Chapter 1. Creating a Basic Presentation
| PowerPoint 2007 is the great equalizer. Even if you're familiar with previous versions of PowerPoint, when it comes to PowerPoint 2007 you're pretty much in the same boat as someone who's never even heard of presentation software. That's because the entire PowerPoint interface has changed. As you saw in the Introduction, Microsoft has done away with toolbars , renamed and reorganized menu options, and even axed a couple of features. Fortunately, the new interface makes quite a bit of sense once you get used to it. That's what this chapter is for: to familiarize you with PowerPoint 2007 by walking you through the creation of a basic bullets-and-background slideshow presentation. You'll learn how to create a new slideshow, choose a look and feel, add text and slides, print speaker notes and handouts, and finally, how to unveil your masterpiece. Note: Part 3 shows you how to jazz up your basic slideshow with diagrams, charts , sounds, animations, and more.  |
