Get up and running with Power Point 2016
Does using Power Point make you want to pull your hair out? Power Point 2016 For Dummies takes the pain out of working with Power Point, offering plain-English explanations of everything you need to know to get up and running with the latest version of the software. With full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions, it shows you how to create and edit slides, import data from other applications, collaborate with other users in the Cloud, add charts, clip art, sound, and video—and so much more.
Power Point is the world’s de facto presentation software, used and supported in over 60 countries. The time has never been better to take advantage of the latest software to make killer Power Point presentations. From adding special effects to your presentations to working with master slides and templates, this hands-on friendly guide is the fast and easy way to make Power Point work for you.
- Presented in full color to better illustrate the powerful presentation features of the software
- Helps you take advantage of all of Power Point’s new features
- Available in conjunction with the release of the next version of Microsoft Office
- Written by bestselling author Doug Lowe
If you’re a new or inexperienced Power Point user who spends more time trying to figure out how the software works than you do actually working on your presentations, Power Point 2016 For Dummies is just what you need to gain back hours of your work day and make professional, impactful presentations.
Table of Content
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Power Point 2016 5
Chapter 1: Welcome to Power Point 2016 7
Chapter 2: Editing Slides 31
Chapter 3: Working in Outline View 47
Chapter 4: Proofing Your Presentations 53
Chapter 5: Don’t Forget Your Notes! 63
Chapter 6: Show Time! 69
Part II: Creating Great ‐ Looking Slides 85
Chapter 7: All about Fonts and Text Formatting 87
Chapter 8: Designing Your Slides 103
Chapter 9: Animating Your Slides 117
Chapter 10: Masters of the Universe Meet the Templates of Doom 135
Part III: Embellishing Your Slides 157
Chapter 11: Inserting Pictures 159
Chapter 12: Drawing on Your Slides 177
Chapter 13: Charting for Fun and Profit 197
Chapter 14: Working with Smart Art 215
Chapter 15: Lights! Camera! Action! (Adding Sound and Video) 227
Chapter 16: More Things to Insert on Your Slides 239
Part IV: Working with Others 265
Chapter 17: Collaborating in the Cloud 267
Chapter 18: Using a Slide Library and Other Ways to Reuse Slides 277
Chapter 19: Exporting Your Presentation to Other Formats 283
Part V: The Part of Tens 295
Chapter 20: Ten Power Point Commandments 297
Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Creating Readable Slides 301
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake 305
Index 309
About the author
Doug Lowe is a veteran author with more than 40 For Dummies books to his credit, including titles on everything from Microsoft Office productivity with Power Point to networking to programming in ASP.NET.
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