2. Unit 1: Introduction
Welcome to the PowerPoint presentation micro-course. This is an online course put in place to walk
you through the new features that come with Microsoft PowerPoint 2019.
Overview
3. Unit 1: Introduction
Resourceful learning specialist specialized in developing and managing learning programs and
contents, having a demonstrated working experience in information and technology companies,
research and educational institutions. I place emphasis on mapping the learning outcomes to the
business goals while minimizing the resources needed to execute the programs.
IBRAHIM K.A (Instructional Designer, Learning Specialist, Program Manager)
(BSc (Computer Engineering), MSc (Computer Science), PGDE).
About the Author
4. Unit 1: Introduction
This course is meant for you if you:
• are curious to know the new changes in the latest version of PowerPoint 2019.
• find it difficult to adopt some of the newly introduced features of PowerPoint 2019.
Target Audience
8. Unit 2: Features of Interest
Morph feature is a transition feature that enables you to move elements from the previous slide to
their new positions on the current slide without noticeable transition. You can morph almost all the
composite elements (text, pictures, shapes and so on) of a slide except charts.
Lesson 1: Illustration of Morph feature
9. Unit 2: Features of Interest
Text Highlighter allows you to lay emphasis on important texts within your content by making the
texts look different in terms of color.
Lesson 2: Illustration of Text Highlighter feature
10. Unit 2: Features of Interest
A section serves the same purpose as a folder - it organizes your slides into meaningful groups. It is
normally used to outline the presentation and enhance team collaboration as each group can be
assigned to different team members to work on.
Lesson 3: Illustration of Section feature
11. Unit 2: Features of Interest
In the latest and paid version of PowerPoint 2019, You can record your computer screen and related
audio, and then embed it in your PowerPoint slide or you can save it as a separate file.
I can only record and embed the audio recording because I’m using a Mac version of PowerPoint
2019.
Lesson 4: Illustration of Recording feature
12. Unit 2: Features of Interest
This allows you to easily remove a background from a picture to accent the subject or to remove
distracting detail. You can use the automatic background removal or draw lines to indicate the areas
to keep and remove.
Lesson 5: Illustration of Background Removal feature
14. Unit 3: Knowledge Check
Which of the following lists contains the set of new features introduced in PowerPoint 2019?
A. TextBox, highlighter, zoom, digital control
B. Erazer, section, zoom, background removal
C. Selection, zoom, digital control, text highlighter
D. Section, zoom, text highlighter, background removal
Question 1
15. Unit 3: Knowledge Check
Which of the features enables you to move elements from the previous slide to their new positions
on the current slide?
A. Transition
B. Movement
C. Zoom
D. Morph
Question 2
16. Unit 3: Knowledge Check
Which of the following features is not available on the Mac version of PowerPoint 2019.
A. Morph
B. Background removal
C. Zoom
D. Text Highlighter
Question 3
17. Unit 3: Knowledge Check
In an attempt to use the background removal feature, I can’t find the “Picture Format” tab. Which is
of the following could be responsible?
A. The version of the PowerPoint has no “Picture Format” feature.
B. The picture whose background is to be removed is not selected on the slide.
C. There is no background in the picture.
D. The picture is too large.
Question 4
18. Unit 3: Knowledge Check
Why does the section serve the same purpose as a folder?
A. It allows renaming of the file name.
B. It organizes the slides into meaningful groups.
C. Password can be used on it.
D. It uses the same folder naming convention.
Question 5