PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual

By E. A. Vander Veer
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Index

[ Symbols ], [ A ], [ B ], [ C ], [ D ], [ E ], [ F ], [ G ], [ H ], [ I ], [ J ], [ K ], [ L ], [ M ], [ N ], [ O ], [ P ], [ Q ], [ R ], [ S ], [ T ], [ U ], [ V ], [ W ], [ X ], [ Z ],

Symbols[ Top ]
| (bar character), use in this book, 8

A[ Top ]
aligning
      objects, 262-265
      text, 99-101
Archive Package option, 216
area charts, 161
arrow character, use in this book, 17
AutoFit, 85-88
      text to placeholder, 85
AutoFormat, 82-85
automatic slideshows, 202

B[ Top ]
backgrounds
      colors, 95-96, 123-127
      cropping, 276
      effects, 127-130
      guidelines, 123
      pictures as, 278
      printing, 232
banding (tables), 182
bar character (|), use in this book, 8
bar charts, 160
bar transitions, 283
bevel effect, 97
black-and-white printing, 229-232
blank slides, adding, 140
bolding text, 93
brightness, 274
browser mode, 197, 211
bubble charts, 161
bulleted lists, 104-106
burning presentations to CD, 213-216
buttons, command, 7

C[ Top ]
canned layouts, 116-117
capitalization, ignoring (spell checker), 70
case, text, 97
CDs, burning presentations to, 213-216
cells
      aligning data in, 189
      merging/splitting, 191
      selecting, 184
charts, 158-169
      creating, 163-165
      customizing, 166-169
charts (continued)
      Excel and, 158, 163, 166, 170
      layouts, 167
      screencast, 163
      styles, 168
      titling, 169
      trying out data, 167
      types, 159-162
clip art, 267-269, 270-272
      inserting, 267
clipboard (see Office Clipboard), 61
closing presentations, 54
clustered charts, 160
color printing, 229-232
color schemes, 32, 116
      reapplying, 132
colors
      background, 95-96, 123-127
      color picker, 95
      color schemes, 116
      diagram, 174-176
      recoloring, 273
      text, 95-96
column charts, 161
columns, 99-101
      AutoFit and, 87
      headings, 186
      highlighting, 187
      selecting, 184
      table, 180, 188-189
command buttons, 7
Comparison layout, 117
      compatibility with earlier versions of PowerPoint, 13
compressing graphics, 219
connectors, 245, 246
      changing type, 260
      drawing, 246-249
      modifying, 252-253
Content with Caption layout, 117
contextual spelling, 71
contextual tabs, bar character (|) and, 8
contrast, 274
copying
      formatting, 102
      slides, 45, 144
      text, 60
cover transitions, 283
cropping, 276
customizing
      bulleted lists, 104-106
      chart titles, 169
      charts, 166-169
      numbered lists, 106-108
      slideshows, 205-209
cutting
      slides, 144
      text, 60

D[ Top ]
dashes, formatting, 84
data
      aligning in tables, 189
      selecting charts for, 167
dates and times, printing options, 228
deleting
      slides, 142
      tables, 192
      text, 65
design templates (see templates)
diagrams, 170-179
      changing type, 178
      color themes, 174-176
      editing, 177-179
      SmartArt, 172-176
      styles, 174-176
      text, 179
      titling, 177
      turning lists into, 174
dialog box launchers, 7
dictionaries, 73-74
      adding words to, 73
      custom, 74
direction, text, 112-113
dissolve transitions, 282
distortion points, 262
Distributed alignment option, 101
doughnut charts, 161
downloading templates, 30
drawing
      connectors, 246-249
      lines, 246-250
      on slides, 244-264
      shapes, 246-250
      tables, 181
Drawing Tools | Format tab, 246
drawings, 244-264
      aligning, 262-265
      creating, 244-264
      modifying, 251-262
      resizing, 258-260
      rotating, 255-257
duplicating slides, 45, 143

