Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

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The smart way to learn Office PowerPoint 2007--one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting help to master the fundamentals of working with the latest version of PowerPoint, including how to navigate the new, easy-to-use user interface. You will discover how to create presentation outlines, work with slide masters and slide designs, add graphics and drawings, and publish your presentations to the Web. You'll even learn how to add narrations and custom animations--and more! With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction--building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Includes a companion CD with hands-on practice files.

Product Details

Publisher	Microsoft Press
ISBN	0735623015
Features	ISBN13: 9780735623019 Condition: New Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Format	Paperback
Author	Joyce Cox,Joan Lambert III
EAN	9780735623019
Label	Microsoft Press
MPN	9780735623019
Dewey Decimal Number	005.58
Studio	Microsoft Press
Title	Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))
Number Of Pages	368
Platform	No Operating System
Publication Date	2007-01-03
Manufacturer	Microsoft Press

Customer Reviews

Microsoft office powe point

Review by jstrix, 2010-08-23

My product was delivered quickly and promptly. My product was all I expected and more. the price was very cost effective. I will definitely shop again.

Steppin' Up to PowerPoint 2007

Review by Kurt Vonnegut Fan, 2010-01-26

Step By Step Office PowerPoint 2007 provides a clear understanding of how to use the ribbon which many PowerPoint pros truly resent. The book's accompanying CD lets users experiment with the different applications. The Table of Contents, Quick Reference section and Index make looking for information a snap. I was so impressed with the book a bought a copy for a relative who is a PowerPoint maven. She hated the new 2007 version, but this book has softened her toward PowerPoint 2007.

Very Good Book - Learn all you need to know.

Review by Joseph Domino, 2009-12-25

This book will teach you all you need to know about Power Point. It is well laid out for beginner through intermediate.

The only weakness is if you are interested in Microsoft certification as this book does not really address that. But it is still a good book for the average user.

Step By Step Power point

Review by Karen A. Smith, 2009-08-05

I was very happy to receive this product in less then a week. The company and the employee Jenna did a great job, and I look forward to working with them again in the future.

Fine for its purpose, but don't stop here ....

Review by James V. Sylvester, 2009-01-19

On the one hand, there are those books that instruct users in what a program can do, and, on the other, those that delve into the better and more effective uses of a program. "PP Step X Step" is solidly within the first category of mechanics and pays little heed to the latter consideration of wise use.

Everyone, however, must start somewhere and "PP Step x Step" provides as good a point of departure as any (I will also put in a favorable word for Weverka's "PP 2007 for Dummies." It's a bit lighter in tone than the mechanical grind of "Step x Step.")

"PP Step x Step" qualifies as a clear and thorough treatment of the nuts and bolts of PowerPoint, but its tour of all the functions and mechanics leaves unaddressed the issue of how best to use the program. Accordingly, the book provides nothing more than a good initiation -- much as practicing scales might be a first step towards playing Chopin.

In its ubiquity, PowerPoint is infamous. So many of us have experienced "bad PowerPoint." With respect to that dilemma, "PP Step X Step" does little to assuage the gnashing often experienced by sitting through presentations of pages of bullet points and gratuitous animations that add nothing but distraction. Lost in this book is any suggestion that PowerPoint should be used as visual support, rather than, so often, as a poor way to deliver textual material.

One of the more ironic aspects of "PP Step X Step" is that the examples packaged on the CD that comes with the book are generally ghastly. For example, one presentation that purports to be about the "use of color" is one of the most drab and mind-numbing expositions of bullet points imaginable. As another example, in another presentation, the background (which has a wide range of contrast) clashes with the text washing out the words.

Most amusing is Chapter 7 which does suggest that animations should be used sparingly: "it is easy to end up with a presentation that looks more like an amateur experiment ... err on the conservative side, especially where animation is concerned." Such suggested caution, however, is backed up by an overwrought example of multiple animations on a single slide that makes mincemeat of the advice.

To learn the mechanics, sure ... "PP Step X Step" is a good choice, but don't stop here. Look for books like those by Rick Altman ("Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck"), Nancy Duarte ("slide:ology"), Garr Reynolds ("presentation/zen"), and Cliff Atkinson ("beyond bullet points") to appreciate how PowerPoint can be used, not just as some toy to irritate audiences with long lists of bullet points, bouncing animations, amateurish clip art, and the irrelevant carnival of "WordArt," but as a persuasive and effective communications tool.