Wiley Cutting Edge PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies 978-0-470-09565-2 ユーザーズマニュアル

In This Chapter

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Getting used to the new PowerPoint 2007 interface

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Discovering PowerPoint’s elements

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Creating structure and workflow

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Delving into different types of presentations

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Giving the audience members what they want

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nlike many other applications, PowerPoint is easy to figure out and to
use. And although PowerPoint 2007 is even more amazingly simple to

use than previous versions, this also means that creating terrible presenta-
tions is even easier! Although anyone can create a PowerPoint presentation
with a few words and visuals, you can use PowerPoint to its complete poten-
tial only if you understand the composition of its elements.

All these elements come together to form the structure of a presentation —
but there’s more to a PowerPoint presentation than just structure and the ele-
ments. One of the most important ingredients is the workflow that makes up
the order in which you create and add elements to your presentation.

This chapter first looks at the new PowerPoint 2007 interface. Then it dis-
cusses PowerPoint’s elements, a presentation’s structure, your workflow for
creating a presentation, and more. Although these topics cover theory more
than practical application, spending a little time internalizing these concepts
will take you a long way toward making your finished presentations more
effective and cutting edge.

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