Quick Course in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Book

Part 1	Learning the Basics
1	Creating a Simple Presentation	2
	Using the AutoContent Wizard	5
	Saving a Presentation	10
	Switching Views	12
	Editing Slides	13
	Editing Text	13
	Promoting and Demoting Items	16
	Deleting Slides	18
	Adding Special Effects	19
	Viewing a Presentation	22
	Getting Help	24
	Quitting PowerPoint	27
2	Presenting Information Visually	28
	Adding Clip Art to Slides	31
	Sizing and Positioning Clip Art	33
	Changing Clip Art Colors	34
	Searching for Clip Art	35
	Cropping Clip Art	36
	Adding Clip Art to the Background	37
	Importing Graphics	38
	Adding Graphics to the Clip Gallery	40
	Animating Graphics	42
	Adding Graphs	42
	Using a Graph AutoLayout	43
	Changing the Chart Type	46
	Customizing Graphs	49
	Working with Titles	50
	Working with Legends	51
	Working with Axes, Tick Marks, Gridlines, and Labels	52
	Working with Chart and Plot Areas	55
	Moving and Sizing Graphs in PowerPoint	56
3	Fine-Tuning a Presentation	58
	The Characteristics of a Good Presentation	60
	Using a Design Template	61
	Adding Slides	63
	Switching Templates	65
	Formatting Text	66
	Opening an Existing Presentation	68
	Checking Your Spelling	69
	More Editing Techniques	71
	Moving and Copying Text on Slides	72
	Moving and Copying Text Between Presentations	74
	Reordering Slide Text in Outline View	74
	Rearranging a Presentation	76
	Reordering Slides in Outline View	76
	Reordering Slides in Slide Sorter View	77
	Changing the Thumbnail Size	78
	Adding Transitions	80
	Delivering a Presentation	81
	Printing Transparencies	81
	Printing Handouts	83
	Preparing a File for Slides	83
	Delivering a Presentation over the Internet or an Intranet	84
Part 2	Building Proficiency
4	More Visual Effects	88
	Adding Organization Charts	90
	Adding and Removing Boxes	93
	Rearranging Boxes	94
	Switching Styles	95
	Formatting an Org Chart	97
	Formatting Org Chart Text	97
	Formatting Org Chart Boxes	97
	Formatting Org Chart Lines	98
	Returning to PowerPoint	99
	Adding Tables	100
	Entering Data	101
	Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows	103
	Adjusting Column Width and Row Height	104
	Merging and Splitting Cells	105
	Formatting a Table	106
	Using WordArt for Fancy Type Effects	108
	Using PowerPoint's Drawing Tools	112
5	Creating a Custom Template	116
	Designing a Template	118
	Using Masters	119
	Formatting the Slide Master	120
	Changing the Font	120
	Saving the Template	122
	Creating a Background	122
	Adding a Graphic to the Background	126
	Changing the Bullet Character	127
	Adding a Footer and a Slide Number	129
	Changing the Color Scheme	131
	Applying a Custom Template	133
	Fine-Tuning	134
6	More About Electronic Presentations	136
	Equipment for Electronic Slide Shows	138
	Using the Slide Show Tools	140
	Running a Presentation Automatically	141
	Preparing Speaker-Controlled Presentations	143
	Adding Interaction	143
	Drawing on the Slides	144
	Hiding Supporting Information	145
	Branching to a Subordinate Presentation	147
	Preparing for Delivery	150
	PowerPoint Rehearsals	150
	Taking Care of Logistics	153
	Taking a Show on the Road	154