Assessment: PowerPoint Expert
Creating impressive and engaging presentations is not only a matter of talent, but also a matter of expertise in using PowerPoint.
The competence of creating attractive presentations in a fraction of time requires knowing how to use the various productivity tools, such as the Slide master or transitions and animations.
Whether it is a sales presentation or a kiosk slideshow, all companies need people that are proficient in communicating information using Microsoft’s presentation software. This makes anyone that is skilled in PowerPoint’s advanced features, indispensable in the workplace.
By successful completion of this assessment, the candidates demonstrate that they are competent in creating, editing and modifying professional-looking presentations to be delivered to a wide range of audiences.
In practice the successful candidates should be able to use PowerPoint to create presentations able to communicate messages that can be helpful in a wide range of business aspects.
To pass this assessment candidates need to have the skills required for advanced management of presentations, as well as the skills needed to create and format complex slides.
The assessment syllabus also covers inserting multimedia and advanced charts and diagrams.
- Managing Presentations
(Slide master, presentation settings, custom presentation, layout creation) - Formatting
(Themes, text, shapes and pictures formatting) - Charts and Diagrams
(SmartArt, convert list to SmartArt, create modify and animate chart) - Graphical Objects and Multimedia
(Alternative text, animation, distribution, position, cropping, multimedia settings)
The assessment uses Microsoft Office 2019
The assessment syllabus covers formulas and functionality common in the following versions of Microsoft Office:
Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2021, Microsoft 365
Also, the interface of Microsoft Office remains mostly similar for all the above versions of Microsoft Office.