To deliver a compelling presentation to your audience, you need to get the most out of PowerPoint's powerful features. In this comprehensive guide to PowerPoint 2007, experienced author and trainer Faithe Wempen shows you how to do both. You'll get up to speed on PowerPoint's new interface and the Ribbon-while you also find out what contributes to a good presentation, such as choosing the right amount and style of information for your audience.
* Format with Layouts, Themes, and Master slides
* Integrate drawings, charts, or data from a variety of sources
* Get beyond bullet points and reading slides full of text and learn to engage your audience during your presentation
* Add sound effects, music, animation, and video
* Present from multiple monitors and separate computers
* Design interactive or self-running kiosk shows
Use SmartArt to quickly turn plain text into graphics
Create professional-looking charts with a few mouse clicks
Use any shape as a photo frame, and use WordArt for text effects
What's on the CD-ROM?
You'll find more than 500 professionally designed PowerPoint templates and backgrounds that you can use in your own PowerPoint presentations.
Please see Appendix C for details.
Also in the Book
Four special project labs highlight complete presentations that show a variety of ways to create content.
* Presenting Content Without Bulleted Lists
* Creating the Illusion of Movement with Static Graphics
* Designing a Menu-Based Navigational System
* Creating a Classroom Game
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