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Chapter 1Welcome to PowerPoint 2007In This Chapter Introducing PowerPoint Firing up PowerPoint Making sense of the PowerPoint screen and the Ribbon

Initially, the Ribbon displays the following seven tabs: Home: Basic commands for creating and formatting slides Insert: Commands for inserting vari

Creating a New PresentationWhen you first start PowerPoint, a new, blank presentation is created. Thesimplest way to create a new presentation is to s

 Installed Templates: Click this item to display a list of all the templatesinstalled on your computer. When you create a presentation from a tem-pla

When you click a text object, a box appears around the text, and an insertionpointer appears at the spot where you clicked. PowerPoint then becomes li

Each slide layout has a name. For example, the Title and Content layoutincludes a text object in addition to the title area. This is probably the layo

 Use the scroll bar. When you drag the box in the scroll bar, a ToolTipappears to display the number and title of the current slide. Draggingthe scro

Due to space constraints, PowerPoint doesn’t display all of the availablethemes in the Ribbon at the same time. But just to the right of the themes is

2. Behold the first slide.The slide fills the screen. Isn’t it pretty?3. Press Enter to advance to the next slide.You can keep pressing Enter to call

Keep the following tips in mind when saving files: Put on your Thinking Cap when assigning a name to a new file. The file-name is how you can recogni

that appear in the Search Results window. If you’re using Vista, you cansimply type some or all of the filename in the Instant Search box that appears

well, such as Access, Publisher, a complete set of Ginsu knives, and a BinfordVegaPneumatic Power Slicer and Dicer (always wear eye protection).You kn

Exiting PowerPointHad enough excitement for one day? Use any of these techniques to shutPowerPoint down: Click the Office button and then click the E

Introducing PowerPoint PresentationsPowerPoint is similar to a word processor such as Word, except that it’sgeared toward creating presentations rathe

PowerPoint 2007 presentations have the special extension .pptx added tothe end of their filenames. For example, Sales Conference.pptx andHistory Day.p

 Themes: Themes are combinations of design elements such as colorschemes and fonts that make it easy to create attractive slides that don’t look ridi

Starting PowerPointHere’s the procedure for starting PowerPoint:1. Get ready.Light some votive candles. Take two Tylenol. Put on a pot of coffee. Ifyo

blank, but the top part of the screen is chock-full of little icons and buttons and doohickies. What is all that stuff?Figure 1-1 shows the basic Powe

it actually does become easier to use than the old menus and toolbars.The deepest and darkest secrets of PowerPoint are hidden on theRibbon. Wear a he

 Notes pane: Beneath the slide is a small area called the Notes pane, whichyou can use to add notes to your slides. For more information on usingthis