E[ Top ]
editing
      custom slideshows, 208
      diagrams, 177-179
      slides, 58-77
      slideshows, 136-156
      tables, 186-192
effects
      background, 127-130
      pictures and, 275
      text, 96-98
emailing presentations, 213
embedding, fonts, 221-223
Excel, 170
      charts and, 158, 163, 166
      tables and, 183

F[ Top ]
fade transitions, 282
file formats, 12, 55
      graphic, 267
      new, 12-13
files, optimizing, 216-223
fills, 253-255
Find function, 47, 67-68
foils, 236
fonts, 89-93
      changing, 89-91
      embedding, 221-223
      font dialog box, 93
      reapplying, 133
      replacing, 69
      resizing, 91-92
      serif/sans-serif, 91
      system, 90
      troubleshooting, 90
footers, 153-156
      printing, 229
Format Painter, 102
formatting, 80-98, 116-133
      AutoFormat, 82-85
      copying, 102
      dashes, 84
      fonts, 89-93
      fractions, 84
      guidelines for, 82
      hyperlinks, 84
      indents, 108-110
      ordinals, 84
      quotation marks, 84
      slide layout, 116-122
      tab stops, 111-112
      text, 80-98
      text boxes, 114, 119-122
forums, 293
fractions, formatting, 84
frames, printing, 230
Full-screen mode, 197, 210-211
      keyboard shortcuts, 210

G[ Top ]
ghosted objects, 259
gradients, 127-130
graphics, 13, 245
      clip art, 267-269, 270-272
      compressing, 219
      drawings, 244-264
      file formats, 267
      pictures, 264-279
      reusing, 217
      slide masters and, 149
graphs (see charts)
grayscale printing, 95, 229-232
gridlines, 122, 262, 264
groups, 7
guides, 122, 262, 264

H[ Top ]
handles
      resize, 40, 259
      rotation, 257
      transform, 40
handouts, 6, 51-53, 233-236
      headers/footers, 155-156
headers, 153-156
headings, column, 186
help, 288-294
      screen tips, 11
      screencasts, charts, 163
hidden objects, 217
hidden slides, printing, 230
hiding
      Office Clipboard, 145
      ribbon, 7
      slides, 200

I[ Top ]
icons, Slideshow, 55
images (see graphics)
indents, setting, 108-110
inserting
      blank slides, 140
      charts, 163
      clip art, 267
      Excel tables, 183
      objects, 217
      pictures, 264-269
      slides from other slideshows, 144-147
      tables, 183
invisible objects, 217
italicizing text, 93

J[ Top ]
justifying text, 99

K[ Top ]
keyboard shortcuts, 210
keytips, 11
kiosk mode, 199, 211

L[ Top ]
landscape (page orientation), 118, 235
launchers, dialog box, 7
layout masters, 148
      editing, 147-151
layouts
      canned, 116-117
      chart, 167
      masters, 147
      slide, 43, 116-122
line charts, 161
lines
      adjusting length, 253
      aligning, 262-265
      applying effects, 254-256
      connectors, 245, 246-249, 252, 260
      drawing, 246-250
      modifying, 252-253
      repositioning, 258
      resizing, 258-260
      rotating, 255
      selecting, 251
lists, 102-108
      bulleted, 104-106
      formatting, 84
      numbered, 106-108
      turning into diagrams, 174
Live Preview feature, 9
looping, slideshows, 205

M[ Top ]
margins, 100, 101
masters
      layout, 148
      slide, 147-153
Microsoft Compatibility Pack, 13
Microsoft Excel (see Excel)
Microsoft Graph, 158, 166
Mini Toolbar, 10, 88
      turning off, 88
modes, slideshow, 197-200, 210-211
moving
      drawings, 258
      slides, 142
      text, 65
My templates, 28-29

N[ Top ]
navigating presentations, 45-48
New from Existing Presentation window, 32-34
New Slide button, 44
Next Slide arrow, 46
Normal view, 137
notes pages
      headers/footers, 155-156
      printing, 238
numbered lists, 106-108
numbering pages, 229

