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Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 QuickSteps

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 QuickSteps

Authors: Carole Matthews

Published: April 2010

eISBN: 9780071634922 0071634924 | ISBN: 9780071634915

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 Stepping into PowerPoint

Starting PowerPoint

Start and Exit PowerPoint

Use the Start Menu

Exit PowerPoint

Learning About Versions of Office 2010

Explore the PowerPoint Window

Get an Overview of the PowerPoint Window

Become Familiar with the Ribbon

Use Tabs and Menus

Find the File View

Open a Presentation

Show Views

Start a Slide Show

Personalize PowerPoint

Work with the Quick Access Toolbar

Show or Hide ScreenTips

Display the Mini Toolbar

Add Identifying Information

Get Help

Open Help

Conduct Research

Accessing Microsoft Resources

Save Your PowerPoint Presentation

Change Automatic Save Options

Save a Presentation Manually

Understanding PowerPoint XML File Formats

Create a PowerPoint Folder

Close a Presentation Session

Chapter 2 Creating the Presentation

Defining Themes, Layouts, and Master Slides

Create a Presentation

Create a Presentation from Another Presentation

Create a Presentation Using a Standard Theme

Working with Themes

Create a Template

Adding Content to a Slide

Create a Presentation from Scratch

Select a Layout

Understanding the Outlining Feature

Outline a Presentation

Create an Outline

Indenting with the Keyboard

Insert an Outline from Other Sources

Using the Outlining Commands

Preview and Print the Outline

Protect Your Presentation

Chapter 3 Working with Slides

Navigate and Manipulate Slides

Navigating with the Keyboard

Navigate from Slide to Slide

Insert a Slide

Display Multiple Presentations at Once

Moving or Copying Slides in a Presentation

Copy Slides Between Presentations

Duplicate a Slide

Copy a Design Using Browse

Use Zoom

Working with Slides Using a Keyboard

Change the Look and Feel of Slides

Change a Theme

Create Custom Theme Colors

Using Footers on Slides

Save a Custom Theme

Enter a Footer

Copy Attributes with Format Painter

Work with Hyperlinks

Compare and Merge Presentations

Chapter 4 Working with Notes, Masters, and Slide Text

Work with Notes

Create a Note

Create a Note in the Notes Page

Preview and Print Speaker Notes and Handouts

Using Headers and Footers on Notes and Handouts

Working with Slide Masters

Work with Slide, Notes, and Handout Masters

Manage Slide Appearance

Changing Font Attributes in Master Slides

Work with the Notes Master

Change the Handout Master

Work with Text

Find and Use a Text Layout

Insert a New Text Box

Work with Text Boxes

Setting Margins, Word Wrap, AutoFit, and Columns

Use the Font Dialog Box

Align Text

Using Lists

Copy Formatting with Format Painter

Use AutoCorrect

Editing with the Keyboard

Moving Text

Use the Spelling Checker

Using the Office Clipboard

Chapter 5 Creating Tables in Slides

Create Tables

Insert a Table

Understanding Table Basics

Work with Tables

Enter Text

Aligning Text

Format Text

Rotating Text in Cells

Set Cell Margins

Delete a Table

Use the Table Design Tab

Use Table Style Options

Enhance Tables with Preset Styles

Use Special Effects in the Table Background

Work with Borders

Use the Table Layout Tab

Selecting Table Components

Show or Hide Gridlines

Insert Columns and Rows

Deleting Columns and Rows

Change the Size of Columns and Rows

Merging or Splitting Cells

Chapter 6 Using Clips, Photos, and Other Images

Work with Clip Art

Understanding Objects

Find and Insert Clip Art

Change the Color of Clip Art

Insert a Picture

Working with Objects

Crop Objects

Search for Clip Art on the Internet

Changing Contrast and Brightness

Display a Grid and Guides

Use Format Painter

Create a Photo Album

Snap a Screenshot

Chapter 7 Using Charts in a Presentation

Work with Charts

Insert Charts

Viewing and Changing Source Data

Enter Chart Data

Select the Type of Chart

Selecting Chart Elements

Format Charts

Use Format Dialog Boxes

Format Legends

Alter a Chart Title

Format a Data Series

Format Data Labels

Format an Axis

Format the Plot Area

Format Text

Format Gridlines

Chapter 8 Using Special Effects and Drawing Shapes

Work with Transitions and Animations

Transition Between Slides

Learning About Animation

Animate Objects and Slides

Understanding Animation Effects

Increasing Performance

Use Special Effects for Backgrounds and Objects

Use Fills for Shapes or Backgrounds

Add Special Effects to an Object

Change Outlines of Shapes

Removing Effects

Work with WordArt

Draw and Use Shapes in PowerPoint

Draw a Shape

Type Text Within a Shape

Working with Curves

Combine Shapes by Grouping

Create a Mirror Image Using Rotate

Positioning Shapes

Use SmartArt Graphics

Choose SmartArt Categories

Insert a SmartArt Graphic

Aligning Shapes

Change SmartArt Designs

Change SmartArt Formatting

Chapter 9 Working with Multimedia and the Internet

Use Multimedia Files in Your Presentation

Insert Sounds from Audio Clip Art

Insert a Sound from a File

Work with an Audio File

Trim an Audio File

Use Animations to Set Sound Effects

Record Sound Files

Changing Video Options

Use Video Files in Your Presentation

Sharing Your Presentation

Package Presentation Files

Make a Video of Your Presentation

Use the Internet with Your Presentations

Connect to Web Pages with Hyperlinks

Make Your Presentation Available Online

Understanding SkyDrive Folders

Chapter 10 Printing and Running a Slide Show

Run a Slide Show

Use a Laptop to Control Dual Monitors

Set Up an Automated Slide Show

Setting Up a Slide Show

Use a Presenter View Slide Show

Use a Pen Tool

Navigating a Slide Show

Rehearse Your Timing

Display a Blank Screen

Create a Custom Slide Show

Divide Your Presentation into Sections

Setting Print Options

Place a Presentation Shortcut on Your Desktop

Print Presentations in Various Ways

Establish Print Color

Hide or Print Comments, Markings, and Hidden Slides

Insert Headers and Footers

Scale Slides to Fit Paper

Configure Page Setup

Print Transparencies

Print to Disk

Print a PostScript File for 35-mm Slides

Stop Printing

Change Printers

Index