This online self-study CPE course offers a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of visual data presentation, a skill increasingly essential in the accounting and finance sectors. Participants will learn to differentiate between various chart types, such as combination charts and stock charts, understanding their components and applications. The self-study CPE course covers the steps involved in creating and editing charts, applying formatting techniques, and integrating graphics for enhanced visual appeal. Additionally, it teaches how to change default chart types and create custom chart templates, boosting efficiency in data presentation. Importantly, the course also delves into the methodologies of linking Excel data to PowerPoint, ensuring that your presentations are both dynamic and professionally polished. By completing this online CPE course, you will gain the ability to transform complex numerical data into clear, impactful visual representations, elevating the standard of your professional presentations.
Learning Objectives
Differentiate between the different chart types and recognize their components so that they can select the appropriate chart type to use for a particular presentation;
Recognize the different steps involved in creating charts;
Recognize how to edit existing charts by resizing, changing chart type, moving chart elements and adding/ deleting data series by using contextual tabs menus and short cut keys;
Recognize how to apply formatting techniques, such as colors and inserting objects such as graphics, to a chart;
Recognize how to change the default chart type;
Recognize the steps required to create custom chart types and how to save them as templates to improve efficiency;
Differentiate between the different methodologies of linking Excel data and using static Excel data into PowerPoint presentations; and
Recognize how fonts, colors, graphics, documentation and printing can impact the professionalism of a PowerPoint presentation.
Major Topics
Creating a Chart
Editing and Updating Charts
Formatting and Graphics
Creating a Default Chart
Custom Chart Types
Different Chart Types
Scaling
Printing Charts
Link Excel Data into Powerpoint Presentations
