Peter Weverka is a longtime For Dummies series author. In addition to several editions of both Office All-in-One For Dummies and Word For Dummies Quick Reference, he wrote PowerPoint 2007 All-in-One For Dummies and multiple editions of Microsoft Money For Dummies.

Introduction. Book I: Getting Started in PowerPoint. Chapter 1: Introducing PowerPoint. Chapter 2: PowerPoint Nuts and Bolts. Chapter 3: Finding Your Way around the PowerPoint Screen. Chapter 4: Planning Ahead for a Solid Presentation. Book II: Building Your Presentation. Chapter 1: Inserting and Handling Slides. Chapter 2: Handling Master Slides and Master Styles. Chapter 3: Handling Slide Backgrounds. Chapter 4: Entering the Text. Chapter 5: Formatting Text on a Slide. Book III: Communicating with Tables, Charts, and Diagrams. Chapter 1: Constructing the Perfect Table. Chapter 2: Putting a Chart on a Slide. Chapter 3: Putting Diagrams on Slides. Book IV: Embellishing Your Slides with Graphics and Shapes. Chapter 1: Drawing Shapes, Lines, and Other Objects. Chapter 2: Managing and Manipulating Objects. Chapter 3: Decorating Slides with Graphics and Photographs. Chapter 4: Decorating Slides with Clip Art. Book V: Flash and Dash. Chapter 1: Taking Advantage of Transitions and Animations. Chapter 2: Making Video Slides. Chapter 3: Making Audio and Music a Part of a Presentation. Book VI: Giving a Presentation. Chapter 1: Giving an In-Person Presentation. Chapter 2: Speaker Notes and Handouts. Chapter 3: Creating a Self-Running Presentation. Chapter 4: Creating a User-Run Presentation. Chapter 5: Alternative Ways to Distribute Presentations. Book VII: PowerPoint for Power Users. Chapter 1: Customizing PowerPoint. Chapter 2: Creating a Presentation Design for Your Company. Chapter 3: Collaborating with Others on a Presentation. Chapter 4: Linking and Embedding for Compound Presentations. Chapter 5: Automating Tasks with Macros. Index.