Book description
Get up and running with PowerPoint 2016Does using PowerPoint make you want to pull your hair out? PowerPoint 2016 For Dummies takes the pain out of working with PowerPoint, 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.
PowerPoint 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 PowerPoint 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 PowerPoint work for you.
- Presented in full color to better illustrate the powerful presentation features of the software
- Helps you take advantage of all of PowerPoint'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 PowerPoint user who spends more time trying to figure out how the software works than you do actually working on your presentations, PowerPoint 2016 For Dummies is just what you need to gain back hours of your work day and make professional, impactful presentations.
Table of contents
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- Cover
- Introduction
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Part I: Getting Started with PowerPoint 2016
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Chapter 1: Welcome to PowerPoint 2016
- What in Sam Hill Is PowerPoint?
- Introducing PowerPoint Presentations
- Starting PowerPoint
- Navigating the PowerPoint Interface
- Unraveling the Ribbon
- Telling PowerPoint What to Do
- The View from Here Is Great
- Taking the Backstage Tour
- Creating a New Presentation
- Displaying Your Presentation
- Saving Your Work
- Opening a Presentation
- Closing a Presentation
- Getting Help
- Exiting PowerPoint
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Chapter 2: Editing Slides
- Moving from Slide to Slide
- Working with Objects
- Editing a Text Object
- Selecting Text
- Using Cut, Copy, and Paste
- Duplicating an Object
- Using the Clipboard Task Pane
- Oops! I Didn’t Mean It (The Marvelous Undo Command)
- Deleting a Slide
- Duplicating a Slide
- Finding Text
- Replacing Text
- Rearranging Your Slides in Slide Sorter View
- Chapter 3: Working in Outline View
- Chapter 4: Proofing Your Presentations
- Chapter 5: Don’t Forget Your Notes!
- Chapter 6: Show Time!
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Chapter 1: Welcome to PowerPoint 2016
- Part II: Creating Great-Looking Slides
- Part III: Embellishing Your Slides
- Part IV: Working with Others
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Part V: The Part of Tens
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Chapter 20: Ten PowerPoint Commandments
- I. Thou Shalt Frequently Savest Thy Work
- II. Thou Shalt Storeth Each Presentation in Its Proper Folder
- III. Thou Shalt Not Abuseth Thy Program’s Formatting Features
- IV. Thou Shalt Not Stealeth Copyrighted Materials
- V. Thou Shalt Abideth by Thine Color Scheme, Auto-Layout, and Template
- VI. Thou Shalt Not Abuse Thine Audience with an Endless Array of Cute Animations or Funny Sounds
- VII. Keep Thy Computer Gurus Happy
- VIII. Thou Shalt Backeth Up Thy Files Day by Day
- IX. Thou Shalt Fear No Evil, for Ctrl+Z Is Always with Thee
- X. Thou Shalt Not Panic
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Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Creating Readable Slides
- Try Reading the Slide from the Back of the Room
- Avoid Small Text
- No More Than Five Bullets, Please
- Avoid Excessive Verbiage Lending to Excessively Lengthy Text That Is Not Only Redundant But Also Repetitive and Reiterative
- Use Consistent Wording
- Avoid Unsightly Color Combinations
- Watch the Line Endings
- Keep the Background Simple
- Use Only Two Levels of Bullets
- Avoid Bullets Altogether If You Can
- Keep Charts and Diagrams Simple
- Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake
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Chapter 20: Ten PowerPoint Commandments
- About the Author
- Cheat Sheet
- Advertisement Page
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: PowerPoint 2016 For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2015
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119077053
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