My PowerPoint 2016: (My...)

Book + Content Update Program If you want to deliver truly attention-grabbing presentations with PowerPoint 2016, My PowerPoint 2016 is your must-have companion. Friendly, quick, and packed with real-world advice, it walks you through every task you'll want to perform, including: Choosing the right design Creating and inserting shapes and pictures Incorporating effective animations, transitions, and multimedia content Finalizing and printing your presentation Setting up and delivering slide shows Modifying themes and templates to your precise needs And much more Every task is presented step-by-step, using carefully annotated, full-color screenshots, all numbered so there's no chance of getting lost of confused. Everything's clearly organized in modular, self-contained chapters designed to help you get more powerful results from Microsoft's PowerPoint 2016, and get them faster. Throughout, the book is packed with helpful tips and lists - plus quick solutions to the problems you're most likely to encounter. In addition, this book is part of Que’s exciting new Content Update Program. As Microsoft updates features of PowerPoint 2016, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added to match the updates to the software. The updates will be delivered to you via a FREE Web Edition of this book, which can be accessed with any Internet connection. To learn more, visit www.quepublishing.com/CUP. How to access the free web edition:  Follow the instructions within the book to learn how to register your book to access the FREE Web Edition.

Table of Contents:
1 Getting Started     3 PowerPoint Everywhere     3 Looking at the New Features     5     Improved Office Themes     5     New “Modern” Chart Types     7     Improved Smart Guides     7     More Picture-Quality Options     7     Improved Video Resolution     8     Record Ink     8     Ink Equations     9     Insert Screen Recording     9     Tell Me     10     Insights     10 Installing Microsoft Office 2016     11 The PowerPoint 2016 Interface     14     The Start Screen     15     The Ribbon     18     The Shortcut Menu and Mini Toolbar     23     Backstage View     24     The Editing Workspace (Normal View)     28     Other PowerPoint Views     29     Formatting Panes     34     Dynamic Paste Preview     36 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar     37     Customize Your Quick Access Toolbar     37 2 PowerPoint Basics     45 Starting a Presentation     45     Choose a Look for Your Presentation     46     Add Slides     48 Formatting Text     51     Add Text in a Placeholder     52     Format Text     54     Format Paragraphs     59     Format Indents and Tabs     63 Changing Slide Size     66     Change Slide Size Without Distorting Content     66 Inserting Existing Slides     68     Copy and Paste Slides     68     Reuse Slides     71 Saving Your Presentation     73     Save to OneDrive     74     Save to Your Computer     76     Save as a Presentation or Show     77 3 Creating and Working with Shapes     81 Making and Manipulating Shapes     82     Insert, Resize, and Rotate Shapes     82     Add Text and Text Boxes     84     Duplicate Shapes     85     Select Objects and Shapes     86     Use the Selection Pane     87     Control the Order of Shapes     89     Tweak Shapes with Adjustment Handles     90     Change Shapes into Other Shapes     91     Create Your Own Shapes with Merge Shapes     91 Formatting Shapes     93     Apply One-Click Formatting with the Shape Styles Gallery     94     Manually Apply Solid Fill Colors     95     Use the Eyedropper to Apply Fill Color     100     Apply and Customize a Gradient Fill     101     Add a Picture or Texture Fill     103     Format Lines and Outlines     104     Add a Shadow     107     Add a Bevel     108     Apply 3-D Rotation     109     Copy Formatting with Format Painter     111 Formatting Graphical Text (WordArt)     112     Apply WordArt Formatting with One Click     112     Fill Text with a Picture     113 4 Aligning and Positioning Shapes     117 Using Smart Guides     117     Align and Distribute with Smart Guides     118 Using Alignment Tools     119     Align with Alignment Tools     119     Distribute with Alignment Tools     120 Using Drawing Guides     122     Align Shapes Using Drawing Guides     122 Grouping Objects for Easier Alignment     124     Group Shapes     125 5 Working with Pictures     127 Inserting Pictures     128     Insert Pictures from Your Hard Drive     128     Insert Online Pictures     129     Insert Screen Captures     131     Turn Pictures into SmartArt     132 Cropping and Resizing Pictures     133     Resize Pictures     134     Crop Pictures     135     Crop to Aspect Ratio     138     Crop to Shape     139 Formatting Pictures     140     Apply Formatting with Picture Styles     141     Remove Picture Backgrounds     142     Apply Picture Corrections     144     Recolor and Color Correct a Picture     145     Apply Artistic Effects     148     Swap One Picture for Another     149 Compressing Pictures     152     Compress Pictures to Reduce File Size     153 Creating a Photo Album     155     Create a Photo Album     155 6 Creating Diagrams and Tables     159 Creating SmartArt Graphics     159     Insert a SmartArt Graphic     160     Add Text and Shapes     162     Convert Text to SmartArt     164     Create a Picture Diagram     165 Formatting SmartArt Graphics     165     Change Diagram Colors     166     Change Diagram Styles     167     Format Fonts in Diagrams     169 Working with Tables     169     Create Tables     170     Move Around in a Table     171     Resize Tables, Rows, and Columns     172 Formatting a Table     