Step By Step: Microsoft PowerPoint Version 2002 (Paperback)

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Microsoft PowerPoint version 2002 presentation graphics program can help turn ideas into professional, effective presentations. New features help PC users create presentations more easily, illustrate ideas more powerfully, and share it all in any setting, from meeting rooms to the Web. MICROSOFT POWERPOINT VERSION 2002 STEP BY STEP offers self-paced instruction to the beginning-to-advanced user who wants to get the most out of PowerPoint version 2002-and prepare for Microsoft Office User (MOUS) certification. This personal training system offers easy-to-follow lessons full of clear objectives, a wealth of task-oriented procedures, and dozens of real-world business scenarios. Each STEP BY STEP title consists of friendly, straightforward instruction with dozens of full-color screenshots and illustrations to help you learn exactly what you need to know at your own pace. A companion CD-ROM includes practice files that are tightly integrated with the lessons, plus movie-style demonstrations of key procedures. Other features include a "QuickLook Guide" for easy visual navigation, a "Finding the Best Starting Point for You" section to help you decide how to the most out of the book, and a special lay-flat binding to keep the book open during lessons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735612978
• ISBN-13: 978-0735612976
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #110,296 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great For Getting Started With PowerPoint!, November 27, 2003

By	Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Before starting grad school earlier this year I had never had any reason to know how to use PowerPoint, but when the time came to learn, I had to get with it fast. The directions that come with the stand alone Microsoft product are pretty weak, so I bought this manual as the best for comprehensiveness and being comprehendible by an average MS Word user.

This book is not for the super technical, programmer types, but works great for the other 95% of us. I like that it is in color, and steps you through commands EXACTLY as they will appear onscreen. I have been able to do anything I have needed to do, and still frequently use this book as a reference. Earlier in the week I consulted it about putting video into a slide, which I had never done before. Now I have a very dramatic multimedia presentation that looks great.

The salient point here is that I am not a huge PowerPoint expert, but this book makes me look like one. I gave it four stars only because it is a quite expensive book (remember it has all pages printed in color, and has a practice CD included), in fact twice the cost of many competing books. Although it is pricey, in the long run it is totally worth the expense.

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, January 9, 2007

By	Lori Gleason - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Purchased this to help teach myself Powerpoint. It is nice to go at my own pace. Very helpful book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Step by Step Guide, August 19, 2006

By	TheCommish16 (US) - See all my reviews

If you are using a 2002 Version of Powerpoint, this program is right on. I've also found that the later versions are so similar that you can use this book for those as well. My only caution in terms of version is to NOT buy this book for pre-2000 versions, because the program lacks a lot of the more advanced features that this book teaches you.

This book offers a great table of contents, allowing you to find the information you are looking for. It also goes VERY slowly in the early steps to allow you to follow, and uses screenshots as support. This book covers everything from opening a new powerpoint file, to adding advanced animations, sound, pictures, videos, and the like. I used this book to help me with graduate school final project and it helped me to add those features that made my presentation stand out.

If you are new to powerpoint, I would highly reccommend this book. It will make your life a lot easier!!