Kurzbeschreibung
Covers interface changes, presentation themes, and multimedia
Pump up your presentations using the latest PowerPoint techniques!
Want to dazzle your audience with a knockout PowerPoint presentation? This handy guide gives you cutting-edge tips and shortcuts for streamlining PowerPoint; making the most of color and shapes; troubleshooting common problems; and adding motion, sound, and effects for maximum punch.
* Exploit PowerPoint's new features
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Enhance your visuals and text
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Use images, fills, and 3D effects
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Add photos, soundtracks, and DVD video
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Link to Flash(r), Acrobat(r), Word, and Excel
All this on the bonus CD-ROM
* Samples of all projects covered in the book
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Free templates, textures, fill styles, background music scores, alpha channel equipped graphics, and much more
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Sony Sound Forge trial version and more!
For details and complete system requirements, see the CD-ROM appendix.
Synopsis
Get ready to add punch and pizzazz to your presentations and wow your audience using the latest PowerPoint techniques. This friendly book/CD ROM combo covers all of the new features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, including interface changes, presentation themes, multimedia, the Slide Library, and more. The guide introduces you to the elements of PowerPoint: text; background, images, and info graphics; shapes; fills, lines, and effects; sound and video; animations and transitions; and interactivity, flow, and navigation.
Packed with numerous tips, shortcuts, workarounds, and timesaving techniques, it shows you step by step how to: dress up your text by using fonts creatively and using WordArt to create artistic effects; work with masters and layouts, templates and themes, and fills, lines, and effects; maximize visual appeal by combining Photoshop with PowerPoint; add transitions, photos, motion, sound (narration and music), video, and animation; use SmartArt to create diagrams; create dynamic charts, equations, maps, and more; use PowerPoint's extensive clip art collection; test and set up your presentation; link to Flash, Acrobat, Word, and Excel; and, print presentation materials and create helpful handouts. The CD includes templates, textures, backgrounds, background music scores, images, alpha channel equipped graphics, maps, illustrations, and more, so this combo gives you the know how and the tools. An 8 page color insert shows you how to use color effectively. With this friendly guide, you're ready to bring your presentation to life with PowerPoint 2007. Note: CD ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
