| QuickLook Guide |
vii |
| Finding Your Best Starting Point |
xi |
| Using the Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Step by Step CD-ROM |
xv |
| Conventions and Features in This Book |
xxi |
| Part 1 Basic Skills |
1 |
| Lesson 1 Creating a Presentation |
3 |
| Starting PowerPoint |
4 |
| Understanding the PowerPoint Startup Dialog Box |
5 |
| Using the AutoContent Wizard |
6 |
| Understanding the Presentation Window |
8 |
| Moving Around in a Presentation |
10 |
| Changing Text in the Outline Pane |
12 |
| Changing and Adding Text in the Slide Pane |
14 |
| Understanding PowerPoint Views |
16 |
| Changing Presentation Views |
17 |
| Previewing Slides in Slide Sorter View |
18 |
| Saving a Presentation |
19 |
| One Step Further: Changing Presentation Properties |
21 |
| Lesson 1 Quick Reference |
22 |
| Lesson 2 Working with a Presentation |
23 |
| Starting a New Presentation Using a Design Template |
24 |
| Entering Text in the Slide Pane |
25 |
| Creating a New Slide |
26 |
| Entering Text in the Outline Pane |
27 |
| Editing Text in Normal View |
29 |
| Entering Text in the Notes Pane |
31 |
| Using Notes Page View |
32 |
| Inserting Slides from Other Presentations |
33 |
| Rearranging Slides in Slide Sorter View |
34 |
| Showing Your Slides in Slide Show View |
36 |
| One Step Further: Customizing PowerPoint |
37 |
| Lesson 2 Quick Reference |
37 |
| Lesson 3 Printing a Presentation |
39 |
| Opening an Existing Presentation |
40 |
| Adding a Header and Footer |
43 |
| Changing the Page Setup |
44 |
| Choosing a Printer |
45 |
| Printing in PowerPoint |
46 |
| One Step Further: Using a Genigraphics Service Center |
50 |
| Lesson 3 Quick Reference |
52 |
| Part 1 Review & Practice |
53 |
| Part 2 Organizing Your Ideas |
57 |
| Lesson 4 Outlining Your Ideas |
59 |
| Viewing and Entering Text in Outline View |
60 |
| Inserting an Outline from Microsoft Word |
62 |
| Changing the View of an Outline |
63 |
| Selecting Text and Deleting Slides in Outline View |
65 |
| Rearranging Slides, Paragraphs, and Text |
68 |
| Formatting Text in Outline View |
70 |
| Sending an Outline or Notes to Microsoft Word |
72 |
| Saving the Presentation as an Outline |
73 |
| One Step Further: Looking Up Information in Bookshelf |
74 |
| Lesson 4 Quick Reference |
76 |
| Lesson 5 Adding and Modifying Text |
77 |
| Selecting and Deselecting Objects |
78 |
| Adding Text to Your Slide |
80 |
| Adjusting the Position of Text Objects |
83 |
| Formatting Text |
85 |
| Moving a Text Object |
87 |
| Finding and Replacing Text and Fonts |
88 |
| AutoCorrecting Text While Typing |
89 |
| Checking Spelling |
90 |
| Checking Presentation Styles |
93 |
| One Step Further: Formatting Text Case |
95 |
| Lesson 5 Quick Reference |
95 |
| Part 2 Review & Practice |
97 |
| Part 3 Making Your Ideas Communicate |
101 |
| Lesson 6 Applying and Modifying Templates |
103 |
| Understanding and Applying Templates |
104 |
| Understanding PowerPoint Masters |
106 |
| Changing the Display Using the Master |
109 |
| Modifying Master Placeholders |
110 |
| Formatting Master Text |
111 |
| Adjusting Master Text Indents |
114 |
| Reapplying a Slide Layout |
117 |
| Saving a Presentation as a Template |
118 |
| One Step Further : Hiding Master Objects |
119 |
| Lesson 6 Quick Reference |
119 |
| Lesson 7 Using a Color Scheme |
121 |
| Viewing and Choosing a Color Scheme |
122 |
| Changing Colors in a Color Scheme |
124 |
| Creating a New Color Scheme |
126 |
| Adding New Colors to Color Menus |
127 |
| Adding a Background |
129 |
| Copying a Color Scheme |
130 |
| One Step Further: Create a Textured Background |
131 |
| Lesson 7 Quick Reference |
132 |
| Lesson 8 Drawing and Modifying Objects |
133 |
| Drawing an Object |
134 |
| diting An Object |
136 |
| Modifying Object Attributes |
143 |
| Aligning Objects |
147 |
| Connecting Objects |
149 |
| Adding 3-D Effects to Objects |
150 |
| Changing Object Stacking Order |
151 |
| Rotating and Flipping Objects |
152 |
| Drawing and Editing an Arc Object |
153 |
| Grouping and Ungrouping Objects |
156 |
| One Step Further: Adding Other AutoShapes |
158 |
| Lesson 8 Quick Reference |
159 |
| Part 3 Review & Practice |
161 |
| Part 4 Adding Clip Art, Charts, and Graphs |
165 |
| Lesson 9 Inserting Information into PowerPoint |
167 |
| Inserting Clip Art Images |
168 |
| Scaling an Object |
171 |
| Recoloring a Clip Art Object |
172 |
| Inserting a Table |
173 |
| Inserting a Microsoft Excel Chart |
175 |
| Inserting an Organizational Chart |
177 |
| Inserting and Modifying a Picture |
182 |
| Inserting WordArt |
184 |
| One Step Further: Customize the Clip Gallery |
186 |
| Lesson 9 Quick Reference |
187 |
| Lesson 10 Creating and Editing a Graph |
189 |
| Using Microsoft Graph |
190 |
| Working with the Datasheet |
192 |
| Importing Data from Microsoft Excel |
194 |
| Entering and Editing Data |
196 |
| Modifying a Data Series |
197 |
| Formatting a Data Series |
198 |
| Changing and Formatting a Chart |
199 |
| Modifying a Legend |
203 |
| Adding Text to a Chart |
203 |
| One Step Further: Excluding Data from a Chart |
204 |
| Lesson 10 Quick Reference |
205 |
| Part 4 Review & Practice |
207 |
| Part 5 Producing and Sharing a Presentation |
211 |
| Lesson 11 Producing a Slide Show |
213 |
| Navigating in Slide Show view |
214 |
| Annotating Slides during a Slide Show |
216 |
| Setting Slide Transitions |
217 |
| Animating Slide Text |
219 |
| Animating Slide Objects |
223 |
| Animating Chart Objects |
225 |
| Hiding a Slide During a Slide Show |
226 |
| Creating and Editing a Custom Show |
227 |
| One Step Further: Dimming Animation Text |
228 |
| Lesson 11 Quick Reference |
229 |
| Lesson 12 Creating a Multimedia Presentation |
231 |
| Inserting Sounds and Movies |
232 |
| Playing Sounds or Movies in Slide Show |
236 |
| Setting Slide Timings |
238 |
| Setting Rehearsed Slide Timings |
239 |
| Recording a Narration in Slide Show |
240 |
| Creating a Self-Navigating Presentation |
242 |
| One Step Further: Using the Projector Wizard |
244 |
| Lesson 12 Quick Reference |
245 |
| Lesson 13 Creating an Internet Presentation |
247 |
| Creating an Agenda Slide or Home Page |
248 |
| Creating a Hyperlink |
249 |
| Creating an Action Button |
253 |
| Saving a Presentation for the Internet |
255 |
| Accessing the Internet from PowerPoint |
259 |
| One Step Further: Presenting a Show on Two Monitors |
260 |
| Lesson 13 Quick Reference |
261 |
| Lesson 14 Reviewing and Sharing a Presentation |
263 |
| Sending a Presentation Using E-Mail |
264 |
| Broadcasting a Presentation over a Network |
267 |
| Taking Notes During a Slide Show |
271 |
| Using Online Collaboration |
272 |
| Using the PowerPoint Viewer |
276 |
| Using the Pack And Go Wizard |
277 |
| One Step Further: Holding a Web Discussion |
279 |
| Lesson 14 Quick Reference |
280 |
| Part 5 Review & Practice |
281 |
| Appendix A If You Are New to Windows or PowerPoint |
285 |
| If You Are New to Windows |
285 |
| Getting Help with Windows |
291 |
| Using Microsoft PowerPoint and PowerPoint Help |
295 |
| Appendix B Customizing PowerPoint |
299 |
| Customizing PowerPoint Toolbars |
299 |
| Customizing PowerPoint Defaults |
302 |
| Changing PowerPoint Options |
303 |
| Simplifying Tasks with Macros |
304 |
| Expanding PowerPoint Functionality with Add-ins |
305 |
| Index |
307 |
