Mastering Graphics In Powerpoint

A complete guide to shapes, icons, 3D and illustrations using visualisation to help you design stunning slides.

What you'll learn
Create stunning visual presentations with graphics
Improve your PowerPoint workflow
Learn PowerPoint's graphic tools and how to best apply them
Learn how to create your own graphics from scratch
Requirements
Microsoft 365 recommended or PowerPoint 2010 / 2013 / 2016 / 2019
Description
In this course I am going to show you how to master the use of graphics in PowerPoint. Everything you need to create stunning presentations with great visualisations can be done inside PowerPoint and I am here to help you do this.  This course covers:  1. Understanding visualisation and graphics formats  - A short overview of what graphics are and how to use them in presentations  2. How to create graphics using PowerPoint shapes - How to use PowerPoint's basic drawing tools, and add various formatting options. We will also see how the various tools can save time and create a professional result.  Includes a number of examples to show how the techniques can produce some impressive and impactful results.  3. Creating custom shapes - Go beyond the basic drawing tools to see that you can draw virtually anything by refining, combining shapes and drawing custom shapes. Includes also a step by step exercise to draw an impressive looking lightbulb graphic from scratch.  4. 3D In PowerPoint - See the various 3D capabilities in PowerPoint and create a 3D graph in the exercise. We will also look at the various rotations, bevels and rotations and how they affect the look. At the end I will show you how to make some stunning slides examples with clever use of the inbuilt 3d options.  5. Icons, Illustrations, and Smart Art - We check out PowerPoint's inbuilt icons, modify them to suit your designs and also look at Illustrations and some good uses for Smart Art.  Drawing on over 20 years experience of creating slide presentations for 100s of companies, I will share knowledge and tips in this course that took me years to learn. At the end of this course you will have the knowledge to create highly impactful visual slides for companies large or small.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to Section 1

Lecture 2 Visualisation with graphics

Lecture 3 Graphics formats

Lecture 4 Vector graphics

Lecture 5 Quick Access Toolbar

Section 2: How to create graphics with shapes

Lecture 6 Introduction to Section 2

Lecture 7 Standard shapes

Lecture 8 Text on shapes

Lecture 9 Grouping

Lecture 10 Alignment and distribution

Lecture 11 Smart guides

Lecture 12 EXERCISE: Agenda slide

Lecture 13 Fill options

Lecture 14 Line options

Lecture 15 Shadow

Lecture 16 Shape effects

Lecture 17 EXERCISE: Enhancing the agenda slide

Lecture 18 Presets and styles

Lecture 19 Change shape

Lecture 20 EXAMPLE: Gradient sunrise animation

Lecture 21 EXAMPLE: Text quotes

Lecture 22 EXAMPLE: Video style shape animations

Section 3: Creating custom shapes

Lecture 23 Introduction to Section 3

Lecture 24 Refining shapes

Lecture 25 Drawing custom shapes

Lecture 26 EXAMPLE: Animated flower illustration

Lecture 27 Merge Shapes

Lecture 28 EXERCISE: Draw a lightbulb

Lecture 29 EXAMPLE: Long shadow

Lecture 30 EXAMPLE: Fluid photo cutouts

Section 4: 3D in PowerPoint

Lecture 31 Introduction to Section 4

Lecture 32 3D rotation

Lecture 33 EXERCISE: Custom 3D graph

Lecture 34 3D bevels

Lecture 35 Materials and lighting

Lecture 36 Other 3D options

Lecture 37 EXERCISE: 3D graph variations

Lecture 38 3D Text

Lecture 39 EXAMPLE: 3D Book

Lecture 40 EXAMPLE: 3D animated menu

Lecture 41 EXAMPLE: Folding phone

Lecture 42 3D Models

Section 5: How to create Graphics with icons, Illustrations and Smart Art

Lecture 43 Introduction to Section 5

Lecture 44 What is an icon?

Lecture 45 Icon library

Lecture 46 Icon resources

Lecture 47 Creating icons from emojis

Lecture 48 Icon styles

Lecture 49 Refining icons

Lecture 50 EXERCISE: Create an animated timeline

Lecture 51 EXAMPLE: Animating icons

Lecture 52 Illustrations

Lecture 53 Other vector graphics

Lecture 54 Smart Art

Lecture 55 Word Art

Lecture 56 Using the drawing tools

Lecture 57 EXAMPLE: Creating a reveal animation with the draw tools

Any PowerPoint user who wishes to improve their presentations with better use of graphics