Teach Yourself Power Point 2007

by Stephen, Moira

• ISBN13: 9780071497114
• ISBN10: 0071497110
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Are you new to PowerPoint? Do you want your presentation to make an impact? Do you need to brush up on your presentation skills? PowerPoint 2007 is a comprehensive guide to this powerful presentation application that is suitable for all beginners. From the planning of your presentation through to its delivery, this book will help you all the way. It progresses steadily from the basics to more advanced features and includes time-saving shortcuts and practical advice. An invaluable resource for all PowerPoint users. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Moira Stephen has written many computer books and is a college lecturer in further and higher education.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Getting started	p. 1
Introducing PowerPoint	p. 2
System requirements	p. 3
Installing PowerPoint	p. 3
PowerPoint objects	p. 4
Starting PowerPoint	p. 5
The PowerPoint window	p. 5
Ribbon and tabs	p. 6
Quick Access toolbar	p. 8
Ribbon keyboard shortcuts	p. 10
Status bar configuration	p. 11
Help	p. 12
Research	p. 15
Design tips	p. 16
Exiting PowerPoint	p. 19
Basic powerpoint skills	p. 20
File handling	p. 21
View options	p. 27
Outline and Slides pane	p. 29
Notes pane	p. 29
Hide/Restore panes	p. 30
Moving through the slides	p. 30
File formats	p. 31
Working with slides	p. 35
Adding and deleting slides	p. 36
Moving or copying a slide	p. 37
Formatting text	p. 38
Paragraph formatting	p. 41
Bullet points	p. 43
Slide layout	p. 48
Themes	p. 48
Comments	p. 51
Headers and footers	p. 53
Shapes	p. 55
Basic object handling skills	p. 56
Shapes command buttons	p. 57
Some more options	p. 60
WordArt	p. 63
Charts	p. 66
Creating a chart	p. 67
Move, resize and delete charts	p. 69
Editing source data	p. 70
Chart type	p. 72
Chart styles and layouts	p. 73
More formatting options	p. 75
Default chart	p. 76
Special effects	p. 77
Copying a chart from Excel	p. 80
SmarfArt, movies and sound	p. 82
Organization chart	p. 83
More SmartArt	p. 88
Animation	p. 89
Movies	p. 90
Sound	p. 91
Tables and images	p. 94
Create a table	p. 95
Table handling skills	p. 97
Cell formatting	p. 99
Table styles	p. 101
Excel table	p. 102
Clip art	p. 103
Pictures	p. 106
Photo Album	p. 107
Master slides	p. 112
Templates and master slides	p. 113
Slide Master view	p. 114
New master slide	p. 116
Insert a slide layout	p. 117
Handout Master	p. 119
Notes Master	p. 119
Animations	p. 121
Adding an animation effect	p. 122
Customizing animations	p. 124
Transitions	p. 128
Slide show preparation	p. 130
Hide Slide	p. 131
Notes	p. 131
Rehearse Timings	p. 133
Set Up Show	p. 134
Custom Show	p. 136
Printing presentations	p. 138
Giving a slide show	p. 144
Running a slide show	p. 145
Working within your slide show	p. 146
Slide Show Help	p. 149
Package to CD	p. 150
Jumps and links	p. 152
Adding action buttons	p. 153
Adding hyperlinks	p. 155
Editing and deleting buttons and hyperlinks	p. 157
Mixed slide orientation	p. 158
Taking it further	p. 161
Index	p. 163
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