• ISBN13: 9781119077053
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
• Publication Date: October 19, 2015
• Pages: 352
• Original Price: GBP 25.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 545 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Business & Productivity Software / Presentations

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Create a slide presentation with special effects
• Work with master slides and templates
• Collaborate with other users in the cloud

The fast and colorful way to get up and running with PowerPoint 2016

This fun and friendly guide takes the pain out of working with PowerPoint! With full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions, it shows you how to create and edit slides; import data from other applications; collaborate with other users in the Cloud; add charts, clip art, sound, and video--and so much more.

• More power to you! -- get started with editing slides, working in outline view, proofing your presentations, and using notes
• It's all about the looks -- create engaging slides with predesigned templates and add interest to your text with colors, textures, and animations
• Pretty as a picture -- embellish your presentations by inserting pictures, drawing on your slides, using charts, working with SmartArt, and adding sound and video
• Play well with others -- collaborate in the Cloud, use a slide library and find ways to reuse slides, and export your presentation to other formats

Open the book and find:

• Secrets to making fanciful text with the WordArt feature
• How to use character effects to make text stand out
• Tips on using theme colors, fonts, and backgrounds
• Guidance on using and changing Masters
• How to get data from other programs and edit your charts
• Steps for adding hyperlinks to a slide
• PowerPoint commandments you shouldn't be without
• Ten ways to keep your audience engaged

Doug Lowe is a veteran author with more than 40 For Dummies books to his credit, including titles on everything from Microsoft Office productivity with PowerPoint to networking to programming in ASP.NET.