PowerPoint 2000/98 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) [Paperback]

Rebecca Bridges Altman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 7, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0201354411 | ISBN-13: 978-0201354416 | Edition: 1st

Most professionals turn to Microsoft PowerPoint to make their presentations come alive. The latest version, PowerPoint 2000, promises to attract a legion of new converts, lured by its full integration with the other Office 2000 apps and its new and improved formatting and Web features. PowerPoint 2000/98: Visual QuickStart Guide is the quickest, easiest way to learn how to add slides, movie clips, sound, animation--even Web pages--to your presentations using this powerful package. Thanks to the book's straightforward, task-oriented format, you can go directly to the information you need. Like the other titles in Peachpit's Visual QuickStart Guide series, PowerPoint 2000/98: VQS uses hundreds of screenshots and step-by-step instructions to explain the most popular features of PowerPoint, and it covers both the Windows 2000 and Macintosh 98 platforms. Whether you use it as a tutorial or a reference guide, you'll be putting together impressive presentations in no time.

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Most professionals turn to Microsoft PowerPoint to make their presentations come alive. The latest version, PowerPoint 2000, promises to attract a legion of new converts, lured by its full integration with the other Office 2000 apps and its new and improved formatting and Web features. PowerPoint 2000/98: Visual QuickStart Guide is the quickest, easiest way to learn how to add slides, movie clips, sound, animation--even Web pages--to your presentations using this powerful package. Thanks to the book's straightforward, task-oriented format, you can go directly to the information you need. Like the other titles in Peachpit's Visual QuickStart Guide series, PowerPoint 2000/98: VQS uses hundreds of screenshots and step-by-step instructions to explain the most popular features of PowerPoint, and it covers both the Windows 2000 and Macintosh 98 platforms. Whether you use it as a tutorial or a reference guide, you'll be putting together impressive presentations in no time.

About the Author

Rebecca Altman is a corporate trainer, courseware developer, and writer. She is the author of Peachpit's PowerPoint 4 for Windows, plus Mastering Microsoft Works and Understanding 1-2-3. She also is the co-author of Mastering PageMaker 5, Understanding Harvard Graphics for Windows, and Using 1-2-3.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1st edition (May 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201354411
• ISBN-13: 978-0201354416
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,211,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs up for VQG PowerPoint 2000, June 13, 2000

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This review is from: PowerPoint 2000/98 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

When MS Powerpoint appeared on the scene back in the mid '80s, it was probably one of the least likely software packages to succeed! They made it of course, but the program is still a bit ragged around the edges, and hopefully will some day get out of beta. That's why you'll need THIS BOOK. . . . In true form, Peachpit's Visual QuickStart Guides come to the rescue again. This one from Rebecca Altman will be the ultimate deskside companion for anyone who needs to get some real punch out of PowerPoint in a hurry. In VQG style, Rebecca gives you straight tips, tricks, and secrets all built around lots of screen captures that 'visually' help you get to the solutions you need. Good information is included on playing sounds from CDs, giving a presentation, equipment problems (projectors), as well as utilizing handouts and speaker notes. Best of all is an excellent index, and table of contents -- coupled with clearly labeled thumb guides -- for a wrap-around helper for PowerPoint. I cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone who must use MS Powerpoint.