PowerPoint For Dummies, Office 2021 Edition

Turbocharge your presentations PowerPoint is the presentation app of choice, and Microsoft® 365 PowerPoint® For Dummies gets you started creating your own effective slide decks. Whether you're new to Office or a seasoned pro, this book will help you make a splash at your next business presentation. Use slide transitions, import data from other apps, insert sound and video, collaborate in the cloud, and beyond. You'll also learn how to use Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, to build beautiful presentations, lickety-split. In classic For Dummies style, this guide makes it easy. Inside... - Creating basic slides - Working with templates - Adding custom animation - Inserting graphics and tables - Including notes and transitions - Organizing an effective presentation - Engaging with your audience - Exploring new features

Doug Lowe is the information technology director for a civil engineering firm. He has been managing networks for more than 20 years and is the best-selling author of more than 30 For Dummies books, including Networking For Dummies and Networking All-in-One For Dummies.

Introduction 1  Part 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint 5  Chapter 1: Welcome to PowerPoint 7  Chapter 2: Taking the Backstage Tour 31  Chapter 3: Editing Slides 45  Chapter 4: Working in Outline View 65  Chapter 5: Proofing Your Presentations 73  Chapter 6: Don't Forget Your Notes! 83  Chapter 7: Show Time! 91  Part 2: Creating with Copilot 107  Chapter 8: Getting Started with Copilot 109  Chapter 9: Using Copilot in PowerPoint 123  Chapter 10: Perfecting Your Prompts 131  Part 3: Creating Great-Looking Slides 137  Chapter 11: All about Fonts and Text Formatting 139  Chapter 12: Designing Your Slides 155  Chapter 13: Animating Your Slides 169  Chapter 14: Masters of the Universe Meet the Templates of Doom 189  Part 4: Embellishing Your Slides 211  Chapter 15: Inserting Pictures 213  Chapter 16: Drawing on Your Slides 239  Chapter 17: Charting for Fun and Profit 259  Chapter 18: Working with SmartArt 281  Chapter 19: Lights! Camera! Action! (Adding Sound and Video) 293  Chapter 20: Adding Tables to Your Slides 307  Part 5: Working with Others 317  Chapter 21: Collaborating on Presentations 319  Chapter 22: Exporting Your Presentation to Other Formats 337  Part 6: The Part of Tens 345  Chapter 23: Ten PowerPoint Commandments 347  Chapter 24: Ten (or So) Tips for Creating Readable Slides 351  Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake 357  Index 361