve my efficiency and productivity .

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Reviewed on Sep 30, 2023

This course is really interesting and helpful to me because i have learned a lot of skills and how to use power point, how to make best presentation as well.

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Reviewed on Sep 5, 2022

It was a well structured course. It went through everything with an easy way to explore the features that can be used. A great reference for future use of Powerpoint.

Frequently asked questions

You'll learn how to build, format, and deliver polished presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. It starts with navigating PowerPoint, creating and saving slides, and editing text, then builds into visuals, multimedia, animations, collaboration, and slide show setup. You'll practice through step-by-step activities such as creating a presentation, adding charts or video, and preparing it to present or record.

You don't need advanced PowerPoint experience, but you should understand the basics of using a Windows-based computer. Experience with printing and using a web browser is helpful, not required. The course moves quickly into working inside PowerPoint rather than teaching general computer skills from scratch.

Yes, if you're new to PowerPoint or only know the basics and you're already comfortable using Windows. It begins with the interface, ribbon, slides, files, and help features before moving into formatting, media, and delivery tools. If you still need to learn basic computer navigation, the early lessons may feel faster.

Plan on about 21 hours in total. At around 10 hours a week, you could finish in roughly two weeks while leaving time to practice between lessons. The course includes lessons, guided exercises, readings, quizzes, and a few discussion activities.

Yes, and the hands-on work is mostly step-by-step practice rather than open-ended labs. You'll complete exercises on tasks like creating slides, formatting text and images, inserting tables or charts, and setting up audio, video, or custom slide shows. There's also an optional honors assignment where you create a presentation and review a peer's work, so the course gives you both guided practice and one larger application.

It covers the full PowerPoint workflow, from managing slides and files to designing content that looks clear and professional. You'll work with text formatting, images, shapes, SmartArt, tables, charts, audio and video, then move into animations, transitions, and presentation delivery. The later part of the course also gets into review, collaboration, and sharing, so you learn how presentations are handled in real work settings.

After finishing, you should be able to create and manage a PowerPoint presentation on your own and prepare it for delivery or sharing. That includes formatting slides, adding visuals and media, using transitions or animations, and checking accessibility and compatibility before you present. You should also be able to do practical tasks like build a custom slide show, record a presentation, or share a file for team review.

It's more hands-on than theoretical, but the practice is guided rather than project-heavy. Lessons introduce a feature and then you use it in exercises and quizzes, so it's a good fit if you prefer learning by doing inside PowerPoint.

This course is a strong choice if you want Microsoft-led PowerPoint training that follows the full workflow from first slide to final delivery. Instead of stopping at basic formatting, it also walks through media, charts, collaboration tools, slide masters, custom slide shows, and recording, with practice built in throughout. If you want a beginner-level course that reflects how PowerPoint is used in everyday work, this is a better fit than a course focused only on design tips or a few isolated features.

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