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- Cover
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint 2019
- Chapter 1: Welcome to PowerPoint 2019
- What in Sam Hill Is PowerPoint?
- Introducing PowerPoint Presentations
- Starting PowerPoint
- Navigating the PowerPoint Interface
- Unraveling the Ribbon
- Telling PowerPoint What to Do
- The View from Here Is Great
- Taking the Backstage Tour
- Creating a New Presentation
- Displaying Your Presentation
- Saving Your Work
- Opening a Presentation
- Closing a Presentation
- Getting Help
- Exiting PowerPoint
- Chapter 2: Editing Slides
- Moving from Slide to Slide
- Working with Objects
- Editing a Text Object
- Selecting Text
- Using Cut, Copy, and Paste
- Duplicating an Object
- Using the Clipboard Task Pane
- Oops! I Didn’t Mean It (The Marvelous Undo Command)
- Deleting a Slide
- Duplicating a Slide
- Finding Text
- Replacing Text
- Rearranging Your Slides in Slide Sorter View
- Chapter 3: Working in Outline View
- Calling Up the Outline
- Selecting and Editing an Entire Slide
- Selecting and Editing One Paragraph
- Promoting and Demoting Paragraphs
- Adding a New Paragraph
- Adding a New Slide
- Moving Text Up and Down
- Collapsing and Expanding the Outline
- Chapter 4: Proofing Your Presentations
- Checking Spelling as You Go
- Spell Checking After-the-Fact
- Using the Thesaurus
- Capitalizing Correctly
- Using the AutoCorrect Feature
- Chapter 5: Don’t Forget Your Notes!
- Understanding Notes
- Adding Notes to a Slide
- Adding an Extra Notes Page for a Slide
- Adding a New Slide from Notes Page View
- Printing Notes Pages
- Displaying Notes on a Separate Monitor
- Chapter 6: Show Time!
- The Quick Way to Print
- Printing from Backstage View
- Setting Up a Slide Show
- Starting a Slide Show
- Working in Presenter View
- Keyboard and Mouse Tricks for Your Slide Show
- Using Presentation Tools
- Rehearsing Your Slide Timings
- Using Custom Shows
- Showing Your Presentation Online
- Part 2: Creating Great-Looking Slides
- Chapter 7: All about Fonts and Text Formatting
- Changing the Look of Your Text
- Big Picture Text Formatting
- Creating Fancy Text with WordArt
- Chapter 8: Designing Your Slides
- Looking at the Design Tab
- Working with Themes
- Changing the Slide Size
- Applying Background Styles
- Using the Design Ideas Feature to Design Your Slides
- Chapter 9: Animating Your Slides
- Using Slide Transitions
- Using the Morph Transition
- Using the Animations Tab
- Using Advanced Animation
- Making Text Jiggle
- Using the Animation Painter
- Chapter 10: Masters of the Universe Meet the Templates of Doom
- Working with Masters
- Modifying the Slide Master
- Adjusting the Handout and Notes Masters
- Using Masters
- Using Headers and Footers
- Yes, You Can Serve Two Masters
- Restoring Lost Placeholders
- Working with Templates
- Working with Presentation Sections
- Part 3: Embellishing Your Slides
- Chapter 11: Inserting Pictures
- Exploring the Many Types of Pictures
- Using Pictures
- Inserting Pictures from a File
- Cropping a Picture
- Adding Style to Your Pictures
- Correcting Sharpness, Brightness, and Contrast
- Adjusting Color
- Applying Artistic Effects
- Compressing Your Pictures
- Removing Picture Backgrounds
- Working with 3D Models
- Chapter 12: Drawing on Your Slides
- Some General Drawing Tips
- Drawing Simple Objects
- Creating Other Shapes
- Styling Your Shapes
- Flipping and Rotating Objects
- Drawing a Complicated Picture
- Chapter 13: Charting for Fun and Profit
- Understanding Charts
- Adding a Chart to Your Presentation
- Changing the Chart Type
- Working with Chart Data
- Changing the Chart Layout
- Changing the Chart Style
- Embellishing Your Chart
- Using Treemap and Sunburst Charts
- Using Map Charts
- Chapter 14: Working with Smart Art
- Understanding SmartArt
- Creating a SmartArt Diagram
- Tweaking a SmartArt Diagram
- Editing the SmartArt Text
- Working with Organization Charts
- Chapter 15: Lights! Camera! Action! (Adding Sound and Video)
- Getting Ready to Add Sound to a Slide
- Setting Audio Options
- Adding Video to Your Slides
- Setting Video Options
- Compressing Media
- Chapter 16: More Things to Insert on Your Slides
- Inserting Tables
- Inserting WordArt
- Using Hyperlinks
- Adding Action Buttons
- Inserting Equations
- Part 4: Working with Others
- Chapter 17: Collaborating in the Cloud
- Sharing a Presentation in the Cloud
- Sharing a Presentation with Other Users
- Sending Slides for Review Via Email
- Using Comments
- Comparing Presentations
- Chapter 18: Using a Slide Library and Other Ways to Reuse Slides
- Stealing Slides from Another Presentation
- Saving Slides in a Slide Library
- Stealing Slides from a Slide Library
- Chapter 19: Exporting Your Presentation to Other Formats
- Creating a PDF File
- Crafting a Video
- Packaging Your Presentation on a CD
- Creating Word Handouts
- Part 5: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 20: Ten PowerPoint Commandments
- I. Thou Shalt Frequently Savest Thy Work
- II. Thou Shalt Storeth Each Presentation in Its Proper Folder
- III. Thou Shalt Not Abuseth Thy Program’s Formatting Features
- IV. Thou Shalt Not Stealeth Copyrighted Materials
- V. Thou Shalt Abideth by Thine Color Scheme, Auto-Layout, and Template
- VI. Thou Shalt Not Abuse Thine Audience with an Endless Array of Cute Animations or Funny Sounds
- VII. Keep Thy Computer Gurus Happy
- VIII. Thou Shalt Backeth Up Thy Files Day by Day
- IX. Thou Shalt Fear No Evil, for Ctrl+Z Is Always with Thee
- X. Thou Shalt Not Panic
- Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Creating Readable Slides
- Try Reading the Slide from the Back of the Room
- Avoid Small Text
- No More Than Five Bullets, Please
- Avoid Excessive Verbiage Lending to Excessively Lengthy Text That Is Not Only Redundant But Also Repetitive and Reiterative
- Use Consistent Wording
- Avoid Unsightly Color Combinations
- Watch the Line Endings
- Keep the Background Simple
- Use Only Two Levels of Bullets
- Avoid Bullets Altogether If You Can
- Keep Charts and Diagrams Simple
- Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake
- Don’t Forget Your Purpose
- Don’t Become a Slave to Your Slides
- Don’t Overwhelm Your Audience with Unnecessary Detail
- Don’t Neglect Your Opening
- Be Relevant
- Don’t Forget the Altar Call
- Practice, Practice, Practice
- Relax!
- Expect the Unexpected
- Don’t Be Boring
- Index
- About the Author
- Advertisement Page
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement




