PowerPoint 2010 Bible

Faithe Wempen is a Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor, and the author of over 100 books on computer hardware and software, including The PowerPoint 2007 Bible, PowerPoint Advanced Presentation Techniques, Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 Special Edition, and A+ Certification Workbook for Dummies.?She is an adjunct instructor of Computer Technology at IUPUI. Her online courses for Powered.com have educated over a quarter of a million students in Microsoft Office applications for corporate clients including Sony, CNET, and Hewlett-Packard.

• Preface xxixPart I: Building Your Presentation 1Chapter 1: A First Look at PowerPoint 3Chapter 2:What Makes a Great Presentation? 37Chapter 3: Creating and Saving Presentation Files 57Chapter 4: Creating Slides and Text Boxes 89Chapter 5: Working with Layouts, Themes, and Masters 115Chapter 6: Formatting Text 151Chapter 7: Formatting Paragraphs and Text Boxes 187Chapter 8: Correcting and Improving Text 213Chapter 9: Creating and Formatting Tables 235Part II: Using Graphics and Multimedia Content 261Chapter 10: Drawing and Formatting Objects 263Chapter 11: Creating SmartArt Diagrams 311Chapter 12: Using and Organizing Clip Art 331Chapter 13: Working with Photographic Images 353Chapter 14: Working with Charts 387Chapter 15: Incorporating Content from Other Programs 421Chapter 16: Adding Sound Effects, Music, and Soundtracks 437Chapter 17: Incorporating Motion Video 463Chapter 18: Creating Animation Effects and Transitions 491Part III: Interfacing with Your Audience 521Chapter 19: Creating Support Materials 523Chapter 20: Preparing for a Live Presentation 545Chapter 21: Designing User-Interactive or Self-Running Presentations 577Chapter 22: Preparing a Presentation for Mass Distribution 607Chapter 23: Sharing and Collaborating 629Chapter 24: Customizing PowerPoint 649Part IV: Project Labs 673Lab 1: Presenting Content without Bulleted Lists 675Lab 2: Adding Sound and Movement to a Presentation 691Lab 3: Creating a Menu-Based Navigation System 709Lab 4: Creating a Classroom Game 729Appendix: What’s on the CD-ROM? 749Index 753