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How to Use •        Create powerful presentations faster using ready-made templates and Smart Tags •        Organize information and add impact with clip art, SmartArt diagrams, tables, and charts •        Make your presentation come alive with custom animations •        Add narration, animation, 3-D effects, and movie •        Add comments and e-mail your presentation to others for review and collaboration •        Deliver your presentation in a meeting room on multiple screens •        Use Groove and SharePoint Team Services to collaborate and share documents and information •        Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. •        Practice your new skills with the useful workshops inside   On the Web This book uses real-world examples to give you a context in which to use the task. This book also includes  workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The PowerPoint example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com.   Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software–including Microsoft Office 2003 and XP, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Macromedia Flash 8, Macromedia Director MX, and Macromedia Fireworks–and Web publishing. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve Johnson founded Perspection, Inc. Perspection is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books, and sold more than 5 million copies.   Includes MCAS Exam Objectives! This courseware meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Upon completion of this courseware, you may be prepared to take the exam for MCAS qualification. To learn more about becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, visit www.microsoft.com.     Chapter 1    Getting Started with PowerPoint          1 Chapter 2    Developing Presentation Content         31 Chapter 3    Designing a Look    73 Chapter 4    Drawing and Modifying Shapes   105 Chapter 5    Inserting Pictures and Multimedia         151 Chapter 6    Inserting Charts and Related Material   189 Chapter 7    Creating a Web Presentation      243 Chapter 8    Finalizing a Presentation and Its Supplements          267 Chapter 9    Preparing a Slide Show     299 Chapter 10  Starting a Slide Show       321 Chapter 11  Reviewing and Securing a Presentation          335 Chapter 12  Working Together on Office Documents        363 Chapter 13  Customizing the Way You Work 391 Chapter 14  Expanding PowerPoint Functionality     401 W       Workshops: Putting It All Together      425 New Features        439 Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist       444

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Steve Johnson has written more than 35 books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office 2003 and XP, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and 8, Macromedia Director MX 2004, Macro-media Fireworks, and Adobe Photoshop CS and CS2. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys play­ing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. When time permits, he likes to travel to such places as New Hampshire in October, and Hawaii. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, Califor­nia, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.

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