You're reading from Microsoft PowerPoint Best Practices, Tips, and Techniques An indispensable guide to mastering PowerPoint's advanced tools to create engaging presentations

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781839215339

Length 338 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Concepts

Document Preparation

Author (1):

Chantal Bossé

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Analyzing Your Audience and Presentation Delivery Needs

2. Chapter 2: Using Industry Best Practices to Design Better Visuals FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Leveraging PowerPoint’s Slide Master for Design

4. Chapter 4: Using PowerPoint’s Document Masters for Accessible Handouts and Notes

5. Chapter 5: Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Visuals

6. Chapter 6: Adding and Modifying Visual Elements

7. Chapter 7: Adding and Modifying Multimedia Elements

8. Chapter 8: Working with Transitions and Animations

9. Chapter 9: Building Flexibility and Interactivity into Your Presentations

10. Chapter 10: Using PowerPoint Third-Party Add-Ins

11. Chapter 11: Practicing Your Presentation Delivery

12. Chapter 12: Using Presenter View

13. Chapter 13: PowerPoint Live and Interactive Features in Microsoft Teams

14. Index

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