173     Apply Table Quick Styles     173     Format Table Shading     174     Format Table Borders     176     Format Text in a Table     178 7 Creating and Formatting Charts     181 Creating Charts in PowerPoint     181     Insert a Chart     182     Add or Change Chart Data     184     Change the Chart Type     187     Create a Combination Chart     188 Formatting Charts     189     Apply Quick Styles and Layouts     189     Change Chart Colors     190     Add and Remove Elements     193     Position and Format Data Labels     194     Format Numbers     196     Change the Value Axis Scale     197 Using the Data Tools     198     Hide and Unhide Data     199     Use the Chart Filters Icon     200 Inserting Charts from Excel     203     Link and Embed Excel Charts     204     Edit Linked Excel Chart Data in PowerPoint     205     Edit Linked Excel Chart Data in Excel     206 8 Adding Animations and Transitions     209 Applying Transitions     210     Add Transitions to Slides     210     Advance Slides Automatically     213 Understanding Animation Basics     214     Add Animation and Specify When It Plays     214     Add a Second Animation to an Object     216     Add Animation to Text     218     Add Emphasis Animation     219     Create a Motion Path Animation     220     Add a Trigger Animation     222 Fine-Tuning Animations     223     Set Duration and Delay in the Animation Pane Timeline     223     Repeat an Animation     225     Reuse an Animation     226     Animate a Chart or SmartArt Graphic     227 9 Using Multimedia     231 Inserting Audio and Video     231     Insert Video or Audio from Your Hard Drive     232     Insert Online Video     233     Record Your Own Audio     234     Record a Video of Your Screen     235 Editing and Formatting Audio and Video     236     Trim Time from Audio and Video     237     Fade Audio and Video In and Out     238     Add a Poster Frame to a Video     239     Crop a Video     240     Apply Video Styles and Other Formatting     241 Setting Up Audio and Video Playback     244     Play a Media File Automatically or When Clicked     244     Play a Media File “On Click”     246     Control Other Video Playback Options     248     Play Audio as a Background Track     249     Add Bookmarks to the Media Timeline     250     Use Bookmarks to Sync Animation to Your Media     251 Making Your Media More Portable     252     Optimize Media Compatibility     252     Compress Media     253 10 Printing and Finalizing Your Presentation     255     Creating Sections     256 Adding Headers and Footers     258     Requirement 1: Add Footer Placeholders     259     Requirement 2: Populate the Footer Placeholders     261 Reviewing Your Presentation     262     Add Comments     263     Add Ink     264     Share with Colleagues     265     Use Review and Compare     268 Printing     270     Use Black and White Settings     270     Print Slides     272     Print Handouts     274     Print Notes Pages     275 Checking for Issues     278     Check Compatibility     278     Check Accessibility     279     Inspect Document     280 11 Setting Up Your Slide Show     285 Setting Up the Presentation Structure     285     Add Speaker Notes     286     Hide Slides     288     Add Links So You Can Jump Around     289     Create Custom Shows     293     Set Up Slide Show Options     294 Delivering Your Presentation     296     Start the Slide Show     296     Navigate the Slide Show     297     Use Presenter View     300 Using Alternative Delivery Methods     303     Present Online     304     Save as a Video     306     Save as a Picture Presentation     308     Save a Presentation as a PDF     309 12 Creating Your Own Theme     315 Office Themes Versus PowerPoint Templates     315 Changing Theme Colors, Fonts, and Effects     316     Create Your Own Theme Color Set     317     Choose a Different Font Set     319     Select a Different Effects Set     321 Formatting Masters and Layouts     323     Apply Colors, Fonts, Effects     323     Format the Master Background     324     Format and Position Master Placeholders     327     Format the Title Slide Layout     329     Format Individual Slide Layouts     330     Create a Custom Layout     332 Saving Themes and Templates     334     Save a Template     335     Save a Theme     336 Index    339

About the Author :
A Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since 2000, Echo Swinford began her PowerPoint career in 1997 working for a medical education communications company, where she was responsible for the development of enduring materials and stand-alone modules for continuing medical education programs. Echo holds a master’s degree in New Media from the Indiana University–Purdue University at Indianapolis School of Informatics. She is self-employed, specializing in developing PowerPoint templates, presentation creation and makeovers, and training for large and small corporate clients. Echo has been a featured speaker for the Presentation Summit (formerly PowerPoint Live) user conference since its inception. Echo’s first book, Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances, was published by O’Reilly Media in February 2006, and The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit, co-authored with Geetesh Bajaj, was published by Que in November 2008. Her third book, Building PowerPoint Templates: Step by Step with the Experts (co-authored with Julie Terberg), came out in fall 2012 and was also published by Que. Video publications for Que include LiveLessons for PowerPoint 2010, 2013, and 2016, and PowerPoint for iPad. Echo also has a string of tech editing credits with these and other publishers. Visit Echo’s website at www.echosvoice.com.