Powerpoint 2000/98: For Windows and Macintosh

by Altman, Rebecca Bridges

• ISBN13: 9780201354416
• ISBN10: 0201354411
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

Most professionals turn to Microsoft PowerPoint to make their presentations come alive. The latest version, PowerPoint 2000, promises to attract a legion of new converts, lured by its full integration with the other Office 2000 apps and its new and improved formatting and Web features. PowerPoint 2000/98: Visual QuickStart Guide is the quickest, easiest way to learn how to add slides, movie clips, sound, animation--even Web pages--to your presentations using this powerful package.Thanks to the book's straightforward, task-oriented format, you can go directly to the information you need. Like the other titles in Peachpit's Visual QuickStart Guide series, PowerPoint 2000/98: VQS uses hundreds of screenshots and step-by-step instructions to explain the most popular features of PowerPoint, and it covers both the Windows 2000 and Macintosh 98 platforms. Whether you use it as a tutorial or a reference guide, you'll be putting together impressive presentations in no time.

Table of Contents

Introducing PowerPoint	1	(15)
PowerPoint on Windows and Mac OS Computers	3	(1)
Presentation Graphics	4	(2)
The PowerPoint Window (Windows)	6	(1)
Key to the PowerPoint Window (Windows)	7	(1)
The PowerPoint Window (Mac OS)	8	(1)
Key to the PowerPoint Window (Mac OS)	9	(1)
Using PowerPoint Menus	10	(1)
Using Toolbars	11	(1)
Using Shortcut Menus	12	(1)
Using the Office Assistant	13	(2)
A Quick Tour of PowerPoint	15	(16)
Launching PowerPoint	16	(1)
Choosing a Template	17	(1)
Choosing a Layout	18	(1)
Creating a Bulleted List	19	(1)
Creating a Chart	20	(1)
Choosing a Chart Type	21	(1)
Formatting a Chart	22	(1)
Navigating a Presentation	23	(1)
Saving, Opening, and Closing Presentations	24	(1)
Printing a Presentation	25	(1)
Using Normal View (Windows Only)	26	(1)
Using Outline View	27	(1)
Using Slide Sorter View	28	(1)
Viewing a Slide Show	29	(2)
Creating Text Slides	31	(20)
Choosing a Text Layout	32	(1)
Entering Text into a Placeholder	33	(1)
Creating a Text Box	34	(1)
Manipulating Text Placeholders	35	(1)
Moving Text	36	(1)
Using the Spelling Checker	37	(1)
Correcting Mistakes Automatically	38	(1)
Changing Case	39	(1)
Correcting Style Inconsistencies (Windows Only)	40	(1)
Numbering a List Automatically (Windows Only)	41	(1)
Choosing Bullet Shapes	42	(2)
Adjusting Bullet Placement	44	(1)
Changing the Font	45	(1)
Adding Text Effects and Color	46	(1)
Aligning Paragraphs	47	(1)
Formatting a Text Placeholder	48	(1)
Controlling Line and Paragraph Spacing	49	(1)
Copying Formatting Attributes	50	(1)
Inserting Charts	51	(12)
Launching Graph	52	(1)
Chart Terminology	52	(1)
Inserting a Chart Slide	53	(1)
Entering Data	54	(1)
Importing Data	55	(1)
Linking Data	56	(1)
Choosing a Chart Type	57	(1)
Inserting Titles	58	(1)
Inserting Data Labels	59	(1)
Repositioning Data Labels	60	(1)
Revising a Chart	61	(1)
Creating Two Charts on a Slide	62	(1)
Formatting Charts	63	(20)
Formatting Charts	64	(1)
Formatting the Legend	65	(1)
Repositioning the Legend	66	(1)
Changing the Color of a Data Series	67	(1)
Filling a Data Series with Textures or Patterns	68	(1)
Filling a Data Series with a Graphics File	69	(1)
Formatting Data Markers	70	(1)
