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Put your presentations on the Web - details inside
Perk up your presentations with sound, video, and animation effects
Create slide shows that grab your audience's attention and make you look good! Got a big presentation coming up? Don't worry! From formatting text and working with templates to clip art, diagrams, animations, and other cool stuff, this friendly guide walks you through PowerPoint basics and beyond - and shows you step-by-step how to build a presentation that'll make your audience say "Wow!"
Discover how to: Work with outlines and templates Add pictures and use drawing tools Jazz things up with multimedia and special effects Collaborate on Web presentations Deal with goofs and glitches
The Dummies Way(TM) Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun
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Synopsis
PowerPoint 2002 For Dummies covers the essentials you need to know to create presentation slides, dress them up using templates and graphics, add sound and animation, and make your presentation in a business or Internet setting. Plus, this friendly guide covers the newest features included with PowerPoint including the updated interface.
About the Author
Doug Lowe's 20-plus For Dummies guides have given folks the lowdown on everything from networking and Internet Explorer to MSN.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
PART I: Basic PowerPoint 2002 Stuff.
Chapter 1: Opening Ceremonies.
Chapter 2: Editing Slides.
Chapter 3: Outlining Your Presentation.
Chapter 4: Doing It with Style.
Chapter 5: Don't Forget Your Notes!
Chapter 6: Printing Your Presentation.
Chapter 7: Show Time!
Chapter 8: Help!
PART II: Making Your Slides Look Mahvelous.
Chapter 9: Fabulous Text Formats.
Chapter 10: Working with Pictures and Clip Art.
Chapter 11: When I Am Old, I Shall Make My Slides Purple.
Chapter 12: Yes, Master! (Igor's Favorite Chapter).
Chapter 13: All About Templates.
PART III: Neat Things You Can Put on Your Slides.
Chapter 14: Drawing on Your Slides.
Chapter 15: Inserting a Diagram.
Chapter 16: Charting for Fun and Profit.
Chapter 17: Other Ways to Embellish Your Slides.
PART IV: The Special Effects Department.
Chapter 18: Lights! Camera! Action! (Adding Sound and Video).
Chapter 19: Animation: It Ain't Disney, But It Sure Is Fun.
PART V: PowerPoint and the Net.
Chapter 20: Going Online with PowerPoint.
Chapter 21: Working with Hyperlinks and Action Buttons.
Chapter 22: Creating Web Pages with PowerPoint.
Chapter 23: Online Collaborations.
PART VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 24: Ten PowerPoint Commandments.
Chapter 25: Ten Tips for Creating Readable Slides.
Chapter 26: Ten Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake.
Chapter 27: Ten Things That Often Go Wrong.
Chapter 28: Ten PowerPoint Shortcuts.
Chapter 29: Ten Things That Didn't Fit Anywhere Else.
Chapter 30: Ten New Features of PowerPoint 2002.
Index.
Book Registration Information.