PowerPoint 2013 For Dummies

Learn to:

• Create a slide presentation with charts, clip art, sound, and video
• Work with master slides and templates
• Use all the newest enhancements and features of PowerPoint 2013

IN FULL COLOR!

Make your point with a dazzling PowerPoint presentation — it's easy with this book!

Long ago, PowerPoint led us out of the age of flip charts and felt-tip pens. Now the newest version is packed with advanced features that let you include video and animation, use a laser pointer in your presentation, draw on your slides, and present online. You can collaborate with others via SkyDrive, steal slides from a library, and more — read on!

• Get started right away — learn to navigate the interface, create and edit slides, use Notes, and present your slideshow
• Make it easy — use text formatting techniques to make your presentation both readable and gorgeous
• Dress it up — insert pictures and screenshots, draw objects and shapes, include a chart, or add timing and narration to your slides
• More for the money — use templates and masters to work more efficiently, and reuse slides from a library
• Work together — share your presentation in SkyDrive® and allow others to comment, or create a CD and Word handouts

Open the book and find:

• How to use PowerPoint on a touchscreen
• Essential editing advice
• Secrets of successful proofing
• Directions for showing your presentation online
• Cool slide design tips
• How to insert online images and hyperlinks
• Hints for keeping your audience awake
• Things that might go wrong and how to avoid them