Inserting/Removing Gridlines	71	(1)
Formatting Gridlines	72	(1)
Formatting Tick Marks	73	(1)
Scaling the Axis	74	(1)
Formatting Axis Numbers	75	(1)
Formatting Chart Text	76	(1)
Adjusting 3-D Effects	77	(1)
Formatting the Plot Area	78	(1)
Choosing a Custom Chart Type	79	(1)
Defining a Custom Chart Type	80	(1)
Applying a User-Defined Chart Type	81	(2)
Creating Pie Charts	83	(18)
Inserting a Pie Slide	84	(1)
Entering Pie Data	85	(1)
Showing Data Labels	86	(1)
Using Leader Lines	87	(1)
Formatting Data Labels	88	(1)
Exploding a Slice	89	(1)
Coloring the Slices	90	(1)
Filling Slices with a Pattern	91	(1)
Rotating a Pie	92	(1)
Formatting 3-D Effects	93	(1)
Resizing and Repositioning a Pie	94	(1)
Creating a Doughnut	95	(1)
Resizing the Doughnut Hole	96	(1)
Creating Linked Pies	97	(1)
Entering Data for Linked Pies	98	(1)
Creating Two Pies on a Slide	99	(2)
Building Organization Charts	101	(14)
Inserting an Org Chart Slide	102	(1)
Entering Text into Boxes	103	(1)
Inserting a Box	104	(1)
Inserting Multiple Boxes	105	(1)
Returning to PowerPoint	106	(1)
Editing an Existing Org Chart	107	(1)
Rearranging Boxes	108	(1)
Selecting Boxes	109	(1)
Choosing a Style	110	(1)
Formatting Box Text	111	(1)
Formatting the Boxes	112	(1)
Formatting the Lines	113	(1)
Zooming In and Out	114	(1)
Creating Tables (Windows)	115	(18)
Inserting a Table Slide	116	(1)
Entering Text into a Table	117	(1)
Selecting Cells	118	(1)
Adjusting Column Widths	119	(1)
Adjusting Row Heights	120	(1)
Inserting Rows and Columns	121	(1)
Deleting Rows and Columns	122	(1)
Formatting Table Text	123	(1)
Adding Borders	124	(2)
Drawing Table Borders	126	(1)
Shading Table Cells	127	(1)
Aligning Text within a Cell	128	(1)
Inserting a Word Table	129	(1)
AutoFormatting a Word Table	130	(1)
Entering Formulas	131	(2)
Creating Tables (Mac OS)	133	(20)
Inserting a Table Slide	134	(1)
Entering Text into a Table	135	(1)
Returning to PowerPoint	136	(1)
Editing an Existing Table	137	(1)
Selecting Cells	138	(1)
Adjusting Column Widths	139	(1)
Setting Column Widths Automatically	140	(1)
Adjusting Row Heights	141	(1)
Inserting Rows and Columns	142	(1)
Deleting Rows and Columns	143	(1)
Formatting Table Text	144	(1)
Adding and Removing Borders	145	(2)
Drawing Table Borders	147	(1)
Shading Table Cells	148	(1)
Aligning Text within a Cell	149	(1)
AutoFormatting a Table	150	(1)
Entering Formulas	151	(2)
Adding Graphical Objects	153	(24)
Drawing Lines	154	(1)
Formatting Lines	155	(1)
Drawing Arrows	156	(1)
Formatting Arrows	157	(1)
Adding Connector Lines	158	(1)
Drawing Rectangles and Squares	159	(1)
Drawing Ovals	160	(1)
Creating Polygons and Freehand Drawings	161	(1)
Using AutoShapes	162	(1)
Customizing AutoShapes	163	(1)
Filling an Object with Color	164	(1)
Filling an Object with a Pattern	165	(1)
Filling an Object with a Graphics File	166	(1)
Adding a Shadow	167	(1)
Adding 3-D Effects	168	(2)
Inserting Clip Art	170	(2)
Searching for Clip Art	172	(2)
Finding Clip Art on the Web (Windows Only)	174	(1)
Inserting Graphics Files	175	(1)
Pasting Graphics	176	(1)
Manipulating Graphical Objects	177	(16)
Using Rulers and Guides	178	(1)
Using Grid Snap	179	(1)
Snapping to Shapes	180	(1)
Zooming In and Out	181	(1)
Displaying a Slide Miniature	182	(1)
Aligning Objects	183	(1)
Spacing Objects Equally	184	(1)
Grouping Objects	185	(1)
Copying Object Attributes	186	(1)
