PowerPoint 2016 for Dummies

Learn to: - Create a slide presentation with special effects - Work with master slides and templates - Collaborate with other users in the cloud The fast and colorful way to get up and running with PowerPoint 2016 This fun and friendly guide takes the pain out of working with PowerPoint! With full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions, it shows you how to create and edit slides; import data from other applications; collaborate with other users in the Cloud; add charts, clip art, sound, and video-and so much more. - More power to you! - get started with editing slides, working in outline view, proofing your presentations, and using notes - It's all about the looks - create engaging slides with predesigned templates and add interest to your text with colors, textures, and animations - Pretty as a picture - embellish your presentations by inserting pictures, drawing on your slides, using charts, working with SmartArt, and adding sound and video - Play well with others - collaborate in the Cloud, use a slide library and find ways to reuse slides, and export your presentation to other formats Open the book and find: - Secrets to making fanciful text with the WordArt feature - How to use character effects to make text stand out - Tips on using theme colors, fonts, and backgrounds - Guidance on using and changing Masters - How to get data from other programs and edit your charts - Steps for adding hyperlinks to a slide - PowerPoint commandments you shouldn't be without - Ten ways to keep your audience engaged

Doug Lowe is a veteran author with more than 40 For Dummies books to his credit, including titles on everything from Microsoft Office productivity with PowerPoint to networking to programming in ASP.NET.

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with PowerPoint 2016 5 Chapter 1: Welcome to PowerPoint 2016 7 Chapter 2: Editing Slides 31 Chapter 3: Working in Outline View 47 Chapter 4: Proofing Your Presentations 53 Chapter 5: Don't Forget Your Notes! 63 Chapter 6: Show Time! 69 Part II: Creating Great-Looking Slides 85 Chapter 7: All about Fonts and Text Formatting 87 Chapter 8: Designing Your Slides 103 Chapter 9: Animating Your Slides 117 Chapter 10: Masters of the Universe Meet the Templates of Doom 135 Part III: Embellishing Your Slides 157 Chapter 11: Inserting Pictures 159 Chapter 12: Drawing on Your Slides 177 Chapter 13: Charting for Fun and Profit 197 Chapter 14: Working with SmartArt 215 Chapter 15: Lights! Camera! Action! (Adding Sound and Video) 227 Chapter 16: More Things to Insert on Your Slides 239 Part IV: Working with Others 265 Chapter 17: Collaborating in the Cloud 267 Chapter 18: Using a Slide Library and Other Ways to Reuse Slides 277 Chapter 19: Exporting Your Presentation to Other Formats 283 Part V: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 20: Ten PowerPoint Commandments 297 Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Creating Readable Slides 301 Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake 305 Index 309