PowerPoint 2010: Real-World Projects

Presents each of the new features in the latest edition of Microsoft’s presentation software in the context of a real-world project.In PowerPoint 2010: Real-World Projects, author Gini Courter uses a real-world project to demonstrate the new features in the latest edition of Microsoft's presentation software. Gini teaches the use of screen clippings and the ability to create one-click snapshots of a desktop during a live presentation. She shows how to apply corrections and effects to presentation images without leaving the application, and add interest to a presentation via slide transitions and animation effects. Gini also uses PowerPoint's new Backstage view to compress a presentation for distribution via email, and demonstrates the review tools from the perspective of the reviewer and the presenter. Exercise files accompany the course. Topics include: Taking and sharing screen clippings Editing images with the Remove Background tool Merging and comparing presentations Organizing a presentation into sections Editing and using video in a presentation