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INTRODUCTION 1 PART I CREATING A PRESENTATION 3 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED WITH POWERPOINT 5 CHAPTER 2 CUSTOMIZING THE POWERPOINT INTERFACE 15 CHAPTER 3 BUILDING YOUR PRESENTATION AND ADDING CONTENT 23 CHAPTER 4 BASIC EDITING TECHNIQUES 35 CHAPTER 5 ADVANCED EDITING AND FORMATTING 49 CHAPTER 6 WORKING WITH MASTERS 57 PART II ADDING VISUAL INTEREST TO SLIDES 65 CHAPTER 7 ADDING LINES AND SHAPES 67 CHAPTER 8 APPLYING THEMES AND STYLES 83 CHAPTER 9 WORKING WITH PICTURES 97 CHAPTER 10 CREATING TABLES AND CHARTS 115 CHAPTER 11 CREATING ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS USING SMARTART 139 PART III ADDING A DASH OF PIZZAZZ WITH MULTIMEDIA 157 CHAPTER 12 INTEGRATING SOUND AND MOVIES 159 CHAPTER 13 INCORPORATE HYPERLINKS AND TRANSITIONS 171 CHAPTER 14 INCORPORATE ANIMATION 183 PART IV PRESENTING EFFECTIVELY 193 CHAPTER 15 PREPARING THE PRESENTATION 195 CHAPTER 16 SHARING YOUR PRESENTATION 207 CONTENTS AT A GLANCE W ELCOME TO MICROSOFT OFFICE POWERPOINT 2007 THIS INDUSTRY LEADING PROGRAM HAS AN 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