Fast-paced and easy to read, this new book teaches you the basics of PowerPoint 2007 so you can start using the program right away. This concise guide shows readers how to work with PowerPoint's most useful features and its completely redesigned interface. With clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, lots of illustrations, and plenty of timesaving advice, PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual will quickly teach you to:
* Create, save, set up, run, and print a basic bullets-and-background slideshow
* Learn how to add pictures, sound, video, animated effects, and controls (buttons and links) to your slides
* Discover how to incorporate text, spreadsheets, and animations created in other programs
The new PowerPoint is radically different from previous versions. Over the past decade, PowerPoint has grown in complexity, but its once-simple toolbar has been packed with so many features that not even the pros could find them all. For PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft redesigned the user interface completely, adding a tabbed toolbar that makes every feature easy to locate.
Unfortunately, Microsoft's documentation is as scant as ever, so even if you find the features you need, you still may not know what to do with them. But with this book, you can breeze through the new user interface and its timesaving features in no time. PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual is the perfect primer for anyone who needs to create effective presentations.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-596-52831-7 (9780596528317)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
E. A. Vander Veer has authored or edited fourteen books to date (including this fine tome). Her work has appeared in dozens of on-and offline publications, including Byte, The Writer, Salon.com, and CNN.com. Currently, she lives in Minnesota with her husband and daughter.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
The Missing Credits
Introduction
Part One: creating Slideshows
Chapter 1. Creating a Basic Presentation
Beginning a New Presentation
Creating a New Presentation from Scratch
Creating a Presentation from an Existing Template, Theme, or Presentation
Choosing a Theme for Your Presentation
Adding Text
Adding Text to an Existing Text Box
Adding a New Text Box
Adding More Slides
Moving Around Inside a Presentation
Navigating with the Scroll Bar
Navigation with the Slides and Outline Tabs
Using Find
Adding Speaker Notes
Creating and Printing Handouts
Saving and Closing a Presentation
Running a Presentation
Chapter 2. Editing Slides
Editing Text
Selecting Text
Cutting Text
Copying Text
Pasting Text
Moving Text
Deleting Text
Reversing an Action (Undo)
Finding and Replacing Text Automatically
Checking Spelling
Adding Special Characters
Chapter 3. Formatting and Aligning Your Text
Automating Text Formatting
Using AutoFormat
Using AutoFit
Manually Formatting Text Appearance
Changing the Font
Changing Font Size
Bolding, Italicizing, and Underlining Text
Changing Text Color and Background Color
Adding Special Text Effects
Manually Aligning and Indenting Text
Aligning Text and Creating Columns
Creating Lists
Changing Indents
Changing Tab Stops
Changing Text Direction
Formatting Text Boxes
Chapter 4. Formatting and Laying Out Your Slides
Changing Slide Layout
Applying a Canned Layout
Switching Orientation from Landscape to Portrait (and Back)
Repositioning Text Boxes
Help for Positioning Text Boxes: Zoom, Guides, and Grid
Changing Background Color
Adding a Gradient Effect
Reapplying Themes, Colors, and Fonts
Reapplying a Theme
Reapplying a Color Scheme
Reapplying a Font
Chapter 5. Editing Your Slideshow
Viewing Multiple Slides
Slides Pane
Slide Sorter View
Adding, Deleting, and Moving Slides
Adding Blank Slides
Deleting Slides
Moving Slides
Duplicating Slides
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Slides
Inserting Slides from Other Slideshows
Editing Slide and Layout Masters
Applying Multiple Slide Masters
Adding Headers and Footers
Adding Footers to Your Slides
Adding Headers and Footers to Notes Pages and Handouts
Chapter 6. Adding Charts, Diagrams, and Tables
Creating Charts
Choosing a Chart Type
Creating a Chart
Customizing Charts with Prebuilt Layouts and Styles
Creating Diagrams
Adding Diagrams to Slides
Turning Lists into Diagrams
Applying Prebuilt Styles and Color Themes to Diagrams
Tweaking Diagrams
Creating Tables
Creating a Basic Table
Tweaking Tables
Resizing Tables
Repositioning Tables
Deleting Tables
Part Two: delivering Slideshows
Chapter 7. Delivering Presentations
Setting Up a Slideshow
Choosing a Slideshow Mode
Hiding Individual Slides
Setting Up a Speaker Notes Screen
Setting Up Automatic Timing
Looping Continuously
Slideshows for Multiple Audiences
Creating a Custom Slideshow
Editing a Custom Slideshow
Presenting Your Slideshow
Creating PowerPoint Shows
Emailing Your Presentation
Packaging Presentations for CD
Optimizing Presentations
Choose Insert over Dragging or Pasting
Recycle Your Images
Get Rid of Invisible Stuff
Compress Your Images
Don't Embed Fonts (But If You Have To, Do So Wisely)
Chapter 8. Printing Presentations
Printing Slides (One Slide per Page)
Handouts (Multiple Slides per Page)
Overhead Transparencies
Speaker Notes
Presentation Outline
Part Three: Beyond Bullet Points-graphics and transitions
Chapter 9. Putting Images on Slides
Drawing on Slides
Drawing Lines and Shapes
Drawing Connectors
Modifying Drawings
Selecting Lines and Shapes
Applying Shape Styles
Modifying Lines, Connectors, and Shape Outlines
Modifying the Inside of a Shape
Applying Special Effects
Rotating Drawings
Repositioning Lines and Shapes
Resizing Drawings
Changing the Type of a Shape or Connector
Adding Text to Shapes
Reshaping and Distorting Shapes
Aligning Shapes and Lines
Adding Pictures from Other Programs
Inserting a Picture Stored on Your Computer
Adding Built-in Clip Art Drawings
Modifying Pictures
Applying a Picture Style
Recoloring Your Picture
Making Your Picture Transparent
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
Applying Special Effects
Cropping Your Picture
Applying a Picture to a Slide Background
Chapter 10. Slide Transitions
Slide Transitions
Types of Transitions
Adding Transitions Between Slides
Appendix. Getting Help
Index
