Chapter 1. What s the Point?

Chapter 1. What's the Point?

In this chapter

  • Learn what PowerPoint is all about

  • Discover how PowerPoint can help you communicate better

  • Avoid common pitfalls

  • See examples of unexpected uses for PowerPoint

  • Learn what's new in PowerPoint 2003

Unless you've led a cloistered life over the past few years, chances are good that you've seen a PowerPoint slide show. From the corporate boardroom to the university classroom to the neighborhood church, PowerPoint is being used to visually communicate information that not long ago would only have been spoken or, at best, supplemented with printed handouts.

Like everyone else, you too want to "do" a PowerPoint slide show. After all, how hard could it be? Besides, you want to keep up with the rest of the world. So you've decided it's about time to learn how to use this nifty program. This book is here to help, whether you're brand new to computers or an experienced computer user adding PowerPoint to your repertoire of useful tools.

This chapter provides the information you need to decide whether you should learn to use PowerPoint. Is this program the greatest thing to come along since the computer was invented, or is it just going to complicate your life? Can you really use PowerPoint effectively, or will it get in the way of your doing what you already do so well? I come to this topic with a fair amount of everyday experience, painfully aware of the challenges and pitfalls you'll encounter but confident that once you learn what PowerPoint is and does, you'll also come to the conclusion that PowerPoint can be a great tool. Used properly, PowerPoint can help you communicate, persuade, inspire, motivate, convince, and educate.



Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
Absolute Beginners Guide to Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
ISBN: 0789729695
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 154
Authors: Read Gilgen

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