Quick Course in Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Book

Part 1	Learning the Basics
1	Creating a Simple Presentation	2
	Using the AutoContent Wizard	5
	Saving a Presentation	10
	Switching Views	11
	Editing Slides	12
	Editing Bulleted and Subordinate Items	13
	Promoting and Demoting Items	15
	Deleting Slides	17
	Delivering a Presentation	18
	Running an Electronic Slide Show	18
	Printing Overheads	20
	Preparing a File for Slides	22
	Creating Speaker's Notes	26
	Printing Handouts	28
	Getting Help	28
	Quitting PowerPoint	31
2	Fine-Tuning a Presentation	32
	Using a Design Template	35
	Adding Slides	37
	Switching Templates	38
	Formatting Text	40
	Opening an Existing Presentation	42
	Checking Spelling	43
	More Editing Techniques	45
	Moving and Copying Text on Slides	45
	Moving and Copying Text Between Presentations	48
	Reordering Slide Text in Outline View	48
	Rearranging a Presentation	50
	Reordering Slides in Outline View	50
	Reordering Slides in Slide Sorter View	51
	Changing the Thumbnail Size	53
3	Presenting Information Visually	54
	Adding Graphs	56
	Using a Graph AutoLayout	56
	Changing the Graph Type	60
	Working with Graph Objects	62
	Moving and Sizing Graphs in PowerPoint	68
	Adding Organization Charts	69
	Adding and Removing Boxes	72
	Rearranging Boxes	73
	Switching Styles	74
	Formatting an Org Chart	76
	Returning to PowerPoint	78
	Adding Tables	79
	Entering Data	80
	Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows	82
	Adjusting Column Width and Row Height	83
	Merging and Splitting Cells	83
	Formatting a Table	84
Part 2	Building Proficiency
4	More Fancy Effects	88
	Adding Clip Art to Slides	90
	Sizing and Positioning Clip Art	92
	Changing Clip Art Colors	92
	Searching for Clip Art	94
	Cropping Clip Art	95
	Adding Clip Art to the Background	96
	Importing Graphics from Other Sources	97
	Adding Graphics to the Clip Gallery	100
	Using WordArt for Fancy Type Effects	101
	Using PowerPoint's Drawing Tools	105
5	Creating a Custom Template	108
	Designing a Template	110
	Using Masters	111
	Formatting the Slide Master	112
	Changing the Font	112
	Saving the Template	114
	Creating a Background	114
	Adding a Graphic to the Background	118
	Changing the Bullet Character	119
	Adding a Footer and a Slide Number	120
	Changing the Color Scheme	122
	Applying a Custom Template	125
	Fine-Tuning	126
6	More About Electronic Presentations	128
	Equipment for Electronic Slide Shows	130
	Using the Slide Show Tools	132
	Running a Presentation Automatically	133
	Adding Special Effects	136
	Adding Transitions	136
	Adding Text Effects	137
	Adding Animation	139
	Preparing Speaker-Controlled Presentations	141
	Adding Interaction	141
	Drawing on the Slides	141
	Hiding Supporting Information	143
	Branching to a Subordinate Presentation	144
	Preparing for Delivery	147
	PowerPoint Rehearsals	147
	Taking Care of Logistics	150
	Taking a Show on the Road	151