O[ Top ]
Office Assistant, 288
Office Clipboard, 61
      copying and, 60
      cutting and, 60
      hiding, 145
      pasting and, 61-65
online help, 293
Open window, 35
optimizing presentations, 216-223
ordinals, formatting, 84
orientation, page, 118
orphans (text), 101
outlines
      of shapes, modifying, 252-253
      printing, 238
overhead transparencies, 236

P[ Top ]
Package for CD option, 214
page numbers, 229
pasting
      slides, 144
      text, 61-65
photographs (see pictures)
Picture with Caption layout, 117
pictures, 264-279
      applying effects, 275
      as slide backgrounds, 278
      brightness/contrast, 274
      compressing, 219
      cropping, 276
      file formats, 267
      filling shapes with, 254
      inserting, 265-269
      modifying, 269-279
      recoloring, 273
      styles, 273
      transparency, 274
pie charts, 161
placeholder text boxes, 59
      AutoFit and, 85
portrait (page orientation), 118, 235
PowerPoint, shows, 212
PowerPoint, viewer, 212
presentations
      (see also slideshows)
      burning to CD, 213-216
      closing, 54
      creating, 22-56
      delivering, 196-223
      emailing, 213
      navigating, 45-48
      New from Existing, 32-34
      optimizing, 216-223
      outlines, printing, 238
      printing, 226-239
      running, 55-56
      saving, 53-55
      self-running, 212-213
      structuring, 136
      vs. slideshows, 3
previewing
      before printing, 227
      files before opening, 35
      Live Preview feature, 9
Previous Slide arrow, 46
printing, 226-239
      backgrounds, 232
      color/grayscale options, 229-232
      date and time options, 228
      frames, 230
      handouts, 52, 233-236
      hidden slides, 230
      multiple slides per page, 233-236
      outlines, 238
      overhead transparencies, 236
      page orientation, 235
      Quick Print, 227
      speaker notes, 237
      troubleshooting, 234
proofing options, 70
pure black and white (printing option), 229-232
push transitions, 283

Q[ Top ]
Quick Print option, 227
quotation marks, straight vs. smart, 84

R[ Top ]
radar charts, 161
random transitions, 283
read-only mode, 35
reapplying
      color schemes, 132
      fonts, 133
      themes, 131
recently used templates, 26-27
recoloring pictures, 273
Redo, 67
replacing
      fonts, 69
      text, 67-68
repositioning, tables, 192
resize handles, 40
resizing
      drawings, 258-260
      fonts, 91-93
      tables, 192
reusing, slides, 145-147
ribbon, 7
      hiding, 7
rotating
      drawings, 255-257
      in 3-D, 98
      rotation handles, 257
      text, 112
rows
      highlighting, 187
      selecting, 184
      table, 180, 188-189
running, presentations, 55-56

