Book description
Get the guide that makes learning Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 plain and simple! This full color, no-nonsense book shows you the quickest ways to solve a problem or learn a skill, using easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language. You'll analyze, manage, and share information in more ways than ever before.
Here’s WHAT you’ll learn:
Create dynamic presentations for your audience
Include charts, tables, clip art, and other graphics
Add video clips and CD music
Animate slide and add transition effects
Edit and polish your presentations with ease
Create speaker notes and record narration
Here’s HOW you’ll learn it:
Jump in whenever you need answers
Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do
Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts
Quick TRY THIS! Exercises help apply what you learn right away
Table of contents
- Dedication
- 1. About this book
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2. What’s new in PowerPoint 2013?
- Launching PowerPoint 2013
- What’s where in PowerPoint 2013?
- Understanding touch gestures
- Using the ribbon
- Using new Normal view features
- Using other new view features
- Commenting and using widescreen
- Incorporating online pictures
- Including online video and audio
- Taking advantage of theme variants, Smart Guides, and merge shapes
- Working in the cloud
- Presenting slide shows
- 3. Getting started with PowerPoint 2013
- 4. Creating presentations
- 5. Working with slide masters
- 6. Building a presentation
- 7. Building a presentation outline
- 8. Managing and viewing slides
- 9. Adjusting slide appearance
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10. Inserting media and drawing objects
- Working with tables
- Formatting tables
- Modifying tables
- Creating a chart
- Modifying a chart
- Including online pictures in your presentation
- Inserting a picture from your SkyDrive
- Creating visual text effects by using WordArt
- Working with SmartArt
- Working with local pictures
- Inserting local media objects
- Including online video
- Creating a photo album
- Drawing shapes and text boxes
- 11. Formatting text and objects
- 12. Adding transitions and animations
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13. Finalizing your slide show
- Checking your presentation’s spelling
- Selecting the right word by using the Thesaurus
- Working with comments
- Choosing the slide show type and options
- Choosing slides and an advance method
- Rehearsing your presentation
- Saving your rehearsal timings
- Taking a presentation with you
- Sending a presentation by email for review
- 14. Running a presentation
- 15. Printing a presentation
- 16. Sharing a presentation
- 17. Introducing advanced PowerPoint topics
- A. About the Author
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Plain & Simple
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2013
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735672840
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