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PowerPoint: Using Photos and Video Effectively for Great Presentations

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Course Description

Overview

Learn best practices for using photos and videos in your PowerPoint presentations.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
1. Working with Photos
  • Why use photos in a presentation?
  • Aesthetic recommendation when choosing images
  • Technical requirements for presentation images
  • Using stock photography
  • Sources for free images
  • Copyright essentials for presenters
2. Browsing Media
  • Using the ribbon to browse content
  • Browsing online
  • Browsing photos and video
  • Organizing media
3. Inserting Images Manually
  • Using the Insert command
  • Dragging and dropping images
  • Copying and pasting images
  • Using screenshots
  • Inserting a photo album
4. Adjusting Images in PowerPoint
  • Using Corrections commands
  • Using Recolor commands
  • Using Artistic Effects
  • Creating background images
  • Reusing an effect
  • Compressing pictures
5. Masking Photos
  • Cropping an image
  • Cropping with a shape
  • Adjusting an image within a crop
  • Straightening a photo
6. Working with Transparency
  • Using embedded transparency
  • Removing a background
  • Adding transparency with Photoshop
  • Adding transparency with Photoshop Elements
7. Creating Photo-Based Layouts
  • Designing with a grid
  • Using photo-oriented themes
8. Inserting Video Files
  • Supported files
  • Adding a video file
  • Trimming a video file's duration
  • Setting the volume for a video clip
  • Setting playback controls for a video clip
  • Controlling video playback during a presentation
9. Prepping Images and Video Outside of PowerPoint
  • Prepping a photo for PowerPoint with Photoshop
  • Prepping a photo for PowerPoint with Photoshop Elements
  • Prepping a video file with QuickTime Pro
  • Prepping a video file with Windows Media Encoder
Conclusion
  • Wrapping up

Taught by

Richard Harrington

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