Teach Yourself VISUALLY PowerPoint 2010 - Softcover

Wood, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470577665 ISBN 13: 9780470577660

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2010

Synopsis

Fast, easy way to get the very most out of PowerPoint 2010 Present your work in style in a PowerPoint presentation using the tips and techniques in this visual guide to PowerPoint 2010. It covers the basics, as well as all the exciting new changes and additions in a series of easy-to-follow, full-color, two-page tutorials. Learn how to create slides, dress them up using templates and graphics, add sound and animation, and more. If you're looking for a practical, "show me, don't tell me" guide to PowerPoint 2010, this is the book for you. * Helps you create presentations with greater impact using PowerPoint 2010, the latest generation of Microsoft's presentation software; PowerPoint 2010 is part of the new Microsoft Office 2010 suite of products * Introduces PowerPoint 2010's new features, including the new Reading View, new transitions tab, and a new screenshot function * Shows you how to create slides, dress them up with templates and graphics, add sound and animation, and present in a business or Internet setting * Features easy-to-follow, full-color, two-page tutorials Add more power to your PowerPoint presentations with this practical guide.

About this title

About the Author

William (Bill) Wood is a consultant who teaches and writes programs in the Microsoft Office Suite and VBA programming. As a part time writer, he has written several self-published classroom workbooks about Microsoft Access and Excel. He has a formal education as a Biomedical Engineer, in which he worked for many years, and is currently attending graduate classes at Milwaukee School of Engineering in the field of Medical Informatics. Bill also works as a volunteer member of the National Ski Patrol.

From the Back Cover

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something ? and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 130 PowerPoint 2010 tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on PowerPoint 2010 in no time.

You'll learn to:

• Customize the Quick Access Toolbar

• Enter your content in an outline

• Insert media clips and SmartArt

• Apply themes to selected slides

• Make duplicate slides

• Set up and run a slide show

• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step

• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task

• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470577665
• ISBN 13: 9780470577660
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320