77-729
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016
Get trained to deliver stunning presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint 2016.
- Practice in 52 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
- 16 Interactive Lessons and 73 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
- 91 Practice Test Questions
Beginner Self-paced · 1 year access 4.5/5 (99 Reviews)
52 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
- Real environments
- Auto-graded
- No installation
16Interactive Lessons
73Topics
52LiveLab
91Practice Test Questions
80Videos
100Flashcards
100Glossary of terms
01 / Skills you'll get
What you will be able to do
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Prepare for the Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (77-729) certification exam with this comprehensive prep course. It comes with interactive features like hands-on Labs, flash cards, quizzes, and video lessons. It helps you learn through exercises and real-world examples with a practical, step-by-step approach. From beginner to advanced, you’ll be exploring essential skills, for navigating the PowerPoint interface with ease. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to create stunning, engaging presentations that captivate your audience.
- Effortlessly navigate the MS PowerPoint interface using ribbon, tabs, and toolbars
- Create beautiful presentations using slide layouts, themes, and color schemes
- Expertise with text formatting: font styles, sizes, colors, and effects to text
- Ability to insert images, shapes, SmartArt, tables, and charts into slides
- Add visual effects with animations & transitions within slides
- Deliver PPTs in slide-show mode at a controlled pace
- Create custom slide layouts and master slides for a consistent theme
- Ability to use advanced text formatting options like character spacing, line spacing, and text effects
- Expertise with object manipulation for aligning, grouping, and layering objects
- Add custom charts of various types including column, line, and pie to show data effectively
- Format and insert audio and video clips into slides
- Add hyperlinks to text / objects or slides wherever needed
Target Career Roles
- Office Manager
- Executive Assistant
- Project Coordinator
- IT Support Technician
- Administrative Assistant
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
16 Interactive Lessons · 73 topics01 Getting Started with PowerPoint 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Course Overview
- Learning Your Way around PowerPoint
- Changing the View
- Creating and Saving a Presentation
- PowerPoint Help Feature
- Summary
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
02 Developing a PowerPoint Presentation 5 topics · 8 LiveLab +
- Layouts and Themes
- Editing Text
- Working with Slides
- Working with Themes
- Summary
8 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
03 Performing Advanced Text Editing Operations 5 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Format Characters
- Formatting Paragraphs
- Text Alignment Options
- Formatting Text Boxes
- Summary
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Adding Graphical Elements to Your Presentation 3 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Inserting Images
- Adding Shapes
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Modifying Objects in Your Presentation 4 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Editing Objects
- Formatting Objects
- Animate Objects
- Summary
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Adding Tables to Your Presentation 5 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Creating a New Table
- Applying Table Styles
- Formatting Table
- Adding Table from Other Office Applications
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Adding Charts to Your Presentation 5 topics · 7 LiveLab +
- Starting a New Chart
- Chart Data
- Formatting a Chart
- Inserting Chart from Microsoft Excel
- Summary
7 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 Preparing to Deliver Your Presentation 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Correcting Your Spelling and Grammar
- Using AutoCorrect to Fix Common Problems
- Adding Transition to Slide
- Printing Your Presentation
- Presenting Live Presentation
- Exporting from PDF
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
09 Modifying the PowerPoint Environment 4 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Customizing the User Interface
- Working with Multiple Windows
- Setting Options
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Customizing Design Templates 4 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Managing Slide Master
- Headers & Footers
- Modify the Notes Master and the Handout Master
- Summary
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Adding SmartArt and Math Equations to a Presentation 4 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Inserting SmartArt Graphic
- Formatting SmartArt Graphic
- Inserting Math Equation
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
12 Working with Media and Animations 6 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Inserting an Audio Clip
- Inserting Video
- Video Formatting
- Video Playback Options
- Animation
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
13 Collaborating on a Presentation 5 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Creating and Using Sections
- Working with Comments
- Comparing and Merging Presentation
- Sharing Presentation
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
14 Customizing a Slide Show 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Adding Annotation
- Setting up a Slide Show
- Customizing Slide Show
- Adding Hyperlinks & Action Buttons
- Recording Narration and Timings
- Summary
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
15 Securing and Distributing a Presentation 4 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Securing a Presentation
- Broadcasting
- Saving as a Video
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
16 Appendix: 3D Avatar-based Simulation +
Hands-On Labs Our edge
52 LiveLabs- Zooming in the Presentation
- Using the Tell Me Feature
- Inserting New Slides from an Outline
- Inserting Content into a Placeholder
- Creating a Manual Text Box
- Positioning a Text Box
- Formatting the Text using Mini Toolbar
- Using the Paste Special Command
- Deleting Slides
- Changing a Slide Layout
- Changing the Font Size
- Changing the Font Color
- Applying Text Attributes
- Applying WordArt Styles
- Formatting the Numbered List
- Merging Shapes
- Resizing an Object
- Cropping the Object to a Shape
- Compressing Images
- Applying an Object Border
- Applying Object Effects
- Inserting Rows and Columns
- Applying Table Styles
- Applying Table Margins
- Changing Text Orientation in the Chart
- Switching Row and Column of the Chart
- Filtering the Chart Data
- Changing the Chart Type
- Applying the Chart Style
- Turning Off a Legend to a Chart
- Inserting a Chart from Excel
- Setting Spelling and Grammar Options
- Adding Commands to QAT
- Using Arrange All to Work with Multiple Windows
- Using Cascade to Work with Multiple Windows
- Creating a New Theme
- Changing the Color Theme
- Applying the Background Style
- Creating and Deleting Slide Masters
- Increasing the Size of Notes Text on the Notes Page
- Converting Lists to SmartArt Graphics
- Inserting SmartArt Graphic and Reordering the Shapes in SmartArt Graphics
- Inserting and Modifying a Mathematical Equation
- Setting the Poster Frame
- Adding a Motion Path to an Object
- Applying Animation on Objects and Reordering Animations on a Slide
- Creating a Section Break
- Adding Comments
- Comparing and Merging Presentations
- Choosing Pen Color
- Placing an Action Button on a Slide
- Setting the Password for File Access
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03 / Exam details
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Details
We have an updated version of this course, please check out the Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 course! Kick start your prep for the MOS 77-729 exam with the Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 course and lab. Lab delivers hands-on experience replacing expensive physical labs. The PowerPoint training course and lab cover the 77-729 exam objectives and provide the skills required to create and manage presentations, insert and format text, shapes, and images, insert tables, charts, SmartArt, and media, applying transitions and animations, and manage multiple presentations.
Questions
40-60
(per exam)
Duration
90 minutes
(per exam)
Passing Score
The passing score varies from exam to exam and is provided on the score report.
(scaled score)
Exam Fee
USD 100
(per exam)
Delivered by
Certiport
(in-person or online)
Question Format
The exam consists of performance based questions and is...
single/multiple choice, performance-based
Practice Tests
91 Practice Questions
(mapped to official exam objectives)
Certification
77-729
Microsoft credential
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04 / FAQs
Questions before you start
Who should do this course? +
All those who want to learn PowerPoint to create visually appealing and informative presentations should do this course. There’s a wide range of professionals who need to create presentations for their routine work including business analysts, marketing and sales professionals, educators, trainers, consultants, project managers, and students.
What is the Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (77-729) certification about? +
It is an industry-recognized certification exam conducted by Microsoft that validates your skills and expertise in using Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 for creating visually appealing and informative presentations.
How much does this certification cost? +
The certification exam fee is $100.
What is the exam format? +
The exam format is a performance-based test that consists of 40-60 questions.
What is the time limit for the 77-729 exam? +
The time limit for this exam is 60 minutes.
What are the advantages of this MS certification? +
There are several career benefits of obtaining this certification like adding a new credential to your resume to make it stand out among other candidates. Opportunity to cease job roles that require advanced PowerPoint skills like presentation designers, training specialists, or marketing professionals.
What are the prerequisites for this exam?+
There are no technical prerequisites for the certification exam.
What is the exam registration fee?+
USD 100
Where do I take the exam?+
What is the format of the exam?+
The exam consists of performance based questions and is conducted in a live or simulated environment.
How many questions are asked in the exam?+
The exam contains 40-60 questions.
What is the duration of the exam?+
90 minutes
What is the passing score?+
The passing score varies from exam to exam and is provided on the score report.
What is the exam's retake policy?+
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam retake policy
- If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on an exam the first time, the candidate must wait 24 hours before retaking the exam.
- If a candidate does not achieve a passing score the second time, the candidate must wait 2 days (48 hours) before retaking the exam a third time.
- A two-day waiting period will be imposed between each subsequent exam retake.
- There is no annual limit on the number of attempts on the same exam.
- If a candidate achieves a passing score on an Office exam, the candidate may take it again.
What is the validity of the certification?+
For life
Where can I find more information about this exam?+
Master Microsoft PowerPoint Techniques
To create professional-looking, engaging, and effective presentations.
- 1 year of full access
- 52 LiveLab included
- Certificate of completion
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