Table Chapter 1 Understanding the PowerPoint Work Area...1 Getting Started...4 PowerPoint Versions...6 The PowerPoint Work Area...8 Chapter 2 Working with Text on Slides...17 What Is a Slide Show?...20 Adding Slides...21 Adding Text...22 Modifying Placeholders...23 Placeholders and Layouts...25 Selecting and Editing Text...27 Changing Text Font, Color, and Size...28 Advanced Text Formatting...29 Working with Bullet Points...31 Spelling and Grammar Check...33 viii
Animating Text...34 Text Best Practices...35 Chapter 3 Working with Slide Shows...37 Formatting Slide Backgrounds...40 Scrolling Through a Slide Show...41 Rearranging and Deleting Slides...42 Copying and Pasting Slides...43 The Duplication Illusion...45 Making and Saving New Shows...47 Assigning a Design Theme...48 Moving and Copying Between Shows...51 Slide Transitions...53 Working with the Slide Master...55 Opening and Closing the Master...56 Modifying the Parent Master...58 Assigning Layouts to Slides...61 Formatting Individual Slides...64 ix
Masters and Adding New Slides...64 Multiple Slide Masters...65 Chapter 4 Understanding the Basics of PowerPoint Shapes...67 About PowerPoint Shapes...70 Shapes and Placeholder Textboxes...79 Deleting Placeholders...80 Inserting a Shape...81 Selecting a Shape...82 The Drawing Tools Format Tab...84 Moving Shapes...86 Resizing Shapes...87 Adding Text...88 Changing a Shape to Another Shape...91 Changing Shape Color...93 Changing a Shape Outline...95 Making Shapes Transparent...96 Copying and Pasting Shapes...99 x
Adjusting Shape Stacking Order...101 The Selection Pane...103 Aligning/Distributing Shapes...107 Chapter 5 Important PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts...109 About Keyboard Shortcuts...112 Practice, Practice, Practice...113 Copying and Pasting...114 Selecting, Moving, and Resizing...116 General Shortcuts...118 Chapter 6 Working with Pictures...121 Getting Started with Pictures...124 Inserting Pictures...125 Selecting Pictures...128 Moving Pictures...129 Resizing Pictures...130 xi
Duplicating Pictures...133 Cropping Pictures...137 Aligning Pictures...141 Distributing Pictures...145 Pictures and Stacking Order...147 Chapter 7 Working with Tables...149 About Data Tables...152 Copying and Pasting from Excel...153 Making a Table from Scratch...155 Selecting a Table...157 Moving a Table...159 Resizing a Table...160 Selecting a Color Scheme...161 Entering Data...162 Resizing/Distributing Columns and Rows...163 Working with Text in Tables...165 xii
Changing Cell Text Margins...167 Changing Cell Background Color...168 Formatting Cell Borders...169 Adding or Deleting a Row or Column...172 Moving a Row or Column...173 Merging and Splitting Cells...174 Final Thoughts on Tables...176 Chapter 8 Working with Charts and Graphs...177 Introducing Charts and Graphs...180 Inserting a Chart...181 Selecting Charts...183 Entering Data...187 Exploring the Chart Tools Tabs...189 Chart Tools Design Tab...189 Chart Tools Layout Tab...191 Chart Tools Format Tab...193 xiii
xiv Chapter 9 Working with Diagrams...197 Diagrams Are Called SmartArt...200 Inserting SmartArt...201 Entering Text...203 Adding/Deleting/Selecting a Shape...204 Moving SmartArt...205 Changing Out SmartArt Shapes...206 Changing Shape Levels...207 Chapter 10 The Basics of Animations...209 Animation Introduction...212 Animating Bullet Points...213 Chapter 11 The Basics of Hyperlinks... 219 About Hyperlinks...222 Using Internal Hyperlinks...223
Chapter 12 Delivery: Using Your Shows...227 The Importance of Practice...230 Delivery Best Practices...232 Advancing Through Slides...232 Keep Transitions Clean...233 Stay Connected...233 Entertain with a Purpose...234 Offer Customer Service...235 Onsite Venues...237 Use Your Own Equipment...237 Plan for the Unexpected...238 Use a Single Presentation Folder...239 Apply Minimal Branding...239 Deal with Conference Templates...240 Carry Your Own Projector...241 Online Presentation...242 Web Presentation Service Providers...242 Skype...244 Multiple Monitors...245 Recording the Meeting...245 Get a Headset...247 Wired Internet...248 xv
Test for Delays...249 Virtual Audiences...250 Nervousness...252 Know Your Content...252 Make Quality Content...253 Keep Your Platform Organized...254 Plan Well and Have Contingencies...254 Include Maximum Flexibility...255 Create Mental Attitude...256 Eat Strategically...257 Exercise and Stretching...257 Connection...257 Reset Your Brain Chemicals...257 Where to Go from Here...260 xvi
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