Introduction 1
Book I: Getting Started in PowerPoint 5
Chapter 1: Introducing PowerPoint 7
Chapter 2: PowerPoint Nuts and Bolts 15
Chapter 3: Finding Your Way around the PowerPoint Screen 35
Chapter 4: Planning Ahead for a Solid Presentation 53
Book II: Building Your Presentation 63
Chapter 1: Inserting and Handling Slides 65
Chapter 2: Handling Master Slides and Master Styles 85
Chapter 3: Handling Slide Backgrounds 101
Chapter 4: Entering the Text 123
Chapter 5: Formatting Text on a Slide 167
Book III: Communicating with Tables, Charts, and Diagrams 203
Chapter 1: Constructing the Perfect Table 205
Chapter 2: Putting a Chart on a Slide 225
Chapter 3: Putting Diagrams on Slides 267
Book IV: Embellishing Your Slides with Graphics and Shapes 289
Chapter 1: Drawing Shapes, Lines, and Other Objects 291
Chapter 2: Managing and Manipulating Objects 309
Chapter 3: Decorating Slides with Graphics and Photographs 337
Chapter 4: Decorating Slides with Clip Art 365
Book V: Flash and Dash 375
Chapter 1: Taking Advantage of Transitions and Animations 377
Chapter 2: Making Video Slides 415
Chapter 3: Making Audio and Music a Part of a Presentation 427
Book VI: Giving a Presentation 447
Chapter 1: Giving an In-Person Presentation 449
Chapter 2: Speaker Notes and Handouts 465
Chapter 3: Creating a Self-Running Presentation 477
Chapter 4: Creating a User-Run Presentation 483
Chapter 5: Alternative Ways to Distribute Presentations 501
Book VII: PowerPoint for Power Users 511
Chapter 1: Customizing PowerPoint 513
Chapter 2: Creating a Presentation Design for Your Company 525
Chapter 3: Collaborating with Others on a Presentation 537
Chapter 4: Linking and Embedding for Compound Presentations 543
Chapter 5: Automating Tasks with Macros 553
Index 559