PowerPoint 2013 Absolute Beginner's Guide

by Rutledge, Patrice-Anne

• ISBN13: 9780789750631
• ISBN10: 0789750635
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-02-14
• Publisher: Que Publishing

Summary

Make the most of PowerPoint 2013 -- without becoming a technical expert! PowerPoint 2013 Absolute Beginner's Guideis the fastest way to get comfortable and productive with the newest version of PowerPoint, use its powerful new collaboration, sharing, and social network integration tools, and extend PowerPoint to the web and the latest mobile devices. Whether you're new to PowerPoint or you're one of 500,000,000+ individuals who's used previous versions, this book will show you how to do exactly what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. World-renowned PowerPoint tutorial author Patrice-Anne Rutledge reveals PowerPoint 2013's power, helps you quickly master its updated interface, and teaches how to: * Create, organize, format, and save basic presentations in just minutes * Effectively use text, visuals, themes, backgrounds, lists, tables, and more * Quickly outline your presentation -- or insert an outline from another pgoram * Efficiently review presentations * Supercharge presentations with SmartArt, charts, audio, video, and animation * Present powerhouse slide shows, in person, or on the web * Create great handouts * Customize PowerPoint options, properties, and the Quick Access Toolbar * Use the Microsoft PowerPoint Web App, and access presentations via SkyDrive * Run PowerPoint from mobile devices * Make your presentations stand out with third-party templates, backgrounds, and clip art * Even integrate PowerPoint 2013 with Twitter!

Author Biography

Patrice-Anne Rutledge is a business technology author and consultant who specializes in teaching others to maximize the power of new technologies. Patrice has used—and has trained others to use—PowerPoint for many years, designing presentations for meetings, seminars, trade shows, and worldwide audiences. She is also the author of five previous books about PowerPoint for Pearson Education. She can be reached through her website at www.patricerutledge.com.

Table of Contents

Part I: PowerPoint 2013 Basics

1. Getting Started with PowerPoint 2013

2. Creating a Basic Presentation

 

Part II: Editing and Formatting Presentations

3. Customizing Themes and Backgrounds

4. Working with Text

5. Formatting and Organizing Objects, Slides, and Presentations

6. Working with Tables

7. Outlining Presentations

8. Reviewing Presentations

 

Part III: Working with Images, Illustrations, and Media

9. Working with Images

10. Working with Shapes

11. Working with SmartArt

12. Working with Charts

13. Working with Audio and Video

14. Working with Animation and Transitions

 

Part IV: Making Presentations

15. Presenting a Slide Show

16. Creating and Printing Presentation Materials

17. Sharing and Collaborating on Presentations

 

Part V: Maximizing the Power of PowerPoint

18 Working with Hyperlinks and Action Buttons

19. Customizing PowerPoint

20. Accessing PowerPoint on the Web and Mobile Devices

21. Extending PowerPoint with Third-Party Tools