PowerPoint 2007 Just the Steps For Dummies (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

Obermeier, Barbara; Padova, Ted

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470009810 ISBN 13: 9780470009819

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Synopsis

When you re trying to harness the power of PowerPoint, you don t want to wade through lots of background and definitions; you want to make things happen! Power Point Just the Steps for Dummies puts your hands and eyes to work immediately so you can finish any PowerPoint project in a flash.  Just choose your task, follow the step–by–step instructions and vivid illustrations, and POOF! It s done. In seconds, you ll be:

• Creating a new presentation
• Resizing or moving an object
• Duplicating a slide
• Using the outlining toolbar
• Adding notes to a slide
• Printing your presentation
• Setting up a slide show
• Working with pictures and clip art
• Coloring text and objects
• Modifying the slide master
• Creating a template
• Inserting a diagram or chart
• Adding sound and video
• And more

Whether you re new to PowerPoint, pressed for time, or visually oriented, this get–it–done guide will help make your next PowerPoint presentation look like a work of genius!

About this title

About the Author

Barbara Obermeier is principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in Ventura, California. She′s the author of Photoshop CS2 All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies and has contributed as author or coauthor on numerous computer graphics books. Barb is also a faculty member in the Visual Communication Department at Brooks Institute in Ventura.

Ted Padova is the author of more than 25 computer books. He writes primarily on Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Adobe Illustrator. He is a nationally and internationally known speaker on Adobe Acrobat and digital imaging.

From the Back Cover

Easy steps for creating and sharing effective presentations

Simple steps...

...for great results

Crop a Picture

1. Open a presentation in PowerPoint.
2. Select the picture you want to crop. Cropping is one of the easiest things you can do to improve the composition of your pictures and hone in on the focal point.
3. In the Ribbon, click the Format/Picture Tools tab. In the Size group, click Crop.
4. Position your cursor over a cropping handle and drag. To crop equally on two sides simultaneously, press the Ctrl key as you drag the center crop handle on a side. To crop equally on all four sides simultaneously, press the Ctrl key as you drag a corner crop handle.
5. Click anywhere in your slide outside the selected picture to deselect the Crop tool.

Get ready to

• Create a new presentation
• Insert tables, charts, and graphs
• Add shapes, text effects, and colors
• Scale, crop, and position pictures
• Integrate sound and movies
• Prepare a self–running presentation

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470009810
• ISBN 13: 9780470009819
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240