GETTING STARTED -- offers an overview of the book and how you might put it to use...including:

• how content is arranged
• understanding your basic toolbars and views
• starting a new presentation
• page setup
• the slide changer
• the auto content wizard
• built-in design templates and color schemes

DESIGN YOUR OWN TEMPLATE -- leads you through the process of putting together your own slide show format...including:

• the slide master
• using and restoring placeholders
• designing your "master" copy
• inserting your logo, header, and footer
• choosing text format, bullets, and background
• creating a title slide
• adding design elements to your template
• deleting templates and undoing mistakes

BUILD A PRESENTATION -- moves on to show you how to turn your slide template into a meaningful visual presentation...including:

• adding text to slides
• slide layouts
• adding slides to your presentation
• creating and editing hyperlinks
• using the "find and replace" feature
• moving slides around
• slide transitions

DRAW, INSERT, AND ALIGN OBJECTS -- takes you to the next step of including a graphic component to your presentation...including:

• static and animated bulleted lists
• using drawing tools
• adding text to a shape or graphic
• aligning objects using grids or guides
• spacing objects by equal distance
• nudging objects
• measuring the distance between objects
• inserting then resizing graphics

EDIT, DUPLICATE, AND FLIP OBJECTS -- offers some additional tips for manipulating the graphics in your presentation...including:

• selecting objects
• ungrouping objects to edit then regrouping again
• recoloring clip art
• duplicating objects
• flipping objects
• changing the order of objects
• cropping an object
• using autoshape to draw and rotate objects

CUSTOM ANIMATION -- outlines the steps you will need to follow to create moving pictures and graphics in your presentation...including:

• the custom animation task pane
• adding animation effects
• changing effects
• removing an animation effect

CREATING HANDOUTS -- covers the ways your PowerPoint presentation can be easily transformed into paper handouts for your audience...including:

• printing notes pages
• using print preview
• creating a handout in Word
• creating a PDF of a handout

ADDING MUSIC, VOICE, AND MOVIES -- teaches you how to create a full multi-media presentation using all information formats...including:

• linked and embedded objects
• file sizes and path names
• adding music
• looping music continuously
• adding an animation to music
• recording and inserting sound files
• recording and playing narration
• inserting a movie

CREATE AND INSERT CHARTS -- offers some tips for developing visually impressive and informative charts for your presentation...including:

• the datasheet
• chart terms
• creating and updating charts in Excel by row or column
• using the chart wizard and default chart style
• pasting and linking to PowerPoint
• creating and charts directly in PowerPoint
• flipping a chart
• animating a chart or chart elements

ACTION BUTTONS -- shows you how to create and use hyperlinked buttons in your presentation...including:

• designing your own action buttons
• using a graphic as a button
• hyperlinking to a website when offline

PRESENTATION OPTIONS -- takes a look at the actual presenting of your slide show...including:

• saving your presentation as a show
• timing and navigating during a show
• the self-navigating show or kiosk
• packaging your show for CD
• autorun and password proteted CDs
• publishing a presentation to the web

MORE TIPS AND TRICKS -- provides some additional useful hints for making the most of the features offered by PowerPoint...including:

• zoom
• line spacing
• auto correct
• international characters and different languages
• adding comments to a slide
• creating a Word table in PowerPoint
• saving a slide as a picture
• creating an agenda or presentation summary
• creating a custom slide show
• making notes during a slide show
• inserting an organization chart or diagram
• creating a photo album
• reducing file size

TIPS ON PRESENTING -- outlines 16 rules to keep in mind when creating your presentation, for minimum frustration and maximum effect

POWERPOINT SHORTCUT KEYS -- lists the most commonly-used PowerPoint shortcuts, and what action each key performs