Microsoft® Office 2008 for Mac® Bible

Chapter 23. Preparing and Presenting a Slide Show

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Setting up your slide show

• Creating a custom show

• Understanding presentation scenarios

• Navigating a slide show

• Printing presentations

At last, your big moment is here. It's time to actually give the presentation you've been working on so hard, building, tweaking, and rehearsing these past few weeks, days, or hours. Like any performer, you're probably pacing backstage waiting, giving yourself a pep speech, and hoping the audience likes what you've done. Before you know it, the appointed moment is here. The lights dim, the stage is ready, and the crowd roars in expectation. Are you ready to wow them?

Granted, giving a PowerPoint presentation is not like giving a rock concert, and it's doubtful you'll have screaming fans showering you with adoration, but perhaps you'll find some gratification in your presentation. The best reward is an audience that's captivated by your information and attentive to your slides and your accompanying message.

In this chapter, you learn how to set up and run a slide show, paying particular attention to the tools needed to navigate the show while it's running. You also learn the various avenues for presenting, how to create and print notes, and how to create your own custom shows.

Setting Up a Slide Show

Before you give a slide show presentation, you need to do a little setup work. One of the ways you can set up a slide show is by using the Set Up Show dialog box. You can even create your own custom ...