PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies [Paperback]

Doug Lowe (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470040599 | ISBN-13: 978-0470040591 | Publication Date: December 26, 2006 | Edition: 1

• New and inexperienced PowerPoint users will discover how to use the latest enhancements to PowerPoint 2007 quickly and efficiently so that they can produce unique and informative presentations
• PowerPoint continues to be the world's most popular presentation software
• This updated For Dummies guide shows users different ways to create powerful and effective slideshow presentations that incorporate data from other applications in the form of charts, clip art, sound, and video
• Shares the key features of PowerPoint 2007 including creating and editing slides, working with hyperlinks and action buttons, and preparing presentations for the Web

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From the Back Cover

Start using all the new PowerPoint 2007 features

Create coordinated presentations with charts, video, sound, and more

You have the power to make your point! PowerPoint 2007 features a closer integration with Excel®, a new task-oriented user interface, professional-looking templates, and lots of other nifty upgrades. This book helps you use them all to create really cool slideshows to display on your monitor, project on the wall, or even show on the Web.

Discover how to

• Build a presentation with Slide Master
• Store and share slides with the Slide Library
• Import data from other applications
• Create slick presentations quickly with templates
• Develop and include charts and diagrams

About the Author

Doug Lowe is a veteran author of more than 40 For Dummies books with more than a million copies in print. He's covered everything from productivity software to programming.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (December 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470040599
• ISBN-13: 978-0470040591
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Applications > PowerPoint

More About the Author

Doug Lowe is a veteran author of more than 40 For Dummies books with more than a million copies in print. He's covered everything from productivity software to programming.

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Speeds the transition from older versions, June 29, 2007

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I have used Powerpoint extensively since the first edition and know it better than most -- and I have alwasy been able to easilly adapt to the latest version. This one is DIFFERENT -- and that's an understatement. Most will think, as did I, that MS screwed up a good program. But there is genius to the new "ribbon approach" - once you get used to it. You will need focus, patience and a helper, like the "Dummies" guide. I wish they had better titles, because having it sitting next to your desk makes YOU feel like a Dummy ... bet get over it, get the book and it will speed up your transition to the new version significantly. Could have had a bit more on the "power-features" but definitely worth the money.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Power Point 2007 For Dummies, September 11, 2009

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A. Reich "Renderman" (Utah) - See all my reviews
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I have read many differnt areas of this book and have found the author to be both entertaining and simple to understand. This book is not one you read from front to back it is designed to be used to look up certain areas of interest in using PowerPoint. I find this book covers the program very well and helps give pointers on how to use your PowerPoints with Microsoft Producer for creating Videos for the Web. I would recomment this book for those who want to go deeper into the program.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, August 13, 2010

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Jeff Kelleher (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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Miles better than Microsoft's turgid "Step by Step." The flippant asides are unnecessary, for my taste, but Lowe writes clear, direct prose, and anticipates the standard questions and difficulties. I learned more in one hour with this than in three with Microsoft's doorstop of a manual.