Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, Step by Step 
The Official Microsoft Courseware

Learning to create compelling, visually appealing desktop presentations
just got easier with MICROSOFT POWERPOINT FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP--the
all-in-one book-and-software Learning system from Microsoft Press.

This timesaving, cost-effective professional training package is the ideal
self-paced Learning tool. Microsoft PowerPoint users learn how to create
sophisticated slides, flawless overheads, and dynamic on-screen
presentations right at their computers. No downtime. No lost productivity.
It's the perfect solution for today's on-the-go business person.

Each of the 15 lessons is generously illustrated with real-world examples
and fully integrated with the practice files on disk. Readers can compare
their results and track their progress for each lesson. And because the
lessons are modular, beginners can complete the entire course from
beginning to end whereas intermediate users can pick up at any point to
learn specific skills. Readers will learn to:

* Create persuasive overheads, slides, audience handouts, and electronic
presentations that add punch to their message

* Save time using existing outlines, presentation slides, graphs, and
pictures in presentations by importing, pasting, or embedding with Object
Links

* Become proficient with PowerPoint's professional templates, color
schemes, drawing tools, and clip art

MICROSOFT POWERPoINT FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP is also adaptable for use in
an instructor-led classroom setting. Lessons can be easily customized to
fit the needs of a special software training curriculum in a small
business setting or corporate training facility. Appendixes cover
installing Microsoft PowerPoint, working with a printer, a closer look at
the new features, tips for making presentations on the fly, and a list of
practice files found on the accompanying disk. A glossary makes looking up
terms easy, and the comprehensive index helps students and instructors
quickly find information on any topic in the book.

Microsoft Windows operating system version 3 or later and Microsoft
PowerPoint version 3 for Windows are required. The book includes one
720-KB 3.5-inch disk and ordering information for a 1.2-MB 5.25-inch
disk.

MICROSOFT POWERPOINT FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP joins the growing family of
selfpaced training products available from Microsoft Press. Microsoft
Excel Step by Step--the first official Microsoft courseware product from
Microsoft Press--won the 1991 "Best Introductory How To Book" award from
the prestigious Computer Press Association. Other book-and-software
systems in the Step by Step series include Microsoft Excel for the
Macintosh Step by Step, Microsoft Word for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft
Word for the Macintosh Step by Step, Microsoft Windows 3.1 Step by Step,
Microsoft Excel Macros Step by Step, and the forthcoming Microsoft Project
Step by Step.

Steve Johnson designs and develops technical training and quality assurance
programs for large corporations. Perspection, Inc., is an information
technology and consulting company that works with individuals, schools,
and businesses.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the
leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products. More
than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of
Microsoft Press books for training, reference, and on-the-job support.
Tides ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to
technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book
and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States may also
order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

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advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

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