PowerPoint (creating slideshows) - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

Might you need to create a slide presentation?

Maybe you need to create slides for work, volunteering, or a personal project? This course is the perfect starting point. It’s designed to give you the essential skills to craft clear, confident presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint, and even explore Canva for extra creative flair.

Ideal for beginners, this practical and supportive session will walk you through the process of designing a professional-looking slideshow. You'll learn how to navigate PowerPoint with ease, create and organise slides, add and format text and images, and apply simple transition, animations and even video. You'll also explore how to use templates to save time and enhance your slides visually, before learning how to save and share your finished presentation.

With expert guidance throughout, you'll leave the day with the confidence to present your ideas clearly and effectively, whether for team meetings, community projects, or personal goals.

No previous experience is needed, just bring your curiosity and a willingness to learn. Laptops and mice will be provided for use during the session.

This course, for adults, is funded by the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund.

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.