About the course
PowerPoint is one of the most visible tools in any workplace — what you present says as much about you as what you say. This course is designed for beginners who want to build a solid foundation and start creating presentations they're proud to show.
Over two practical half-day sessions, you'll learn to create and save presentations, work with text, themes and slide layouts, insert images, shapes and tables, and deliver your slides effectively. You'll also learn how to customise Slide Masters — giving you control over the look and feel of everything you create.
No prior experience with PowerPoint is needed. A working knowledge of Windows is all that's required to get started.
Address for In Person sessions:
ICTS Training room 102.1
Level 1
Kramer Law building
Middle Campus
Rondebosch
ICTS Training room 102.1
Level 1, Kramer Law building
UCT Middle Campus
Rondebosch
(online sessions are offered via Microsoft Teams)
Course content
- Navigate PowerPoint and work confidently with an existing presentation
- Create, save and organise slides using templates and existing content
- Format text, lists and text boxes, and use proofing tools
- Apply themes, layouts and backgrounds to design consistent presentations
- Insert slide numbers, footers, hyperlinks and work with sections
- Customise Slide Master for consistent, professional branding
- Create, import and format tables
- Insert and format images and shapes, and manage layering and grouping
- Set up and deliver a slide show, including rehearsal, recording and packaging
Certification
On successful completion of this course, participants receive a UCT ICTS Certificate of Completion. Attendance at both sessions is required.
Cost and registration
- External delegates: R900 - enrol directly through The Learning Store (below)
- UCT staff (permanent and T1–T2 contractors): No cost - register via SuccessFactors
- UCT staff with third party accounts: No cost - request a discount voucher code from icts-training@uct.ac.za BEFORE enrolling for the course
NB: Alternative (free) learning resource for staff and students:
LinkedIn Learning
More Information
Read more: Microsoft PowerPoint Essential skills
Email: icts-training@uct.ac.za
Phone: +27 (0)21 650 5392
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