PowerPoint 2007 bible - Faithe Wempen

To deliver a compelling presentation to your audience, you need to get the most out of PowerPoints powerful features. In this comprehensive guide to PowerPoint 2007, experienced author and trainer Faithe Wempen shows you how to do both. Youll get up to speed on PowerPoints 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

Whats on the CD-ROM?

Youll 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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