PowerPoint For Dummies, Office 2021 Edition

Turbocharge your presentations PowerPoint is the presentation app of choice, and Microsoft® 365 PowerPoint® For Dummies gets you started creating your own effective slide decks. Whether you're new to Office or a seasoned pro, this book will help you make a splash at your next business presentation. Use slide transitions, import data from other apps, insert sound and video, collaborate in the cloud, and beyond. You'll also learn how to use Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, to build beautiful presentations, lickety-split. In classic For Dummies style, this guide makes it easy. Inside. . .

• Creating basic slides
• Working with templates
• Adding custom animation
• Inserting graphics and tables
• Including notes and transitions
• Organizing an effective presentation
• Engaging with your audience
• Exploring new features

Introduction 1 
Part 1: Getting Started with PowerPoint 5 
Chapter 1: Welcome to PowerPoint 7 
Chapter 2: Taking the Backstage Tour 31 
Chapter 3: Editing Slides 45 
Chapter 4: Working in Outline View 65 
Chapter 5: Proofing Your Presentations 73 
Chapter 6: Don't Forget Your Notes! 83 
Chapter 7: Show Time! 91 
Part 2: Creating with Copilot 107 
Chapter 8: Getting Started with Copilot 109 
Chapter 9: Using Copilot in PowerPoint 123 
Chapter 10: Perfecting Your Prompts 131 
Part 3: Creating Great-Looking Slides 137 
Chapter 11: All about Fonts and Text Formatting 139 
Chapter 12: Designing Your Slides 155 
Chapter 13: Animating Your Slides 169 
Chapter 14: Masters of the Universe Meet the Templates of Doom 189 
Part 4: Embellishing Your Slides 211 
Chapter 15: Inserting Pictures 213 
Chapter 16: Drawing on Your Slides 239 
Chapter 17: Charting for Fun and Profit 259 
Chapter 18: Working with SmartArt 281 
Chapter 19: Lights! Camera! Action! (Adding Sound and Video) 293 
Chapter 20: Adding Tables to Your Slides 307 
Part 5: Working with Others 317 
Chapter 21: Collaborating on Presentations 319 
Chapter 22: Exporting Your Presentation to Other Formats 337 
Part 6: The Part of Tens 345 
Chapter 23: Ten PowerPoint Commandments 347 
Chapter 24: Ten (or So) Tips for Creating Readable Slides 351 
Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake 357 
Index 361