From the course: Excel and PowerPoint: Creating High-Impact Financial Presentations

What to know before starting

From the course: Excel and PowerPoint: Creating High-Impact Financial Presentations

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What to know before starting

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- [Instructor] Before we get started on our deep dive into the world of financial presentations in Excel and PowerPoint, I'd like to give a quick overview of some things that you should know to get the most out of this course. First, you'll need to have a recent version of both PowerPoint and Excel so that you can try out the techniques as we go through. Ideally, you'll be using either Microsoft 365 or 2021 as we'll touch on a couple of the newer features such as dynamic arrays, which are not available in previous versions. If you're using an older version, that's fine, but there might be a couple of features you won't have access to. So that you can work along with me, I've made available all the files that I use for demonstration, as well as the completed versions, which you'll generally find hidden on the same tab. You'll also need a few skills. You don't need to be an Excel expert or a PowerPoint power user to benefit from this course, but we will assume some basic knowledge. You should know how to navigate in Excel and how to create a basic chart. There are also some references to some more advanced Excel tools, which have been used in the examples, and there are plenty of other courses in the LinkedIn Learning Library you can take if you wish to explore those areas further. In PowerPoint, you should be able to create a basic presentation. You should also know how to insert objects, like pictures, SmartArt, or the charts that you would create in Excel. You should be comfortable with the basics of PowerPoint animation. Okay, let's dive right in.

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