It's no longer enough to have slide after slide of text, bullets, and charts. It's not even enough to have good speaking skills if your PowerPoint slides bore your audience. Presenters need to use PowerPoint well and make good presentations to make a good business impact. In the PowerPoint 2010 Bible, experienced PowerPoint author and trainer Faithe Wempen shows users how not just to use the new features in PowerPoint 2010, but how to make good presentations. The PowerPoint 2010 Bible combines both the technical software skills and the soft presentation skills needed to be a successful presenter in today's business climate.

About the Author

Faithe Wempen is a Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor, and the author of over 100 books on computer hardware and software, including The PowerPoint 2007 Bible, PowerPoint Advanced Presentation Techniques, Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 Special Edition, and A+ Certification Workbook for Dummies. She is an adjunct instructor of Computer Technology at IUPUI. Her online courses for Powered.com have educated over a quarter of a million students in Microsoft Office applications for corporate clients including Sony, CNET, and Hewlett-Packard.

Table of Contents:
Preface. Part I: Building Your Presentation. • Chapter 1: A First Look at PowerPoint. • Chapter 2: What Makes a Great Presentation? • Chapter 3: Creating and Saving Presentation Files. • Chapter 4: Creating Slides and Text Boxes. • Chapter 5: Working with Layouts, Themes, and Masters. • Chapter 6: Formatting Text. • Chapter 7: Formatting Paragraphs and Text Boxes. • Chapter 8: Correcting and Improving Text. • Chapter 9: Creating and Formatting Tables. Part II: Using Graphics and Multimedia Content. • Chapter 10: Drawing and Formatting Objects. • Chapter 11: Creating SmartArt Diagrams. • Chapter 12: Using and Organizing Clip Art. • Chapter 13: Working with Photographic Images. • Chapter 14: Working with Charts. • Chapter 15: Incorporating Content from Other Programs. • Chapter 16: Adding Sound Effects, Music, and Soundtracks. • Chapter 17: Incorporating Motion Video. • Chapter 18: Creating Animation Effects and Transitions. Part III: Interfacing with Your Audience. • Chapter 19: Creating Support Materials. • Chapter 20: Preparing for a Live Presentation. • Chapter 21: Designing User-Interactive or Self-Running Presentations. • Chapter 22: Preparing a Presentation for Mass Distribution. • Chapter 23: Sharing and Collaborating. • Chapter 24: Customizing PowerPoint. Part IV: Project Labs. • Lab 1: Presenting Content Without Bulleted Lists. • Lab 2: Adding Sound and Movement to a Presentation. • Lab 3: Creating a Menu-Based Navigation System. • Lab 4: Creating a Classroom Game. Appendix: What's on the CD-ROM. Index.