PowerPoint 2000! : I Didn't Know You Could Do That...

by Miller, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780782127874
• ISBN10: 0782127878
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

PowerPoint 2000 users who want to make their presentations stand out from the crowd will find this book useful. It's filled with little-known secrets and practical advice and comes with a CD packed with valuable templates, plug-ins, and tools.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xii
PREPARING THE PERFECT PRESENTATION	1	(16)
Know the PowerPoint 2000 Basics	2	(2)
Plan and Pace Your Presentation	4	(4)
Pick Your Media	8	(2)
Create a Summary Slide	10	(1)
Turn One Presentation into Many	11	(3)
Prep Your Speakers	14	(3)
TRENDY TEMPLATES AND BOSS BACKGROUNDS	17	(28)
Use Predesigned Presentation Templates	18	(5)
Create Your Own Templates	23	(4)
Pick the Right Colors	27	(3)
Fade for Effect	30	(4)
Use a Picture as a Background	34	(4)
Get Embossed	38	(1)
Animate Your Background	39	(2)
Create Your Own Borders	41	(4)
TERRIFIC TEXT	45	(26)
Pick the Right Font--and Get a Bigger Font Collection	46	(2)
Use Different Fonts	48	(3)
Size Matters	51	(2)
Make Your Text Pop!	53	(2)
Put a Background behind Your Text	55	(2)
Add Text Anywhere	57	(2)
Create Customized Bullets	59	(3)
Get Creative with WordArt	62	(2)
Align Your Data with Columns and Tables	64	(7)
GREAT GRAPHICS	71	(32)
Enhance Your Slides with Pictures and Clip Art	72	(4)
Add Fancy Graphics with PowerPlugs SuperShapes	76	(5)
Steal That Picture!	81	(2)
Edit Your Graphics	83	(1)
Make Your Pictures Transparent	84	(2)
Draw Your Own Pictures	86	(1)
Align and Distribute Your Graphics	87	(2)
Layer Multiple Graphics	89	(1)
Group and Move---or Ungroup and Edit	90	(2)
Add Depth to Your Graphics	92	(1)
Make Your Graphics Three-Dimensional	93	(2)
Add Pizzazz to Your Pictures with OfficeExpress 2000	95	(3)
Add Sophisticated Special Effects with PowerPlugs PhotoActive FX	98	(5)
CHILLIN' CHARTS	103	(46)
Present Your Numbers Graphically	104	(4)
Remove Those Borders!	108	(2)
Add Some Depth to a 2-D Chart	110	(1)
Work in Three Dimensions	110	(8)
Get a Little Perspective	118	(2)
Gradate Your Graph	120	(2)
Change Your Scale	122	(2)
Bake a Perfect Pie	124	(6)
Make a Chart with Different Shapes and Pictures	130	(3)
Combine Two Sets of Data on One Chart	133	(2)
Make Your Chart Grow!	135	(2)
Save a Custom Chart Type	137	(1)
Create Better and More Complex Org Charts	138	(3)
Create 3-D Rendered Charts with PowerPlugs Charts	141	(8)
TREMENDOUS TRANSITIONS	149	(16)
Build Your Text Line by Line (or Letter by Letter!)	150	(3)
Make Your Pictures Move	153	(2)
Import Animated GIFs	155	(1)
Create Fancy Slide Transitions	156	(3)
Create Television-Style 3-D Transitions with PowerPlugs Transitions	159	(6)
AWESOME AUDIO AND VIDEO	165	(18)
Add Music and Sounds to Your Presentation	166	(6)
Narrate Your Presentation	172	(2)
Add Automatic Narration with KartaNarrator	174	(4)
Put a Movie in Your Slideshow	178	(2)
Get Shocked with Shockwave	180	(3)
IMPORT AND EXPORT	183	(30)
Link and Embed Any Kind of Object	184	(7)
Reformat Imported Text---Or Just Import It Better	191	(3)
Line Things Up with Word Tables	194	(5)
Run the Numbers with Excel Spreadsheets	199	(4)
Reuse an Excel Chart	203	(2)
Simplify Imported Data for Presentation Purposes	205	(2)
Use Word to Print Meeting Minutes and Action Items	207	(2)
Use Word to Create Better Handouts	209	(1)
Create a Presentation from a Word Outline---and Vice Versa	210	(3)
ENHANCE AND AUTOMATE	213	(22)
Run a Presentation---Automatically	214	(2)
Make Your Presentation Clickable	216	(4)
Create a Branching Presentation	220	(2)
Automate Boring Tasks with Macros	222	(4)
Program a Presentation with VBA	226	(9)
PRINT AND PUBLISH	235	(20)
Print Your Presentation---Professionally	236	(2)
Print in Black and White	238	(3)
Send Your Presentation to a Slide Service	241	(1)
Publish Your Presentation on the Web	242	(6)
Broadcast Your Presentation	248	(7)
SHARE AND SHOW	255	(24)
Review and Comment on a Presentation	256	(1)
Share Your Presentation via E-mail	257	(3)
Collaborate on a Group Presentation	260	(2)
Package Your Presentation for Any Computer---Even If PowerPoint Isn't Installed!	262	(4)
Customize Your Presentation for Different Equipment	266	(1)
Troubleshoot Projection Problems	267	(3)
Plan and Play with Two Monitors	270	(1)
Turn Your Presentation into a ``Chalk Talk''	271	(1)
Take Notes during Your Presentation	272	(2)
Control the Show	274	(2)
Make Your Presentation Run as a Show	276	(1)
Make Any Presentation More Professional	277	(2)
Index	279