Cert Prep: PowerPoint Associate - Microsoft Office Specialist for Office 2019

Course details

Demonstrate your knowledge of PowerPoint by becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS). In this course, certified MOS Master instructor Megan Bross helps you prepare for the MOS PowerPoint Associate exam (MO-300). Megan covers each of the main areas on the exam, including creating and managing presentations; inserting and formatting text, shapes, and images; inserting tables, charts, SmartArt, and media; and applying transitions and animations. After providing an overview of the MOS program, she walks through all of the exam objectives, providing hands-on experience with downloadable sample documents so you can practice as you go. To wrap up, she provides a full-length practice test that emulates the exam, together with solutions to each of the exam challenges.

Learning objectives
Comparing the MOS certifications
Managing presentations
Modifying, ordering, and grouping slides
Inserting and formatting text and images
Working with tables, SmartArt, and 3D models
Applying and configuring slide transitions
Animating slide content

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Getting ready for your PowerPoint MOS exam
02 - Who should take this course
03 - Using the exercise files
04 - Using the challenges

1. Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Overview

05 - Compare the MOS certifications
06 - Exam objectives, preparation tips, and registration process

2. Manage Presentations

07 - Modify slide masters
08 - Modify handout masters and notes masters
09 - Change presentation options and views
10 - Configure print settings for a presentation
11 - Configure slideshows
12 - Present slideshows
13 - Prepare presentations for collaboration
14 - ✓ Challenge - Manage presentations
15 - ✓ Solution - Manage presentations

3. Manage Slides

16 - Insert slides from other sources
17 - Insert slides within PowerPoint
18 - Modify slides
19 - Order and group slides
20 - Insert Summary Zoom slide
21 - ✓ Challenge - Manage slides
22 - ✓ Solution - Manage slides

4. Insert and Format Text, Shapes, and Images

23 - Format text
24 - Insert links
25 - Insert and format images
26 - Insert shapes and text boxes
27 - Format graphic elements
28 - Order and group objects on slides
29 - ✓ Challenge - Insert and format text, shapes, and images
30 - ✓ Solution - Insert and format text, shapes, and images

5. Insert Tables, Charts, SmartArt, 3D Models, and Media

31 - Insert and format tables
32 - Import tables
33 - Insert and modify charts
34 - Insert and format SmartArt graphics
35 - Insert and modify 3D models
36 - Insert and manage media
37 - ✓ Challenge - Insert tables, charts, SmartArt, 3D models, and media
38 - ✓ Solution - Insert tables, charts, SmartArt, 3D models, and media

6. Apply Transitions and Animations

39 - Apply and configure slide transitions
40 - Animate slide content
41 - Set timing for transitions and animations
42 - ✓ Challenge - Apply transitions and animations
43 - ✓ Solution - Apply transitions and animations

7. Practice Exam

44 - ✓ Challenge - Full-length MOS sample exam for PowerPoint 2019
45 - ✓ Solution - Full-length MOS sample exam for PowerPoint 2019

Conclusion

46 - Next steps