Powerpoint 2007 for Starters

by Veer, Emily A. Vander

• ISBN13: 9780596528317
• ISBN10: 0596528310
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-25
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Fast-paced and easy to read, this new guide teaches you the basics of PowerPoint 2007 so you can start using the program right away. The new PowerPoint is radically different from previous versions, but with this book, you can breeze through the new user interface and its timesaving features in no time. For PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft redesigned the user interface completely, adding a tabbed toolbar that makes every feature easy to locate. With clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, lots of illustrations, and plenty of friendly advice, this For Starters Manual is the perfect primer for anyone who wants to create effective presentations with PowerPoint 2007.

Author Biography

E. A. Vander Veer started out in the software trenches, lexing and yaccing and writing shell scripts with the best of them. She remained busy and happy for years writing C++ programs and wresting data from recalcitrant databases until reaching the proverbial fork in the road, when she chose the dark path-marketing. After a stint as an Object Technology Evangelist (yes, that's an actual job title), she found a way to unite all of her passions: writing about cool computer stuff in prose any human being can understand. Books followed-over a dozen so far-including JavaScript for Dummies, XML Blueprints, and the fine tome you're holding right now. Her articles appear in online and print publications including Byte, CNET, Salon.com, WEBTechniques, CNN.com, and a bunch you've never heard of. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and daughter. Email: [e-mail].

Table of Contents

The Missing Credits

Introduction

creating Slideshows

Creating a Basic Presentation

Beginning a New Presentation

Creating a New Presentation from Scratch

Creating a Presentation from an Existing Template, Theme, or Presentation

Choosing a Theme for Your Presentation

Adding Text

Adding Text to an Existing Text Box

Adding a New Text BoxAdding More Slides

Moving Around Inside a Presentation

Navigating with the Scroll Bar

Navigation with the Slides and Outline Tabs

Using Find

Adding Speaker Notes

Creating and Printing Handouts

Saving and Closing a Presentation

Running a Presentation

Editing Slides

Editing Text

Selecting Text

Cutting Text

Copying Text

Pasting Text

Moving Text

Deleting Text

Reversing an Action (Undo)Finding and Replacing Text Automatically

Checking Spelling

Adding Special Characters

Formatting and Aligning Your Text

Automating Text Formatting

Using AutoFormat

Using AutoFit

Manually Formatting

Text Appearance

Changing the Font

Changing Font Size

Bolding, Italicizing, and Underlining Text

Changing Text Color and Background Color

Adding Special Text Effects

Manually Aligning and Indenting Text

Aligning Text and Creating Columns

Creating Lists

Changing Indents

Changing Tab Stops

Changing Text Direction

Formatting Text Boxes

Formatting and Laying Out Your Slides

Changing Slide Layout

Applying a Canned Layout

Switching Orientation from Landscape to Portrait (and Back)Repositioning Text Boxes

Help for Positioning Text Boxes: Zoom, Guides, and Grid

Changing Background Color

Adding a Gradient Effect

Reapplying Themes, Colors, and Fonts

Reapplying a Theme

Reapplying a Color Scheme

Reapplying a Font

Editing Your Slideshow

Viewing Multiple SlidesSlides Pane

Slide Sorter View

Adding, Deleting, and Moving Slides

Adding Blank Slides

Deleting Slides

Moving Slides

Duplicating Slides

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Slides

Inserting Slides from Other Slideshows

Editing Slide and Layout Masters

Applying Multiple Slide Masters

Adding Headers and Footers

Adding Footers to Your Slides

Adding Headers and Footers to Notes Pages and Handouts

Adding Charts, Diagrams, and Tables

Creating Charts

Choosing a Chart Type

Creating a Chart

Customizing Charts with Prebuilt Layouts and Styles

Creating Diagrams

Adding Diagrams to Slides

Turning Lists into Diagrams

Applying Prebuilt Styles and Color Themes to Diagrams

Tweaking Diagrams

Creating Tables

Creating a Basic Table

Tweaking Tables

Resizing Tables

Repositioning Tables

Deleting Tables

delivering Slideshows

Delivering Presentations

Setting Up a Slideshow

Choosing a Slideshow Mode

Hiding Individual Slides

Setting Up a Speaker Notes Screen

Setting Up Automatic Timing

Looping Continuously

Slideshows for Multiple Audiences

Creating a Custom Slideshow

Editing a Custom Slideshow

Presenting Your Slideshow

Creating PowerPoint Shows

Emailing Your Presentation

Packaging Presentations for CD

Optimizing Presentations

Choose Insert over Dragging or Pasting

Recycle Your Images

Get Rid of Invisible Stuff

Compress Your Images

Don''t Embed Fonts (But If You Have To, Do So Wisely)

Printing Presentations

Printing Slides (One Slide per Page)

Handouts (Multiple Slides per Page)

Overhead Transparencies

Speaker Notes

Presentation Outline

Beyond Bullet Points-graphics and transitions

Putting Images on Slides

Drawing on SlidesDrawing Lines and Shapes

Drawing Connectors

Modifying Drawings

Selecting Lines and Shapes

Applying Shape Styles

Modifying Lines, Connectors, and Shape Outlines

Modifying the Inside of a Shape

Applying Special Effects

Rotating Drawings

Repositioning Lines and Shapes

Resizing Drawings

Changing the Type of a Shape or Connector

Adding Text to Shapes

Reshaping and Distorting Shapes

Aligning Shapes and Lines

Adding Pictures from Other Programs

Inserting a Picture Stored on Your Computer

Adding Built-in Clip Art Drawings

Modifying Pictures

Applying a Picture Style

Recoloring Your Picture

Making Your Picture Transparent

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast

Applying Special Effects

Cropping Your Picture

Applying a Picture to a S

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