PowerPoint 2000 For Windows For Dummies

Create Effective, Eye-Catching Presentations — Quickly and Easily! Not artistic? Not techno-savvy? Not a problem! You too can create dynamic presentations that will blow your audience away. With the expert advice of Doug Lowe, you'll find out how to organize, illustrate, and deliver your ideas with maximum impact using PowerPoint's easy-to-use built-in features. Whether you're preparing a slide show for a conference room, a sales presentation for your laptop, or a demo for your Web site, the tips and tricks you discover here will leave them saying "Wow!"

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Master PowerPoint basics — and start creating terrific-looking presentations today
• Use PowerPoint's slide masters, templates, and macros to save time and develop a consistent look
• Select a color palette that maximizes the impact of your presentation — and create graphics, tables, and charts that drive your message home
• Speed up production with Tri-Pane view, the new feature that lets you toggle between slides, outlines, and notes
• Dazzle your audience with clip art, sounds, video, and other cool multimedia effects
• Make sure everything runs smoothly when you're broadcasting slides from your laptop
• Save your presentation in HTML format and post it on your Web site