Special Edition Using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007
THE ONLY POWERPOINT BOOK YOU NEED
We crafted this book to grow with you, providing the reference material you need as you move toward PowerPoint proficiency and use of more advanced features. If you buy only one book on PowerPoint 2007, Special Edition Using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007 is the only book you need.
Quickly move from learning PowerPoint 2007 basics to creating and delivering polished, dynamic presentations with Microsoft Offices new user interface
Collaborate on presentations using slide libraries, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and more
Communicate data in pictures using charts, diagrams, and graphs, including new SmartArt diagrams and enhanced graphics effects
Design sophisticated presentations even faster with themes and custom layouts
Create multimedia presentations using video, sound, pictures, and animation
Publish and deliver your presentations on the Web
Expand the power of PowerPoint with add-ins and third-party tools
Discover the secrets for powerful delivery of your presentation
Patrice-Anne Rutledge is a best-selling author of 24 computer and business books, a successful technology journalist, and an expert in business presentations. She has usedand has taught others to usePowerPoint for more than 10 years, designing presentations for meetings, seminars, trade shows, and worldwide audiences. Special Edition Using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007 is her fourth book on PowerPoint.
Geetesh Bajaj is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP (Most Valuable Professional) who runs the Webs foremost PowerPoint site at www.indezine.com. He is also author of another best-selling PowerPoint book. Geetesh believes that successful presentations are the sum of various elements as diverse as color, layout, and graphics.
Tom Mucciolo, founder and president of MediaNet, is an acclaimed speaker on presentation skills. He is an expert at enhancing the key components of communication, including the message (script), the media (visual design), and the mechanics (delivery). His one-to-one coaching sessions, ranging from basic to advanced, develop individual style and prepare a person for presenting in a very visual world.
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Camtasia Studio Trial
Sample presentations
Electronic version of this book in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF)
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PowerPoint is a powerful, presentation software program for those who need to create and present dynamic, professional presentations. This book quickly dives into the new PowerPoint redesigned user interface, showing the reader how to use the new features. Each feature is explained from the new SmartArt Graphics, to its' formatting capabilities, this book gives users the power to create great-looking presentations. As we all know a presentation communicates information, and a great presentation can truly convince, motivate, inspire, and educate its audience. This book puts this power at readers fingertips and provides the knowledge they need to create a basic presentation and to enhance and customize it to meet its goals and the needs of the audience. Serious users will appreciate Special Edition Using PowerPoint 2007's comprehensive coverage of PowerPoints features, and the author's insight into maximizing this new version.
Introduction 1
I PowerPoint 2007 Basics
1 Introducing PowerPoint 2007 7
2 Creating a Basic Presentation 29
II Editing and Formatting Presentations
3 Working with Text 45
4 Working with Tables 67
5 Organizing Presentations 89
6 Working with Themes, Color Schemes, and Backgrounds 95
7 Formatting Slides and Presentations 109
8 Collaborating on Presentations 119
III Making Presentations
9 Presenting a Slide Show 139
10 Creating and Printing Presentation Materials 161
IV Working with Graphics, Charts, and Multimedia
11 Working with Charts and Graphs 175
12 Working with SmartArt 205
13 Working with Pictures and Clip Art 221
14 Working with Media Clips 245
15 Working with Shapes and Objects 259
16 Working with Animation 283
V Maximizing the Power of PowerPoint
17 Using PowerPoints Web Features 303
18 Integrating with Office 2007 325
19 Working with PowerPoint Macros 339
20 Customizing PowerPoint 355
21 Using PowerPoints Foreign Language Capabilities 389
22 Troubleshooting PowerPoint 401
VI Extending the Power of PowerPoint
23 Office Online and Other Resources 411
24 Extending PowerPoint with Third-Party Tools 421
VII From Concept to Delivery
25 The MessageScripting the Concept 433
26 The MediaDesigning Visual Support 477
27 The Mechanics of FormDeveloping External Presentation Skills 525
28 The Mechanics of FunctionDeveloping Internal Presentation
Skills 561
29 Techniques and Technicalities 583
30 Presenting in a Variety of Settings 613
Index 661
Patrice-Anne Rutledge is the bestselling author of 24 computer and business books and a business presentations specialist. She is also a successful technology journalist who has contributed to magazines, newspapers, and websites around the world. Patrice has usedand has trained others to usePowerPoint for many years, designing presentations for meetings, seminars, trade shows, and worldwide audiences. Special Edition Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 is her fourth book on PowerPoint. She can be reached through her website (www.patricerutledge.com).
Geetesh Bajaj is a an MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for Microsoft PowerPoint, and heads Indezine, a presentation design studio based out of Hyderabad, India. Geetesh believes that any PowerPoint presentation is a sum of its elementsthese elements include abstract elements like concept, color, interactivity, and navigationand also slide elements like shapes, graphics, charts, text, sound, video, and animation. Geetesh also runs the well known indezine.com and ppted.com sites.
Tom Mucciolo, founder and president of MediaNet, Inc. is an accountant turned actor turned author and an acclaimed speaker on presentation skills. He started his company in 1985, and he is a recognized expert at enhancing the key components of communication, including the message (script), the media (visual design) and the mechanics (delivery). His seminars and workshops have been rated as "exceptional" and "entertaining" and many consider Tom one of the world's top presentation specialists. He is also part of the faculty at NYU where he lectures and coaches key faculty and administrators toward becoming more effective communicators. Tom's one-to-one coaching sessions develop individual style and prepare a person for presenting in a very visual world. Tom can be reached at tom@medianet-ny.com or through his Web site at www.medianet-ny.com.
