Microsoft 365 PowerPoint For Dummies
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Present like a pro, with the top-selling PowerPoint book on the market Since 1999, PowerPoint For Dummies has been giving readers a jargon-free way to compose compelling presentations. This update covers the latest release of Office and Office 365. Learn the basics of creating a slide deck in PowerPoint, then discover the dynamic features you can use to give your slides a bit of pizazz. Import data from other applications, collaborate in the cloud, and incorporate charts, graphics, and videos into your presentations.
Plus, learn how to use Microsoft's new Copilot AI tool--integrated right into the application. Consider this book your first step to making a splash with PowerPoint! Create your first PowerPoint slide deck and add presentation notes Improve the design of your slides with templates and best-practice tips Add animations, change your font style, and insert images and drawings Share your presentation with audiences in a virtual setting New and not-so-new PowerPoint users who need a guide to the basics of building a successful presentation will love this up-to-date, beginner-friendly book.
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- Wiley Professional Development (P&T)
- 9781394292370
- 9781394292363
- ePub
- 2
- Doug Lowe
- English
- 2025-01-03
- 100
- 10
- 2
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint
- Chapter 1: Welcome to PowerPoint
- What in the Sam Hill Is PowerPoint?
- Getting PowerPoint
- Introducing PowerPoint Presentations
- Understanding Presentation Files
- What’s in a Slide?
- Starting PowerPoint
- Creating a Blank Presentation
- Navigating the PowerPoint Interface
- Unraveling the Ribbon
- The View from Here Is Great
- Editing Text
- Making It Pretty
- Adding a New Slide
- Moving from Slide to Slide
- Displaying Your Presentation
- Saving Your Work
- Closing a Presentation
- Getting Help
- Exiting PowerPoint
- Chapter 2: Taking the Backstage Tour
- Welcome to Backstage View
- Considering Themes and Templates
- Saving Your Presentation
- Opening a Presentation
- Pinning a Presentation for Easy Access
- Chapter 3: 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)
- Working with Slide Layouts
- Deleting a Slide
- Duplicating a Slide
- Finding Text
- Replacing Text
- Rearranging Your Slides in Slide Sorter View
- Chapter 4: Working in Outline View
- Calling Up the Outline
- Selecting and Editing an Entire Slide
- Selecting and Editing One Paragraph
- Promoting and Demoting Paragraphs
- Adding a New Paragraph
- Adding a New Slide
- Moving Text Up and Down
- Collapsing and Expanding the Outline
- Chapter 5: Proofing Your Presentations
- Checking Spelling as You Go
- Spell-Checking After the Fact
- Using the Thesaurus
- Capitalizing Correctly
- Using the AutoCorrect Feature
- Chapter 6: Don’t Forget Your Notes!
- Understanding Notes
- Adding Notes to a Slide
- Adding an Extra Notes Page for a Slide
- Adding a New Slide from Notes Page View
- Printing Notes Pages
- Displaying Notes on a Separate Monitor
- Chapter 7: Show Time!
- The Quick Way to Print
- Printing from Backstage View
- Setting Up a Slide Show
- Starting a Slide Show
- Working in Presenter View
- Controlling Your Presentation with the Keyboard and Mouse
- Using Presentation Tools
- Rehearsing Your Slide Timings
- Using Custom Shows
- Part 2: Creating with Copilot
- Chapter 8: Getting Started with Copilot
- What Is Microsoft Copilot?
- Choosing Between the Free and Paid Versions of Copilot
- Using the Free Version of Copilot
- Accessing the Free Version of Copilot
- Refining Copilot’s Response
- Getting Copilot’s Content into PowerPoint
- Creating a Picture with Copilot
- Chapter 9: Using Copilot in PowerPoint
- Creating a Presentation with Copilot
- Using the Copilot Sidebar
- Using the Copilot Sidebar to Change a Picture
- Chapter 10: Perfecting Your Prompts
- Stating the Goal
- Being Specific
- Providing Context
- Laying Out Your Expectations
- Keeping Copilot Honest
- Structuring Your Prompts
- Prompting Etiquette
- Keep Trying!
- Part 3: Creating Great-Looking Slides
- Chapter 11: All about Fonts and Text Formatting
- Changing the Look of Your Text
- Big Picture Text Formatting
- Creating Fancy Text with WordArt
- Chapter 12: Designing Your Slides
- Looking at the Design Tab
- Working with Themes
- Changing the Slide Size
- Applying Background Styles
- Using the Designer to Improve Your Slides
- Chapter 13: Animating Your Slides
- Using the Transitions Tab
- Using the Animations Tab
- Chapter 14: Masters of the Universe Meet the Templates of Doom
- Working with Masters
- Using Masters
- Using Headers and Footers
- Yes, You Can Serve Two Masters
- Restoring Lost Placeholders
- Working with Templates
- Working with Presentation Sections
- Part 4: Embellishing Your Slides
- Chapter 15: Inserting Pictures
- Exploring the Many Types of Pictures
- Inserting Pictures in Your Presentation
- Moving, Sizing, Stretching, and Cropping Pictures
- Adding Style to Your Pictures
- Correcting Sharpness, Brightness, Contrast, and Color
- Compressing Your Pictures
- Working with 3D Models
- Chapter 16: Drawing on Your Slides
- Some General Drawing Tips
- Drawing Simple Objects
- Creating Other Shapes
- Styling Your Shapes
- Flipping and Rotating Objects
- Drawing a Complicated Picture
- Chapter 17: Charting for Fun and Profit
- Understanding Charts
- Adding a Chart to Your Presentation
- Changing the Chart Type
- Working with Chart Data
- Changing the Chart Layout
- Changing the Chart Style
- Embellishing Your Chart
- Using Treemap and Sunburst Charts
- Using Map Charts
- Chapter 18: Working with SmartArt
- Understanding SmartArt
- Creating a SmartArt Diagram
- Tweaking a SmartArt Diagram
- Editing the SmartArt Text
- Working with Organization Charts
- Chapter 19: Lights! Camera! Action! (Adding Sound and Video)
- Adding Sound to a Slide
- Adding Video to Your Slides
- Compressing Media
- Chapter 20: Adding Tables to Your Slides
- Creating a Table in a Content Placeholder
- Inserting a Table on a Slide
- Drawing a Table
- Adding Style to a Table
- Working with the Layout Tab
- Part 5: Working with Others
- Chapter 21: Collaborating on Presentations
- Understanding Collaboration
- Working with OneDrive
- Working with Teams
- Collaborating in Real Time
- Using Comments
- Chapter 22: Exporting Your Presentation to Other Formats
- Creating a PDF File
- Crafting a Video
- Using the Record Tab
- Recording a Slide Show
- Part 6: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 23: 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
- Chapter 24: Ten (or So) 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 25: Ten Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake
- Don’t Forget Your Purpose
- Don’t Become a Slave to Your Slides
- Don’t Overwhelm Your Audience with Unnecessary Detail
- Don’t Neglect Your Opening
- Be Relevant
- Don’t Forget the Call to Action
- Practice, Practice, Practice
- Relax!
- Expect the Unexpected
- Don’t Be Boring
- Index
- About the Author
- Advertisement Page
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement