Cutting Edge PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; How to Use This Book; What You Don't Need to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Powering Up PowerPoint; Chapter 1: PowerPointing with the Best of Them; Chapter 2: Empowering Your PowerPoint Program; Chapter 3: Color Is Life; Chapter 4: Masters and Layouts, Templates and Themes; Part Ii: Achieving Visual Appeal; Chapter 5: Shape Magic. Chapter 6: Working with Fills, Lines, and EffectsChapter 7: Drawing in PowerPoint; Chapter 8: Dressing Up the Text Stuff; Chapter 9: Adding Images to Your Presentations; Chapter 10: Pulling in SmartArt, Charts, Equations, and Maps; Part Iii: Adding Motion, Sound, and Effects; Chapter 11: Listening and Watching: The Sound and Movie Stuff; Chapter 12: Moving On with Animations and Transitions; Part Vi: Communicating Beyond the PowerPoint Program; Chapter 13: Interactivity and Linking; Chapter 14: Preparing and Delivering Your Awesome Presentation. Chapter 15: Distributing, Repurposing, and ExtendingPart V: The Part of Tens; Chapter 16: My Ten Favorite PowerPoint Tips; Chapter 17: Ten Solutions to PowerPoint Problems; Appendix: About the Cd; Bonus Chapter; Index; Color Insert.
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Get ready to add punch and pizzazz to your presentations and wow your audience using the latest PowerPoint techniques. This friendly book/CD-ROM combo covers all of the new features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, including interface changes, presentation themes, multimedia, the Slide Library, and more. The guide introduces you to the elements of PowerPoint: text; background, images, and info-graphics; shapes; fills, lines, and effects; sound and video; animations and transitions; and interactivity, flow, and navigation. Packed with numerous tips, shortcuts, workarounds, and timesaving technique.