10 Minute Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint 2002

Because most people don't have the luxury of sitting down uninterrupted for hours at a time to learn PowerPoint, this10-Minute Guidefocuses on the most often used features, covering them in lessons designed to take 10 minutes or less to complete. In addition, this guide teaches you how to use PowerPoint without relying on technical jargon. Instead, it provides straightforward, easy-to-follow explanations and lists of numbered steps that tell you which keys to press and which options to select.

Joe Habraken is an information technology professional with a master's degree from American University and more than 15 years experience as an author, consultant and instructor. Joe is a Microsoft® Certified Professional and Cisco Certified Network Associate. Joe currently serves as a technical director for ReviewNet Corporation and also is an instructor at the University of New England in Portland, Maine, where he teaches IT Certification courses. Joe is a best selling author whose publications include The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft® Access 2000, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft® Windows 2000, Microsoft® Office 10 8-In-1, and Practical Cisco Routers.

Introduction

1

(1)

The What and Why of Microsoft PowerPoint

1

(1)

Why Que's 10 Minute Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint 2002?

2

(1)

Installing PowerPoint

2

(1)

Conventions Used in This Book

3

(2)

What's New in PowerPoint 2002?

5

(10)

Getting the Most Out of PowerPoint 2002

5

(1)

New Features in PowerPoint 2002

6

(1)

Introducing Task Panes

6

(2)

Introducing Voice Dictation and Voice Commands

8

(7)

Working in PowerPoint

15

(6)

Starting PowerPoint

15

(2)

Getting Comfortable with the PowerPoint Window

17

(2)

Exiting PowerPoint

19

(2)

Creating a New Presentation

21

(12)

Three Choices for Starting a New Presentation

21

(7)

Saving a Presentation

28

(1)

Closing a Presentation

29

(1)

Opening a Presentation

30

(1)

Finding a Presentation File

31

(2)

Working with Slides in Different Views

33

(10)

Understanding PowerPoint's Different Views

33

(2)

Moving from Slide to Slide

35

(1)

Introduction to Inserting Slide Text

36

(1)

Editing Text in the Slide Pane

37

(6)

Changing a Presentation's Look

43

(8)

Giving Your Slides a Professional Look

43

(2)

Applying a Different Design Template

45

(2)

Using Color Schemes

47

(2)

Changing the Background Fill

49

(2)

Inserting, Deleting, and Copying Slides

51

(7)

Inserting a New Slide

51

(2)

Inserting Slides from Another Presentation

53

(1)

Creating Slides from a Document Outline

54

(1)

Selecting Slides

54

(1)

Deleting Slides

55

(1)

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Slides

56

(2)

Rearranging Slides in a Presentation

58

(5)

Rearranging Slides in Slide Sorter View

58

(2)

Rearranging Slides in the Outline Pane

60

(1)

Hiding Slides

60

(3)

Adding and Modifying Slide Text

63

(13)

Creating a Text Box

63

(2)

Changing Font Attributes

65

(4)

Copying Text Formats

69

(1)

Changing the Text Alignment and Line Spacing

70

(2)

Selecting, Deleting, and Moving a Text Box

72

(1)

Adding a WordArt Object

72

(4)

Creating Columns, Tables, and Lists

76

(11)

Working in Multiple Columns

76

(4)

Creating a Table

80

(3)

Making a Bulleted List

83

(2)

Working with Numbered Lists

85

(2)

Getting Help in Microsoft PowerPoint

87

(10)

Help: What's Available?

87

(1)

Using the Ask a Question Box

87

(2)

Using the Office Assistant

89

(2)

Using the Help Window

91

(4)

Getting Help with Screen Elements

95

(2)

Adding Graphics to a Slide

97

(10)

Introducing the Insert Clip Art Task Pane

97

(2)

Inserting an Image from the Task Pane

99

(1)

Inserting an Image from an Image Box

100

(2)

Inserting a Clip from a File

102

(2)

Managing Images in the Clip Organizer

104

(3)

Adding Sounds and Movies to a Slide

107

(8)

Working with Sounds and Movies

107

(1)

Including Sounds in a Presentation

107

(4)

Placing a Movie onto a Slide

111

(4)

Working with PowerPoint Objects

115

(9)

Selecting Objects

115

(1)

Working with Layers of Objects

116

(1)

Grouping and Ungrouping Objects

117

(1)

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Objects

118

(2)

Rotating an Object

120

(1)

Resizing Objects

121

(1)

Cropping a Picture

121

(3)

Adding Charts to PowerPoint Slides

124

(10)

Using Charts in Presentations

124

(2)

Inserting a Chart on an Existing Slide

126

(3)

Creating a New Slide Containing a Chart

129

(1)

Selecting the Chart Type

130

(2)

Modifying the Chart's Attributes

132

(2)

Adding Organizational Charts to PowerPoint Slides

134

(9)

Working with Organizational Charts

134

(1)

Inserting an Organizational Chart on a Slide

135

(1)

Creating a New Slide Containing an Organizational Chart

136

(2)

Editing an Organizational Chart

138

(1)

Formatting Box Lines and Fill Colors

139

(2)

Changing the Organizational Chart Style

141

(2)

Presenting an Onscreen Slide Show

143

(15)

Viewing an Onscreen Slide Show

143

(2)

Setting Slide Animation Schemes

145

(2)

Setting Up a Self-Running Show

147

(3)

Using the Slide Show Menu Tools

150

(3)

Adding Action Buttons to User-Interactive Shows

153

(3)

Setting Slide Show Options

156

(2)

Printing Presentations, Notes, and Handouts

158

(6)

Using PowerPoint Notes and Handouts

158

(1)

Quick Printing with No Options

159

(1)

Changing the Page Setup

159

(2)

Choosing What and How to Print

161

(3)

Designing a Presentation for the Internet

164

(9)

PowerPoint and the World Wide Web

164

(1)

Special Considerations for Designing Web Shows

165

(1)

Adding URL Hyperlinks

165

(4)

Saving a Presentation in HTML Format

169

(2)

Viewing Your Web Presentation

171

(2)

Index

173

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