Microsoft PowerPoint 2016

(77-729)/ISBN:978-1-64459-106-2

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Lessons
TestPrep
Lab
AI Tutor (Add-on)

We have an updated version of this course, please check out the Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 course!

Kick start your prep for the MOS 77-729 exam with the Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 course and lab. Lab delivers hands-on experience replacing expensive physical labs. The PowerPoint training course and lab cover the 77-729 exam objectives and provide the skills required to create and manage presentations, insert and format text, shapes, and images, insert tables, charts, SmartArt, and media, applying transitions and animations, and manage multiple presentations.

Here's what you will get

The Microsoft PowerPoint certification validates a candidate's fundamental understanding of the PowerPoint environment and demonstrates the correct use of the PowerPoint 2016 application. MOS 77-729 certified candidates can create, edit, and enhance presentations, and slide shows. The MOS 2016 certification exams introduce a new performance-based format for enhancing a candidate s knowledge and abilities to use the MOS 2016 programs.

Lessons

16+ Lessons | 128+ Quizzes | 100+ Flashcards | 100+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

25+ Pre Assessment Questions | 25+ Post Assessment Questions |

Hand on lab

52+ LiveLab | 104+ Video tutorials | 05:21+ Hours

Video Lessons

80+ Videos | 06:57+ Hours

Here's what you will learn

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Lessons 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint

  • Course Overview
  • Learning Your Way around PowerPoint
  • Changing the View
  • Creating and Saving a Presentation
  • PowerPoint Help Feature
  • Summary

Lessons 2: Developing a PowerPoint Presentation

  • Layouts and Themes
  • Editing Text
  • Working with Slides
  • Working with Themes
  • Summary

Lessons 3: Performing Advanced Text Editing Operations

  • Format Characters
  • Formatting Paragraphs
  • Text Alignment Options
  • Formatting Text Boxes
  • Summary

Lessons 4: Adding Graphical Elements to Your Presentation

  • Inserting Images
  • Adding Shapes
  • Summary

Lessons 5: Modifying Objects in Your Presentation

  • Editing Objects
  • Formatting Objects
  • Animate Objects
  • Summary

Lessons 6: Adding Tables to Your Presentation

  • Creating a New Table
  • Applying Table Styles
  • Formatting Table
  • Adding Table from Other Office Applications
  • Summary

Lessons 7: Adding Charts to Your Presentation

  • Starting a New Chart
  • Chart Data
  • Formatting a Chart
  • Inserting Chart from Microsoft Excel
  • Summary

Lessons 8: Preparing to Deliver Your Presentation

  • Correcting Your Spelling and Grammar
  • Using AutoCorrect to Fix Common Problems
  • Adding Transition to Slide
  • Printing Your Presentation
  • Presenting Live Presentation
  • Exporting from PDF
  • Summary

Lessons 9: Modifying the PowerPoint Environment

  • Customizing the User Interface
  • Working with Multiple Windows
  • Setting Options
  • Summary

Lessons 10: Customizing Design Templates

  • Managing Slide Master
  • Headers & Footers
  • Modify the Notes Master and the Handout Master
  • Summary

Lessons 11: Adding SmartArt and Math Equations to a Presentation

  • Inserting SmartArt Graphic
  • Formatting SmartArt Graphic
  • Inserting Math Equation
  • Summary

Lessons 12: Working with Media and Animations

  • Inserting an Audio Clip
  • Inserting Video
  • Video Formatting
  • Video Playback Options
  • Animation
  • Summary

Lessons 13: Collaborating on a Presentation

  • Creating and Using Sections
  • Working with Comments
  • Comparing and Merging Presentation
  • Sharing Presentation
  • Summary

Lessons 14: Customizing a Slide Show

  • Adding Annotation
  • Setting up a Slide Show
  • Customizing Slide Show
  • Adding Hyperlinks & Action Buttons
  • Recording Narration and Timings
  • Summary

Lessons 15: Securing and Distributing a Presentation

  • Securing a Presentation
  • Broadcasting
  • Saving as a Video
  • Summary

Appendix: 3D Avatar-based Simulation

Hands-on LAB Activities (Performance Labs)

Getting Started with PowerPoint

  • Zooming in the Presentation
  • Using the Tell Me Feature

Developing a PowerPoint Presentation

  • Inserting New Slides from an Outline
  • Inserting Content into a Placeholder
  • Creating a Manual Text Box
  • Positioning a Text Box
  • Formatting the Text using Mini Toolbar
  • Using the Paste Special Command
  • Deleting Slides
  • Changing a Slide Layout

Performing Advanced Text Editing Operations

  • Changing the Font Size
  • Changing the Font Color
  • Applying Text Attributes
  • Applying WordArt Styles
  • Formatting the Numbered List

Adding Graphical Elements to Your Presentation

  • Merging Shapes

Modifying Objects in Your Presentation

  • Resizing an Object 
  • Cropping the Object to a Shape
  • Compressing Images
  • Applying an Object Border
  • Applying Object Effects

Adding Tables to Your Presentation

  • Inserting Rows and Columns
  • Applying Table Styles
  • Applying Table Margins

Adding Charts to Your Presentation

  • Changing Text Orientation in the Chart
  • Switching Row and Column of the Chart
  • Filtering the Chart Data
  • Changing the Chart Type
  • Applying the Chart Style
  • Turning Off a Legend to a Chart
  • Inserting a Chart from Excel

Preparing to Deliver Your Presentation

  • Setting Spelling and Grammar Options

Modifying the PowerPoint Environment

  • Adding Commands to QAT
  • Using Arrange All to Work with Multiple Windows
  • Using Cascade to Work with Multiple Windows

Customizing Design Templates

  • Creating a New Theme
  • Changing the Color Theme
  • Applying the Background Style
  • Creating and Deleting Slide Masters
  • Increasing the Size of Notes Text on the Notes Page

Adding SmartArt and Math Equations to a Presentation

  • Converting Lists to SmartArt Graphics
  • Inserting SmartArt Graphic and Reordering the Shapes in SmartArt Graphics
  • Inserting and Modifying a Mathematical Equation

Working with Media and Animations

  • Setting the Poster Frame
  • Adding a Motion Path to an Object
  • Applying Animation on Objects and Reordering Animations on a Slide

Collaborating on a Presentation

  • Creating a Section Break
  • Adding Comments
  • Comparing and Merging Presentations

Customizing a Slide Show

  • Choosing Pen Color
  • Placing an Action Button on a Slide

Securing and Distributing a Presentation

  • Setting the Password for File Access

Exam FAQs

There are no technical prerequisites for the certification exam.

USD 100

The exam consists of performance based questions and is conducted in a live or simulated environment. 

The exam contains 40-60 questions.

90 minutes

The passing score varies from exam to exam and is provided on the score report.

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam retake policy

  1. If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on an exam the first time, the candidate must wait 24 hours before retaking the exam.
  2. If a candidate does not achieve a passing score the second time, the candidate must wait 2 days (48 hours) before retaking the exam a third time.
  3. A two-day waiting period will be imposed between each subsequent exam retake.
  4. There is no annual limit on the number of attempts on the same exam.
  5. If a candidate achieves a passing score on an Office exam, the candidate may take it again.

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