Part IV

Persuading and Informing with PowerPoint 2013

IN THIS PART

Chapter 20 A First Look at PowerPoint 2013

Chapter 21 Creating a Presentation, Slides, and Text

Chapter 22 Working with Layouts, Themes, and Masters

Chapter 23 Working with Tables and Charts

Chapter 24 Using SmartArt Diagrams, Clip Art, and Pictures

Chapter 25 Building Animation Effects, Transitions, and Support Materials

Chapter 26 Delivering a Live Presentation

Summarizing and presenting your ideas in their best light can be make or break in situations such as when you want to win a contract, persuade colleagues to handle a project in a certain way, demonstrate the progress your team has made, find new donors or volunteers, and many others. PowerPoint 2013 provides the tools you need to create a presentation that will win over your audience. Part IV shows you what PowerPoint offers, including how to create presentation files, how to add slides and content, and how to choose the best design elements for the slides delivering your message. The part also shows you how to organize and illustrate data and your message with tables, charts, SmartArt, and pictures. From there, you’ll see how to (literally) animate the presentation and prepare materials for your audience. Finally, this part teaches you the best practices for delivering a polished performance before your audience.

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