PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Creating Graphics & Diagrams


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Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Expertise Level



Overview/Description

Explore how to create diagrams in a PowerPoint for Office 365 presentation by inserting shapes and adding SmartArt graphics, in this 10-video course. You will examine how to insert predefined shapes, and use the Shapes tool in the Drawing group to customize it, including changing its dimensions, style or adding text to it. Next, you will observe how to edit shapes, including block colors, how to apply gradients, patterns, and even interesting bitmap textures. Learn how to customize your shapes and text boxes by using the Border tool to create thicker lines, colored lines, adjust the line style, and how to apply different effects to shapes, for example, a shadow effect. You will observe how to use the SmartArt tool to create professional looking graphics to a presentation. This course demonstrates how to edit graphics by adjusting their layouts, resizing elements, and even changing the type of graphic. Finally, you will learn how to format a SmartArt graphic by changing the style or modifying the color.



Expected Duration (hours)
0.7

Lesson Objectives

PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Creating Graphics & Diagrams

  • insert shapes to create a diagram
  • create custom shapes
  • add fill effects to inserted shapes
  • add borders to inserted shapes
  • add effects to inserted shapes
  • insert a chart
  • format the style of a chart
  • Insert a SmartArt graphic into a presentation
  • edit a SmartArt graphic by changing the size and layout
  • format a SmartArt graphic by modifying the style and color
  • Course Number:
    ds_mspp365_09_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate