PowerPoint 2003 Just the Steps For Dummies,9780764574795

PowerPoint 2003 Just the Steps For Dummies

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ISBN13: 9780764574795
ISBN10: 0764574795
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-05-08
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary

Offers an easy-to-navigate design featuring a two-column landscape layout loaded with step-by-step instructions and illustrations to help readers get up to speed fast on key PowerPoint tasks-and create effective and striking presentations Covers creating a new presentation, resizing or moving an object, duplicating a slide, using the outlining toolbar, and adding notes to a slide Shows how to print a presentation, set up a slide show, work with pictures and clip art, color text and objects, modify the slide master, create a template, insert a diagram or chart, add sound and video, and much more

Author Biography

Barbara Obermeier is principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in Ventura, California. She’s the author of Photoshop CS2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies and has contributed as author, coauthor, or technical editor on numerous books. Barb is also a faculty member in the Visual Communication Department at Brooks Institute.

Ted Padova is the author of over 20 computer books. He writes primarily on Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Adobe Illustrator. He is a nationally and internationally known speaker on Adobe Acrobat and digital imaging.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(1)
About This Book
1(1)
Why You Need This Book
1(1)
How This Book Is Organized
2(1)
Get Ready To
2(1)
Part I: Creating A Presentation
3(56)
Getting Started with PowerPoint
5(10)
Start PowerPoint Using the Start Menu
6(1)
Start PowerPoint Using Keyboard Shortcuts
6(1)
Open a Saved Presentation
7(1)
Close a Presentation
7(1)
Create a Blank Presentation
8(1)
Create a Presentation Based on a Template
9(1)
Create a Presentation Using the AutoContent Wizard
10(2)
Change the Opening Default View
12(1)
Change Save Options
12(1)
Save a Presentation
13(1)
Exit PowerPoint
13(2)
Customizing the PowerPoint Interface
15(6)
Customize PowerPoint Tools
16(1)
Show Full Menus
16(1)
Add a Command to a Toolbar
17(1)
Remove a Command from a Toolbar
17(1)
Dock a Toolbar
18(1)
Get Help in PowerPoint
19(1)
Search a Help Topic
20(1)
Use the Research Pane
20(1)
Building Your Presentation and Adding Content
21(12)
Create an Outline
22(1)
Import a Microsoft Word Document
23(1)
Send a Presentation from PowerPoint to Word
24(1)
Change a Slide Master to a Title Master
25(1)
Apply a Slide Template
26(1)
Insert a New Slide
26(1)
Insert a Slide from Another Presentation
27(1)
Display Multiple Presentations
28(1)
Copy a Slide from Another Presentation
28(1)
Paste a Slide from the Clipboard
29(1)
Create a Default Slide Design
30(1)
Edit a Slide Color Scheme
30(1)
Change Selected Slides' Color Schemes
31(1)
Show Large Design Previews
31(2)
Basic Editing Techniques
33(10)
Edit Text on a Slide
34(1)
Move Text on a Slide
34(1)
Move Text on a Master Slide
35(1)
Resize Text Boxes
35(1)
Format Text Attributes
36(1)
Adjust Line and Paragraph Spacing
37(1)
Set Indents and Tabs
38(1)
Add a New Text Placeholder
39(1)
Rotate Text
39(1)
View a Slide Show
40(1)
Organize Slides in the Slide Sorter
41(1)
Delete a Slide
41(1)
Copy and Paste between Slides
42(1)
Advanced Editing and Formatting
43(8)
Add Headers and Footers
44(2)
AutoFormat Text
46(1)
Use AutoCorrect
47(1)
Spell Check Slides
48(1)
Find and Replace Words
49(1)
Copy Text Formatting Using Format Painter
50(1)
Working with Masters
51(8)
Create a Title Master
52(2)
Create a Slide Master
54(1)
Create Multiple Slide Masters
55(1)
Create a Notes Master
56(1)
Create a Handout Master
57(2)
Part II: Adding Visual Interest to Slides
59(72)
Adding Lines and Shapes
61(12)
Use the Drawing Toolbar
62(2)
Draw and Format an AutoShape
64(1)
Use WordArt to Jazz Up Text
65(1)
Draw and Group Lines
66(1)
Change a Line Style
66(1)
Add Arrowheads to Lines
67(1)
Create Block Arrows
67(1)
Draw a Curved Line
68(1)
Move Lines and Shapes
69(1)
Rotate Lines and Shapes
69(1)
Stack Lines and Shapes
70(3)
Using Color, Texture, and Pattern
73(14)
Apply a Color Scheme
74(1)
Apply a Color Scheme to Selected Slides
74(1)
Apply a Color Scheme to Notes Pages
75(1)
Apply a Color Scheme to Handouts
75(1)
Edit a Color Scheme
76(1)
Use the Color Scheme from Another Presentation
77(1)
Change the Slide Background Color
77(1)
Change the Slide Background to a Gradient
78(1)
Change the Slide Background to a Texture
79(1)
Change the Slide Background to a Pattern
80(1)
Change Slide Background to an Image
81(1)
Change the Background of Notes
82(1)
Change the Background of Handouts
82(1)
Add, Change, or Delete a Fill
83(1)
Change the Color of Text
84(1)
Change the Color or Fill of Text in WordArt
85(2)
Working with Pictures
87(14)
Insert a Picture from Clip Art
88(1)
Insert a Picture from a File
89(1)
Insert a Picture from a Scanner or Camera
90(1)
Add a Clip to the Clip Organizer
91(1)
Insert Pictures to Create a Photo Album
92(2)
Recolor Clip Art
94(1)
Resize a Picture Manually
95(1)
Resize a Picture Precisely
95(1)
Crop a Picture
96(1)
Flip or Rotate a Picture
96(1)
Align and Distribute Pictures
97(1)
Group Pictures
97(1)
Adjust Picture Brightness and Contrast
98(1)
Adjust Picture Color
98(1)
Add Transparency to a Picture
99(1)
Compress a Picture to Reduce File Size
99(1)
Add Shadows
100(1)
Creating Tables and Graphs
101(18)
Insert a Table from Scratch
102(1)
Insert a Table from a Layout
102(1)
Insert a Table by Drawing
103(1)
Insert a Table from Microsoft Word
104(1)
Enter Table Text
105(1)
Format Table Text
105(1)
Add and Modify Table Columns and Rows
106(2)
Modify Table Borders
108(1)
Shade the Table, Cells, Columns, or Rows
109(1)
Apply Fill Effects to a Table
109(1)
Insert Pictures into a Table
110(1)
Enter Formulas with Microsoft Equation 3.0
111(1)
Create a Graph from Scratch
112(1)
Import an Excel Spreadsheet or Graph
112(1)
Enter Data into the Datasheet
113(1)
Select a Graph Type
113(1)
Format a Graph's Text
114(1)
Format a Graph's Title and Legend
115(1)
Format a Graph's Plot Area
115(1)
Format a Graph's Grid Lines
116(1)
Modify a Graph's Colors
116(1)
Add Labels to a Graph
117(1)
Modify a Graph's Axes
117(2)
Creating Organizational Charts and Diagrams
119(12)
Create a Default Organization Chart
120(1)
Modify an Organization Chart Style
121(1)
Modify an Organization Chart Layout
121(1)
Modify Organization Chart Elements
122(1)
Import an Organization Chart from Word or Excel
123(1)
Create a Diagram
124(1)
Convert a Diagram Type
125(1)
Modify a Diagram Style
126(1)
Modify a Diagram Size
127(1)
Modify Diagram Elements
128(1)
Create a Flowchart
129(1)
Modify a Flowchart
130(1)
Part III: Adding a Dash of Pizzazz With Multimedia
131(36)
Integrating Sound and Movies
133(12)
Insert Sound from a File
134(1)
Insert Sound from the Clip Organizer
135(1)
Insert Sound from a CD
136(1)
Record a Comment
137(1)
Record a Narration
138(2)
Insert an Animated GIF from a File
140(1)
Insert a Movie from a File
140(1)
Insert an Animated GIF or Movie from the Clip Organizer
141(1)
Resize a Movie
142(1)
Edit Movie and Sound Options
143(2)
Incorporating Hyperlinks and Transitions
145(12)
Create a Hyperlink in a Presentation
146(1)
Insert a Hyperlink to a File or Web Site
147(1)
Insert a Hyperlink to a New File
148(1)
Insert a Hyperlink to an E-Mail Address
149(1)
Insert a Hyperlink to Another Presentation
150(1)
Change the Color of Hyperlinked Text
151(1)
Show Highlights or Play Sounds on Hyperlinks
152(1)
Insert an Action Button
153(1)
Add a Transition to All Slides
154(1)
Add a Different Transition to Each Slide
155(2)
Incorporating Animation
157(10)
Apply Animation Schemes
158(1)
Create a Motion Path for Animations
159(1)
Apply a Custom Animation to Text or Objects
160(2)
Apply Animation to Bullets
162(1)
Apply Additional Effects to Animated Bullets
163(1)
Apply Additional Effects to Animated Text or Objects
164(3)
Part IV: Presenting Effectively
167(28)
Preparing the Presentation
169(12)
Set Up Your Show
170(1)
Set Timings for Slides Manually
171(1)
Set Timings for Slides While Rehearsing
171(1)
Establish Print Options
172(2)
Print Slides
174(1)
Print Audience Handouts
174(1)
Print Speaker Notes
175(1)
Print an Outline
176(1)
Send Handouts, Notes, or an Outline to Microsoft Word
177(1)
Create a Backup by Packaging for CD
178(2)
Optimize Slide Show Performance
180(1)
Sharing Your Presentation
181(14)
Create a Custom Show
182(1)
Prepare a Self-Directed Show
183(1)
Use a Laptop and Projector to Run Your Show
184(1)
Use Two Monitors to Run a Presentation
184(1)
Set Permissions
185(1)
Use PowerPoint Viewer
186(1)
Send a Presentation as an E-Mail Attachment
186(1)
Send a Presentation for Review
187(1)
Review a Presentation
188(1)
Combine Reviewed Presentations with the Original
189(1)
Transfer a Presentation to an FTP Site
190(1)
Convert a Presentation to PDF
191(1)
Create a Self-Running Presentation for a Booth or Kiosk
191(1)
Hold an Online Meeting
192(1)
Deliver a Presentation on the Web
193(1)
Publish a Photo Album on the Web
194(1)
Index 195

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