A new handbook not only covers the basics and new features of PowerPoint 2007, but also teaches users how to combine multimedia, animation, and interactivity into a presentation; how to take full advantage of advanced functions; and how to create reusable design templates and automate tasks with macros.

Examines the new features and enhancements of the presentation software, describing the new user interface and explaining how to combine text, animation, video, photographs, sound effects, narration, and other features into a professional-looking presentation.

7 books in 1—your key to PowerPoint success! Your one-stop guide to perfect presentations with PowerPoint 2007 Everybody uses PowerPoint, right? How can you make your presentations pop? Check this handy reference with its easy-to-use minibooks! Once you get going with all the cool new stuff in PowerPoint 2007, you find out how to jazz up your presentations with charts, transitions, photos, animation, and even some ultra-cool power-user tricks. Discover how to Plan and create a presentation Use speed techniques Handle master slides and master styles Customize slides with themes and templates Make diagrams and charts Create video slides

When you’re trying to harness the power of PowerPoint, you don’t want to wade through lots of background and definitions; you want to make things happen! Power Point Just the Steps for Dummies puts your hands and eyes to work immediately so you can finish any PowerPoint project in a flash. Just choose your task, follow the step-by-step instructions and vivid illustrations, and POOF! It’s done. In seconds, you’ll be: Creating a new presentation Resizing or moving an object Duplicating a slide Using the outlining toolbar Adding notes to a slide Printing your presentation Setting up a slide show Working with pictures and clip art Coloring text and objects Modifying the slide master Creating a template Inserting a diagram or chart Adding sound and video And more Whether you’re new to PowerPoint, pressed for time, or visually oriented, this get-it-done guide will help make your next PowerPoint presentation look like a work of genius!

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 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.

Covers new PowerPoint features including how to create presentation slides, dress them up using templates and graphics, add sound and animation, and present in a business or Internet setting Equips users to present visually charged, captivating slideshows Sophisticated, revised full-color design provides readers with easier navigation Shows users how to make real-world use of PowerPoint 2007 with highly visual two-page tutorials and numbered, step-by-step screen shots in full color on high-quality paper

New and inexperienced PowerPoint users will discover how to use the latest enhancements to PowerPoint 2007 quickly and efficiently so that they can produce unique and informative presentations PowerPoint continues to be the world's most popular presentation software This updated For Dummies guide shows users different ways to create powerful and effective slideshow presentations that incorporate data from other applications in the form of charts, clip art, sound, and video Shares the key features of PowerPoint 2007 including creating and editing slides, working with hyperlinks and action buttons, and preparing presentations for the Web

Fast-paced and easy to read, this new book teaches you the basics of PowerPoint 2007 so you can start using the program right away. This concise guide shows readers how to work with PowerPoint's most useful features and its completely redesigned interface. With clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, lots of illustrations, and plenty of timesaving advice, PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual will quickly teach you to: Create, save, set up, run, and print a basic bullets-and-background slideshow Learn how to add pictures, sound, video, animated effects, and controls (buttons and links) to your slides Discover how to incorporate text, spreadsheets, and animations created in other programs The new PowerPoint is radically different from previous versions. Over the past decade, PowerPoint has grown in complexity, but its once-simple toolbar has been packed with so many features that not even the pros could find them all. For PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft redesigned the user interface completely, adding a tabbed toolbar that makes every feature easy to locate. Unfortunately, Microsoft's documentation is as scant as ever, so even if you find the features you need, you still may not know what to do with them. But with this book, you can breeze through the new user interface and its timesaving features in no time. PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual is the perfect primer for anyone who needs to create effective presentations.

This practical guide to Microsoft® PowerPoint 2007 was designed so that you can easily find all the functions needed for making the most out of this Computer Assisted Presentation software. After becoming familiar the working environment and the various views, you will learn how to create and manage documents (opening and saving presentations and templates, creating photo albums); print, format and manage presentation elements (slides, masks, themes, backgrounds); manage text (entering slide and outline text); create, edit and format objects (automatic layouts, tables, pictures, multimedia objects, diagrams and charts); and, create dynamic slide shows (animations, timing and annotating slides during a show). The last part of the book discusses PowerPoint 2007's advanced features, such as managing hyperlinks, revising a slide show, working with other Office applications, and creating Web pages.

This is the only book that will help an intermediate PowerPoint user improve their skills to an advanced level. In doing so, they can benefit both professionally and personally. This is not a comprehensive book that will bore you with every detail of PowerPoint, but a guide to specific actions you can take to create the ultimate presentation. The book covers the powerful formatting engine new to PowerPoint 2007, and how it can be used for applying soft shadows, reflection, and glows to make a presentation look attractive. It also covers PowerPoint's new 3D engine. The book goes into deep technical detail about the Office 2007 theme engine and how color schemes, effect schemes, and font schemes work; as well as the new PowerPoint XML file format, showing you how to edit PowerPoint files without using PowerPoint at all. The authors walk through programming a macro and explain how to format shapes, diagrams, charts, text, tables with gradient and picture fills and different kinds of lines (e.g. a beveled compound line with a diamond arrowhead). Also covered are those all important slide show shortcuts that few people know about like -- seeing your private notes while presenting on a projector, starting the slide show from the current slide without fumbling through the user interface, and how to black out the slide show screen with one key press.