Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances

If you're vexed and perplexed by PowerPoint, pick up a copy of Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances. This funny, and often opinionated, guide is chock full of tools and techniques for eliminating all the problems that drive audiences and presenters crazy.There's nothing more discouraging than an unresponsive audience--or worse, one that snickers at your slides. And there's nothing more maddening than technical glitches that turn your carefully planned slide show into a car wreck. Envious when you see other presenters effectively use nifty features that you've never been able to get to work right? Suffer no more! Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances by Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Echo Swinford rides to the rescue.Microsoft PowerPoint is the most popular presentation software on the planet, with an estimated 30 million presentations given each day. So no matter how frustrated you get, you're not about to chuck the program in the Recycle Bin. Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances, presents smart solutions to a variety of all-too-familiar, real-world annoyances.The book is dividedinto big categories, with annoyances grouped by topic. You can read it cover to cover or simply jump to the chapter or section most relevant to you. Inside its pages you'll learn how to create your own templates, work with multiple masters and slide layouts, and take advantage of various alignment and formatting tools. You'll also learn how to import Excel data; insert graphics, PDF, and Word content; create, edit, and format organization charts and diagrams; use action settings and hyperlinks to jump to other slides; and add sound, video, and other types of multimedia to spark up your presentations.Entertaining and informative, Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances is filled with humorous illustrations and packed with sidebars, tips, and tricks, as well as links to cool resources on the Web.

Helps you learn how to create your own templates, work with multiple masters and slide layouts, and take advantage of various alignment and formatting tools. This work also helps you learn how to import Excel data; insert graphics, PDF, and Word content; create, edit, and format organization charts and diagrams; use action settings; and more.

Copyright;Introduction;Do You Need This Book?;What's Covered in This Book?;"You Haven't Covered My Pet Annoyance";Conventions Used in This Book;Safari®Enabled;Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Presenting Your Presentation;1.1 SETTING UP YOUR EQUIPMENT;1.2 VIEWING YOUR PRESENTATION;1.3 THINGS THAT DRIVE PRESENTERS CRAZY;Chapter 2: Dumb Defaults;2.1 STUFF KEEPS MOVING AROUND;2.2 CUSTOMIZE POWER POINT TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS;2.3 WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE FILE SIZES?;2.4 SLIDES, TEMPLATES, AND OTHER RELATED DEFAULTS;2.5 ACTIVATION, VERSIONS, AND CORRUPTION;Chapter 3: Formatting and Editing;3.1 TEMPLATES AND MASTERS;3.2 FORMATTING;Chapter 4: Importing;4.1 GRAPHICS;4.2 EXCEL;4.3 CLIP ART;4.4 WORD, PDFS, AND STUFF FROM THE WEB;Chapter 5: Organization Charts, Diagrams, and Drawing Tools;5.1 ORGANIZATION CHARTS;5.2 DIAGRAMS;5.3 OTHER DRAWING TOOLS;Chapter 6: Charts and Graphs;6.1 TEXT ISSUES;6.2 CREATING AND FORMATTING CHARTS;6.3 DATA;6.4 EXCEL CHARTS;Chapter 7: Animations, Action Settings, and Hyperlinks;7.1 ANIMATIONS AND TRANSITIONS;7.2 ACTION SETTINGS AND HYPERLINKS;Chapter 8: Sound and Video;8.1 SOUND;8.2 WEB PAGES AND FLASH;8.3 VIDEO;8.4 VIDEO AND PROJECTORS;8.5 OTHER VIDEO STUFF;Chapter 9: Printing and Distribution;9.1 PRINTING;9.2 IMAGES;9.3 VIDEO, DVDS, AND FLASH;9.4 WEB PAGES;9.5 PACK AND GO;9.6 CDS;About the Author;Colophon;