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Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances

How to Fix the Most Annoying Things About Your Favorite Presentation Program

By
Echo Swinford
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
February 2006
Pages:
336
Description
Microsoft PowerPoint is the most popular presentation software on the planet and and an estimated 30 million PowerPoint presentations are made every day. So no matter how frustrating it gets, you're not about to chuck the program in the Recycle Bin. If you're vexed and perplexed by PowerPoint, this new guide presents a variety of all-too-familiar, real-world annoyances and smart solutions for every one of them.
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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Presenting Your Presentation

    1. SETTING UP YOUR EQUIPMENT

    2. VIEWING YOUR PRESENTATION

    3. THINGS THAT DRIVE PRESENTERS CRAZY

  2. Chapter 2 Dumb Defaults

    1. STUFF KEEPS MOVING AROUND

    2. CUSTOMIZE POWER POINT TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS

    3. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE FILE SIZES?

    4. SLIDES, TEMPLATES, AND OTHER RELATED DEFAULTS

    5. ACTIVATION, VERSIONS, AND CORRUPTION

  3. Chapter 3 Formatting and Editing

    1. TEMPLATES AND MASTERS

    2. FORMATTING

  4. Chapter 4 Importing

    1. GRAPHICS

    2. EXCEL

    3. CLIP ART

    4. WORD, PDFS, AND STUFF FROM THE WEB

  5. Chapter 5 Organization Charts, Diagrams, and Drawing Tools

    1. ORGANIZATION CHARTS

    2. DIAGRAMS

    3. OTHER DRAWING TOOLS

  6. Chapter 6 Charts and Graphs

    1. TEXT ISSUES

    2. CREATING AND FORMATTING CHARTS

    3. DATA

    4. EXCEL CHARTS

  7. Chapter 7 Animations, Action Settings, and Hyperlinks

    1. ANIMATIONS AND TRANSITIONS

    2. ACTION SETTINGS AND HYPERLINKS

  8. Chapter 8 Sound and Video

    1. SOUND

    2. WEB PAGES AND FLASH

    3. VIDEO

    4. VIDEO AND PROJECTORS

    5. OTHER VIDEO STUFF

  9. Chapter 9 Printing and Distribution

    1. PRINTING

    2. IMAGES

    3. VIDEO, DVDS, AND FLASH

    4. WEB PAGES

    5. PACK AND GO

    6. CDS

  1. About the Author

  2. Colophon

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Product Details
Title:
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
By:
Echo Swinford
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Formats:
  • Print
  • Ebook
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
February 2006
Ebook Release:
June 2009
Pages:
336
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-10004-9
| ISBN 10:
0-596-10004-3
Ebook ISBN:
978-0-596-10543-3
| ISBN 10:
0-596-10543-6
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About the Author

  1. Echo Swinford

    Echo Swinford began making slides as a medical meeting planner in 1997 and just never stopped. She uses PowerPoint as the basis for webcasts, CDs, and online applications. Her web site (http://www.echosvoice.com/) is graced by dozens of downloadables and helpful documents, and she has been a member of the Microsoft PowerPoint MVP team since 2000. She's also probably answered more questions on the PowerPoint newsgroup than anyone else.

    View Echo Swinford's full profile page.

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