| Experienced PowerPoint presenters will find the book full of coverage of Microsoft's new Office user interface for PowerPoint, including the innovative Ribbon. Some of the topics covered include:
- Getting familiar with PowerPoint, the new tabs & Ribbon, the Office menu, SmartArt, & PowerPoint views; Delivering an effective presentation from identifying your audience & purpose through developing the content & rehearsing to preparing the room & equipment and finally getting on stage;
- Working with slides, text, and text formatting including the right fonts for your presentation format; Laying out slides and presentations with layouts, masters,backgrounds, and the new PowerPoint 2007 Themes;
- Working with tables and including tabular material & data from Word or Excel; Drawing, working with photos & using charts, clip art, and PowerPoint 2007's new SmartArt;
- Adding sound effects, music, video, and soundtracks; Creating animations & transitions;
- Supporting your audience & presentation with handouts, speaker notes, & outlines;
- Working with PowerPoints live presentation tools including on-screen controls, backup slides, custom shows, preparing your presentation for use on another computer, and preparing your AV equipment or projectors; Building other presentation types including a self-running kiosk and a web & CD/DVD presentations;
- Sharing & collaborating on presentations on a LAN or using the new SharePoint Slide Library; 4 special labs to help you put all of your PowerPoint skills to us in great content including presenting content with out Bullet lists.
On the CD-ROM: 500+ ready-to-use PowerPoint templates, backgrounds & themes. | |
