1. Slideshow Basics

   1. Chapter 1 Creating a Basic Presentation

      1. Beginning a New Presentation
      2. Choosing a Theme for Your Presentation
      3. Adding Text
      4. Adding More Slides
      5. Moving Around Inside a Presentation
      6. Adding Speaker Notes
      7. Creating and Printing Handouts
      8. Saving and Closing a Presentation
      9. Running a Presentation

   2. Chapter 2 Editing Slides

      1. Editing Text
      2. Reversing an Action (Undo)
      3. Finding and Replacing Text Automatically
      4. Spell Check and Other Editorial Tools
      5. Adding Special Characters

   3. Chapter 3 Formatting and Aligning Your Text

      1. Automating Text Formatting
      2. Manually Formatting Text Appearance
      3. Manually Aligning and Indenting Text
      4. Formatting Text Boxes

   4. Chapter 4 Formatting and Laying Out Your Slides

      1. Changing Slide Layout
      2. Changing Background Color
      3. Reapplying Themes, Colors, and Fonts

   5. Chapter 5 Editing Your Slideshow

      1. Viewing Multiple Slides
      2. Adding, Deleting, and Moving Slides
      3. Inserting Slides from Other Slideshows
      4. Editing Slide and Layout Masters
      5. Creating Slide Masters and Layout Masters
      6. Adding Headers and Footers

   6. Chapter 6 Adding Charts, Diagrams, and Tables

      1. Creating Charts
      2. Creating Diagrams
      3. Creating Tables

2. Presenting Your Slideshow

   1. Chapter 7 Delivering Presentations

      1. Setting Up a Slideshow
      2. Slideshows for Multiple Audiences
      3. Presenting Your Slideshow
      4. Creating PowerPoint Shows
      5. Emailing Your Presentation
      6. Packaging Presentations for CD
      7. Presentations over the Web
      8. Converting to Other Formats
      9. Optimizing Presentations

   2. Chapter 8 Printing Presentations

      1. Printing Slides (One Slide per Page)
      2. Handouts (Multiple Slides per Page)
      3. Overhead Transparencies
      4. Speaker Notes
      5. Presentation Outline
      6. Tent Cards

3. Beyond Bullet Points: Multimedia, Animation, and Interactivity

   1. Chapter 9 Putting Images and Documents on Slides

      1. Drawing on Slides
      2. Modifying Drawings
      3. Working with Multiple Drawings
      4. Adding Pictures from Other Programs
      5. Modifying Pictures
      6. Adding Documents from Other Programs

   2. Chapter 10 Adding Sound and Video

      1. Adding Sound
      2. Adding Video

   3. Chapter 11 Slide Transitions and Animated Effects

      1. Slide Transitions
      2. Custom Animations

   4. Chapter 12 Make Your Slides Clickable

      1. Adding Links
      2. Adding Actions
      3. Editing Links and Actions

4. Working Faster and More Effectively

   1. Chapter 13 Customizing PowerPoint

      1. Customizing How PowerPoint Looks
      2. Customizing How PowerPoint Behaves
      3. Customizing the Way Your Slideshows Run
      4. Installing Add-Ins

   2. Chapter 14 Macros: Putting Slideshows on Autopilot

      1. Creating and Editing Macros
      2. Running Macros

   3. Chapter 15 Collaborating with Others

      1. Preparing for Collaboration
      2. Sending Out a File for Review
      3. Reviewing with Comments
      4. Finalizing Presentations
      5. SharePoint and Groove
      6. Security

5. Appendix

   1. Appendix A Getting Help

      1. Getting Help from PowerPoint
      2. Displaying Screen Tips
      3. Searching Help Topics
      4. Getting Help from Microsoft
      5. Help from the Community

1. Colophon

Colophon Mary Brady was the production editor for PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual. Sanders Kleinfeld and Marlowe Shaeffer provided quality control. Dawn Mann wrote the index. The cover of this book is based on a series design originally created by David Freedman and modified by Mike Kohnke, Karen Montgomery, and Fitch (www.fitch.com). Back cover design, dog illustration, and color selection by Fitch. David Futato designed the interior layout, based on a series design by Phil Simpson. This book was converted by Lakshmi Sadasiv to FrameMaker 5.5.6. The text font is Adobe Minion; the heading font is Adobe Formata Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS.