Opening PowerPoint for the first time can be intimidating. So many options, ribbons, and menus—where do you even start? This course is designed for absolute beginners who need to create a basic yet professional presentation without learning every advanced feature. Through written lessons, videos, and hands-on exercises, you'll learn only what you really need to know. By the end, you'll have created a complete presentation from scratch, ready to present.

This Course Offers

• Complete Beginner-Friendly Introduction: Start with the absolute basics, including using the mouse and understanding the Ribbon.
• Step-by-Step Presentation Building: Follow along as we create a presentation together from a blank slide to a finished product.
• Multiple Learning Styles: Written step-by-step instructions, video tutorials, screen shots, and printable guides cater to visual, auditory, reading, writing, and kinesthetic learners.
• Exercise at Every Section: Apply what you learn immediately with hands-on exercises that build your presentation section by section.
• Personal Quick Reference Guide: Create your own notes and reference guide to retain what you learn.
• Downloadable Exercise Book: Work through exercises either on-screen or with a printable exercise book.
• Focused on What You Need: No fluff—just the essential skills to create and present a professional presentation.

Why We Love This Course

1. It's Designed for Absolute Beginners. No prior PowerPoint experience is needed. This course starts at the very beginning.
2. It's Active, Not Passive. You're not just watching videos—you're reading, doing exercises, and building a real presentation.
3. It Accommodates All Learning Styles. Whether you learn by reading, watching, writing, or doing, this course has you covered.
4. It's Taught by an Experienced Trainer. Mark Thompson has nearly 25 years of IT training experience and knows how to teach beginners.

PowerPoint is a skill used in business, education, and everyday life. This super simple guide gives you the confidence to create your first professional presentation.

• This course is for you if you are brand new to PowerPoint but already have it installed on your computer.
• This course is NOT for you if you want to just sit back, watch video demos and can't be bothered to read the step-by-step guides and do exercises.
• This course is NOT for you if you already have a good level of knowledge with a version of PowerPoint from 2007 onwards.
• Students needing to create presentations for school projects.
• Professionals who need basic PowerPoint skills for work.
• Job seekers wanting to add PowerPoint to their resume.
• Seniors learning computer basics.
• Anyone who has opened PowerPoint and felt overwhelmed and wants a clear, structured path.

• I will explain the basics such as left, right, single, double and triple mouse clicks.
• At the beginning of the course you will need to click a file and save it to your computer and be able to find this file for use later in the course.
• A willingness to read, watch, and do exercises—this is not a passive course.

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