How to Wow with PowerPoint

Nearly everyone has had to create PowerPoint presentations, often on an impossible deadline. In addition, who hasn't snoozed through many long, dull presentations filled with unattractive, unreadable slides? With just a bit of design know-how and common sense applied to creating presentations, your presentations can be useful, informative, and engaging instead of deadly. The tips, tricks, and no-nonsense PowerPoint smarts Rich Harrington and Scott Rekdal have gathered in their years of experience creating presentations are offered in this fastpaced, hands-on guide. The book shows users not just how to put together solid presentations, but also what not to do--common mistakes and how to avoid them. Clear, interesting examples drawn from a variety of types of presentations illustrate the techniques and inspire readers. Users will soon be creating presentations featuring great-looking graphics, dynamic diagrams, awesome audio, and more with PowerPoint 2007's new user-friendly tools.