| | Copyright |
| | About the Author |
| | Acknowledgments |
| | We Want to Hear from You! |
| | Introduction |
| | | Who This Book Is For |
| | | The PowerPoint Program |
| | | Some Key Terms |
| | | Things to Keep in Mind |
| | | How to Use This Book |
| | | Conventions Used in This Book |
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| | Part I: Getting Started with PowerPoint |
| | | Chapter 1. What's the Point? |
| | | What PowerPoint Does |
| | | How Effective Is PowerPoint? |
| | | PowerPoint in the Real World |
| | | What's New in PowerPoint 2003 |
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| | | Chapter 2. PowerPoint QuickStart |
| | | Creating Your First Title Slide |
| | | Adding Slides |
| | | Working with PowerPoint Views |
| | | Moving from Slide to Slide |
| | | Understanding the Elements of a PowerPoint Slide |
| | | Making a Presentation |
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| | | Chapter 3. PowerPoint Basics |
| | | Finding Your Way Around the PowerPoint Screen |
| | | Starting with a Template |
| | | Saving and Retrieving a PowerPoint Presentation |
| | | Printing Slides from a Presentation |
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| | Part II: Creating Slide Show Content |
| | | Chapter 4. Organizing a Presentation |
| | | Focusing on the Audience |
| | | Creating Content by Outlining |
| | | Using Slides from Another Slide Show |
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| | | Chapter 5. Working with Text Objects |
| | | Understanding PowerPoint Slide Layers and Objects |
| | | Creating Title Boxes |
| | | Working with Bullet Boxes |
| | | Using the Spelling Checker |
| | | Using the Style Checker |
| | | Inserting Text Boxes |
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| | | Chapter 6. Working with Graphic Objects |
| | | Inserting Clip Art |
| | | Inserting Bitmap Images |
| | | Saving Images Created in PowerPoint |
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| | | Chapter 7. Creating Drawing Objects |
| | | Using the Drawing Toolbar |
| | | Adding Lines, Closed Shapes, and AutoShapes |
| | | Modifying and Formatting Shapes |
| | | Combining Shapes and Other Objects |
| | | Using WordArt Objects |
| | | Saving Drawing Images Created in PowerPoint |
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| | | Chapter 8. Organizing Information by Using Tables |
| | | Inserting a Table in PowerPoint |
| | | Formatting Tables |
| | | Drawing a Custom Table |
| | | Importing Tables from Word or Excel |
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| | | Chapter 9. Presenting Numbers by Using Data Charts |
| | | Inserting a Data Chart |
| | | An Overview of the Microsoft Graph Program |
| | | Understanding Chart Types and Purposes |
| | | Entering Chart Data |
| | | Modifying Chart Elements |
| | | Working with Charts As Objects |
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| | | Chapter 10. Using Diagrams and Organization Charts |
| | | Adding a Diagram |
| | | Inserting an Organization Chart |
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| | Part III: Making the Slide Show Active and Interactive |
| | | Chapter 11. Animating Slide Show Objects |
| | | Understanding What Animation Can Do |
| | | Using Preset Animation Schemes |
| | | Choosing Slide Transitions |
| | | Creating Custom Animations |
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| | | Chapter 12. Letting Action Settings Work for You |
| | | Using PowerPoint to Launch Actions |
| | | Adding Action Settings to PowerPoint Objects |
| | | Creating and Modifying Action Buttons |
| | | Using Hyperlinks |
| | | Creating a Nonlinear Presentation |
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| | Part IV: Preparing and Presenting the Slide Show |
| | | Chapter 13. Preparing a Slide Show for Presentation |
| | | Using the Slide Sorter |
| | | Hiding Slides |
| | | Changing Slide Transitions |
| | | Changing Slide Backgrounds |
| | | Creating Speaker Notes |
| | | Creating Custom Slide Shows |
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| | | Chapter 14. Preparing to Make a Presentation |
| | | Playing a Slide Show |
| | | Rehearsing a Presentation |
| | | Exploring Contingency Options |
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| | | Chapter 15. Making a Presentation |
| | | Preparing the Room |
| | | Preparing the Equipment |
| | | Choreographing Speaker/Audience Interaction |
| | | Handling Unexpected Problems |
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| | | Chapter 16. Learning the Elements of Effective Presentations |
| | | Understanding an Audience |
| | | Getting the Content Right |
| | | Capturing and Maintaining Interest |
| | | Making Color, Font, and Font Size Work for You |
| | | Getting Results from a Presentation |
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| | Part V: Making the Slide Show Available in Print and on the Web |
| | | Chapter 17. Printing a Presentation |
| | | Printing Slides |
| | | Printing Notes |
| | | Creating Handouts |
| | | Creating Overhead Transparencies or Film Slides |
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| | | Chapter 18. Publishing to the Web |
| | | What Is a Web-Based Presentation? |
| | | Modifying a Presentation for the Web |
| | | Explanation |
| | | Working with Hyperlinks |
| | | Saving a Presentation As a Web Page |
| | | Transferring a Web Page to a Web Server |
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| | Part VI: Beyond the Basics |
| | | Chapter 19. Adding Multimedia Elements |
| | | Understanding the Uses for Multimedia |
| | | Adding Sound Objects |
| | | Adding Video Objects |
| | | Using PowerPoint As a Multimedia Manager |
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| | | Chapter 20. Customizing PowerPoint |
| | | Creating Custom Templates |
| | | Customizing Toolbars and Menus |
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| | | Chapter 21. Looking Beyond the Basics |
| | | A Survey of Advanced PowerPoint Features |
| | | Additional Resources |
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| | Index |