S[ Top ]
saving, 53-55
scatter charts, 161
screen tips, 11, 289
screencasts, charts, 163
scroll bars, navigating with, 46
Section Header layout, 117
selecting
      tables, 185
            cells/rows/columns, 184
      text, 58
self-running shows, 212-213
serif/sans-serif fonts, 91
shadows, 96
shapes
      adding text, 261
      aligning, 262-265
      applying effects to, 254-256
      changing type, 260
      connecting, 246-249
      distorting, 262
      drawing, 246-250
      fills, 253-255
      inside of, modifying, 253-255
      outlines, modifying, 252-253
      repositioning, 258
      resizing, 258-260
      rotating, 256
      selecting, 251
      styles, 251
shows, self-running, 212-213
Size and Position dialog box, 120
Slide, 148
slide layouts, 43
Slide Master view, 149
slide masters, 148
      adding graphics to, 149
      applying multiple, 151
      editing, 147-153
Slide Sorter view, 137
slide transitions, 282-286
      adding, 283
      types, 282
slides
      adding, 43-46, 140
            from other slideshows, 144-147
      backgrounds, 123-130
            pictures as, 278
      copying, 45, 144
      cutting, 144
      deleting, 142
      diagrams, 172-173
      drawing on, 244-251
      duplicating, 143
      editing, 58-67
      formatting, 116-133
            layout, 116-122
      headers/footers, 153-156
      hiding, 200
      masters, 147-153
      moving, 142
      orientation, 118
      pasting, 144
      printing, 226-232
      reusing, 145-147
      timing settings, 202
      transitions, 282-286
      vs. handouts, 233
Slides pane, 45, 137
Slideshow icon, 55
slideshows
      (see also presentations)
      automatic, 202
      custom, 205-209
      editing, 136-156
      ending, 56
      looping, 205
      modes, 197-200, 210-211
      presenting, 209-223
      self-running, 212-213
      vs. presentations, 3
SmartArt
      diagrams, 172-176
      styles, 174-176
SmartArt Tools | Design tab, 173
snapping (alignment), 264
speaker notes, 50-51, 201
      printing, 237-239
special characters, 76-77
special effects (see effects)
spell checker, 69-76
      AutoCorrect, 76
      automatic, 71-74
      contextual spelling, 71
stacked charts, 160
stacked text, 113
stock charts, 161
straight quotes vs. smart quotes, 84
stripe transitions, 283
structuring presentations, 136
styles
      chart, 168
      diagram, 174-176
      picture, 273
      shape, 251
      SmartArt, 174-176
      table, 187
subscript/superscript, 96
symbols, 76-77
      as bullets, 105
system fonts, 90

T[ Top ]
tab stops, setting, 111-112
Table Tools tab, 181
tables, 179-192
      adding data, 185
      adjusting row/column width, 189
      aligning data, 189
      column headings, 186
      creating, 180-186
      deleting, 192
      drawing, 181
      editing, 186-192
      Excel and, 183
      highlighting rows/columns, 187
      inserting, 183
      repositioning, 192
      resizing, 192
      rows/columns, inserting, 188
      selecting, 185
      styles, 187
      titling, 186
tabs, 8
      contextual, bar character (|) and, 8
      Drawing Tools | Format, 246
      groups, 7
      SmartArt Tools | Design, 173
      Table Tools, 181
templates, 22, 25-30, 32
      downloading, 30
      installed, 27-28
      My templates, 28-29
      online, 30
      recently used, 26-27
text, 39-44, 58-68
      adding to shapes, 261
      aligning, 99-101
      AutoFit and, 85-88
      bolding, 93
      case, changing, 97
      color, 95-96
      copying, 60
      cutting, 60
      deleting, 65
      diagram, 179
      direction, 112-113
      effects, 96-98
      finding, 67
      fonts, 69, 89-93, 133
      formatting, 80-114
            automatically, 80-87
            manually, 87-114
      headers/footers, 153-156
      indents, 108-110
      italicizing, 93
      justifying, 99
      lists, 102-108
      moving, 65
      pasting, 61-65
      placeholders, 59
      Quick Styles, 97
      replacing, 67-68
      rotating, 112
      selecting, 58
      special characters, 76-77
      tab stops, 111-112
      underlining, 93
text boxes, 40-44, 119-122
      creating, 40-42
      formatting, 114
      repositioning, 119-121
themes, 14, 22, 25, 32-33, 36-39
      reapplying, 131
timestamps, printing, 228
Title and Content layout, 117
Title Only layout, 117
Title Slide layout, 117
title slides, 43
      removing footers from, 229
titles
      AutoFit and, 85
      graphics and, 149
      of charts, 169
      of diagrams, 177
      of tables, 186
transform handles, 40
transitions, slide, 282-286
      adding, 283
      types, 282
transparency, 274
troubleshooting, 288-294
      fonts, 90
      printing, 234
tutorials, 292
Two Content layout, 117
typefaces (see fonts)

U[ Top ]
underlining text, 93
Undo, 66

V[ Top ]
Viewer Package option, 216
views
      multiple slides, 137-138
      Normal, 137
      Slide Master, 149
      Slide Sorter, 137

W[ Top ]
wipe transitions, 282

X[ Top ]
XY charts, 161

Z[ Top ]
zoom tool, 122

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