Contents at a Glance
Part I: Basic PowerPoint 2010 Stuff
Part II: Creating Great-Looking Slides
Part III: Embellishing Your Slides
Part IV: Working with Others
Part V: The Part of Tens
About This Book
This isn't the kind of book that you pick up and read from start to finish as though it were a cheap novel. If I ever see you reading it at the beach, I’ll kick sand in your face. This book is more like a reference — the kind of book you can pick up, turn to just about any page, and start reading. It has 24 chapters, each one covering a specific aspect of using PowerPoint — such as printing, animating your slides, or using clip art
Each chapter is divided into self-contained chunks, all related to the major theme of the chapter
For example, the chapter on using charts contains nuggets like these
Understanding charts
Adding a chart to your presentation
Pasting a chart from Excel
Changing the chart type
Working with chart data
You don’t have to memorize anything in this book. It’s a need-to-know book
You pick it up when you need to know something. Need to know how to create an organization chart? Pick up the book. Need to know how to override the Slide Master? Pick up the book. After you find what you’re looking for, put it down and get on with your life