Recoloring a Picture	187	(1)
Scaling an Object	188	(1)
Cropping a Picture	189	(1)
Changing the Stack Order	190	(1)
Rotating Objects	191	(1)
Flipping Objects	192	(1)
Making Global Changes	193	(12)
Changing the Default Colors	194	(1)
Creating Color Schemes	195	(1)
Creating a Gradient Background	196	(1)
Creating a Two-Color Gradient	197	(1)
Replacing a Font	198	(1)
Editing the Slide Master	199	(1)
Inserting a Title Master	200	(1)
Changing the Default Format for Text	201	(1)
Adding Background Items	202	(1)
Inserting Footers	203	(1)
Applying a Template	204	(1)
Working In Outline View	205	(10)
Using Outline View	206	(1)
Outlining a Presentation	207	(1)
Creating Bulleted Lists	208	(1)
Collapsing and Expanding the Outline	209	(1)
Reordering the Slides	210	(1)
Hiding and Displaying Formatting	211	(1)
Importing an Outline	212	(1)
Creating a Summary Slide (Windows Only)	213	(2)
Working in Slide Sorter View	215	(12)
Using Slide Sorter View	216	(1)
Zooming In and Out	217	(1)
Creating a Summary Slide (Windows Only)	218	(1)
Reordering the Slides	219	(1)
Copying Slides	220	(2)
Moving Slides Between Presentations	222	(1)
Copying Slides Between Presentations (Windows)	223	(1)
Copying Slides Between Presentations (Mac OS)	224	(1)
Inserting an Entire Presentation (Windows)	225	(1)
Inserting an Entire Presentation (Mac OS)	226	(1)
Producing a Slide Show	227	(34)
Organizing a Slide Show	228	(1)
Displaying a Slide Show	229	(1)
Navigating to a Slide	230	(1)
Creating Action Buttons	231	(1)
Creating a Return Button	232	(1)
Creating Custom Shows	233	(1)
Viewing a Custom Show	234	(1)
Creating an Agenda Slide	235	(1)
Annotating a Slide	236	(1)
Adding a Transition Effect to a Slide	237	(1)
Adding a Transition Effect to a Slide (cont'd)	238	(1)
Applying Preset Animations	239	(1)
Animating a Bulleted List	240	(2)
Animating Charts	242	(2)
Inserting Movie Clips	244	(2)
Adding Sounds	246	(2)
Playing CD Sound Tracks (Windows)	248	(2)
Playing CD Sound Tracks (Mac OS)	250	(2)
Creating a Self-Running Slide Show	252	(1)
Rehearsing the Slide Show	253	(1)
Creating Meeting Minutes	254	(1)
Creating an Action Item List	255	(1)
Packaging Your Presentation (Windows Only)	256	(1)
Showing Your Presentation on Another Computer	257	(1)
Viewing a Show Outside of PowerPoint	258	(1)
Viewing a Slide Show from Windows	259	(2)
Presentation Output	261	(18)
Selecting a Printer	262	(1)
Previewing Slides in Black and White	263	(1)
Printing Slides	264	(2)
Stopping a Print Job (Windows)	266	(1)
Stopping a Print Job (Mac OS)	267	(1)
Printing the Outline	268	(1)
Adding Speaker Notes	269	(1)
Editing the Notes Master	270	(1)
Printing Speaker Notes	271	(1)
Formatting Handout Pages	272	(1)
Printing Handouts	273	(1)
Producing 35mm Slides Using Genigraphics	274	(1)
Producing 35mm Slides Using a Service Bureau	275	(1)
Creating a PostScript File	276	(3)
Presenting on the Internet	279	(16)
Linking to a Web Site	280	(2)
Saving a Presentation to an FTP Site (Windows)	282	(1)
Designing a Web Page	283	(1)
Creating a Web Page (Windows)	284	(2)
Creating a Web Page (Mac OS)	286	(2)
Viewing a Slide Show in a Web Browser (Windows)	288	(1)
Viewing a Slide Show in a Web Browser (Mac OS)	289	(1)
Publishing a Presentation on the Internet	290	(2)
Scheduling a Broadcast (Windows)	292	(2)
Broadcasting a Presentation (Windows)	294	(1)
Index	295