PowerPoint 2010 Bible

Master PowerPoint and improve your presentation skills-with one book!It's no longer enough to have slide after slide of text, bullets, and charts. It's not even enough to have good speaking skills if your PowerPoint slides bore your audience. Make a splash with these presentation tips and techniques Anyone can create a presentation, but it takes more than bullet lists to make an impact. In this power-packed book, you'll learn how to create professional-quality slides that will captivate an audience with photographs, charts, and sophisticated transition and animation effects. You'll also learn how to deliver a first-rate presentation experience to your audience, whether you are speaking live at a podium, delivering content online, or distributing self-running DVDs. In this book, you'll learn how to: Customize slide layouts, themes, and masters Integrate charts, photos, clip art, and more Engage an audience with music and narration Create handouts and speaker notes Build custom slide shows with optional hidden content Save slide shows in digital video format Broadcast or publish presentations on the Web Use eye-catching animation effects Easily apply color correction to photos Create information-rich graphic objects with SmartArt What's on the CD-ROM? Find more than 500 professionally-designed PowerPoint templates and backgrounds that you can use in your own presentations. See the CD Appendix in the book for details and complete system requirements. Also in the Book Four special project labs highlight complete presentations that show a variety of ways to create content. These labs include: Presenting Content without Bulleted Lists Adding Sound and Movement to a Presentation Creating a Menu-Based Navigation System Creating a Classroom Game Discover what makes a great presentation Add eye-popping graphics and multimedia Make a connection with your audience