Take your document from ordinary to extraordinary electronic matter of information. Learn how to create amazing professional quality documents. Easy Steps to Word 2010 gives you step by step simplistic approach to learning. Easily organize and write your documents more efficiently and design impressive formatting of content. Learn how to work with customize themes and templates, format content and illustrations and make them come alive visually. Start a new business, take advantage of invoices, forms, flyers, letterhead, timesheet, budgets, contracts, brochures and utilization of other power packed built-in templates. Soar into your destiny and take your Word skills higher. This book is packed with lots of screenshots and tips to meet you at the level of your experience. You can learn unlimited possibilities with Easy Steps to Word 2010.

If you want to learn Prezi, and specifically design within Prezi, this is the book for you. Perhaps you already know a bit about Prezi but have never used it, or perhaps you have used Prezi before but want to learn how to incorporate your own custom design elements. In either case, this book will get you up and running quickly. It would be helpful to have a bit of familiarity with basic design concepts and the use of Prezi, but prior experience is not essential.

Take your presentation skills to the next level. Easy Steps to PowerPoint 2010 gives you a step by step simplistic approach to learning PowerPoint 2010. It will help you to create professional and unique presentations. It will give you an edge in your delivery to the audience of your presentation. You will learn about PowerPoint templates, backgrounds, utilization of vivid colors, graphic effects and themes, eye-catching transitions and animations, the use of audio and video to convey your message more effectively and other powerful presentation features. This book is packed with lots of screenshots and tips to meet you at the level of your experience and learning unlimited possibilities.

Intended for use with Speaking Photoshop CS6 textbook. Workbook provides additional learning opportunities in the form of written questions and project assignments. Ideal for university, college or high school courses. Also useful for anyone interested in practicing and perfecting their newly attained Photoshop skills through supplementary, real-world Photoshop projects. Grading rubrics, a midterm and final are available to teachers using the workbook for their classes.

Presentational Skills for the Next Generation covers a wide range of topics that presenters need to know. Some of the topics, such as organizing the content and working with audio-visual technology are rarely covered. The author's emphasis on rehearsing and considering the audience first are very valuable. You'll also find excellent coverage on the delivery aspect of presenting, including how to dress, what equipment to pack, dealing with fear, and more. The Resources section at the end is very useful, too.

Here is the GIMP online user manual in handy printed form! GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program, a freely distributed program for photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert-quality photo-retouching program, an online batch-processing system, a mass-production image renderer, an image-format converter, and so on. Gimp runs on UNIX, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X. For more information (and to download the program at no charge), visit www.gimp.org.

THIRD EDITION: Did you learn PowerPoint in 30 minutes? Join the crowd...most people get no more than a half-hour of training time with PowerPoint before they are tasked with making what is likely to be a first impression of themselves or their company. This book is for earnest presenters and presentation designers who want to escape the perils that entrap so many who turn to PowerPoint for their presentations.

This timely book helps educators unleash the interactive potential of PowerPoint to build their own multimedia material that perfectly matches the needs of their students. While PowerPoint affords powerful capabilities for creating dynamic classroom lessons and enriching curriculum, few educators understand how to take advantage of these built-in features. The second edition of this practical guide helps educators produce creative multimedia material for their students, regardless of their level of programming proficiency. Powerful PowerPoint for Educators: Using Visual Basic for Applications to Make PowerPoint Interactive, Second Edition discusses the educational benefits of multimedia instruction and provides a review of intermediate PowerPoint skills. Author David Marcovitz explains the concept of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) scripting and provides progressively advanced skills and practice examples. While other books that describe VBA are written in a highly technical manner, this book is geared toward educators with little or no programming background and includes tips for modifying the practice examples for their own interactive multimedia projects. Tips for modifying included examples into classroom projects Updated material includes advanced scripting techniques, new figures, and new interactive features of PowerPoint Numerous quizzes and tests to reinforce skills A selection of commonly-used templates are provided

About 80% of people have the desire to write a book at some point. With the advance of computer and printing technology, this dream can become a reality. One important factor of publishing a book is to create a professional looking book cover. This book uses book cover design as a case study to teach you how to use FREE Scribus software (instead of expensive professional software like InDesign, Photoshop, and QuarkXpress) to create professional presentations. With fewer words and many full color screenshots, we walk you step by step through the entire process. No prior experience is needed.

You will learn how to:

1.Download all the FREE software needed.

2.Put the cover template in correct formats.

3.Set up the sheet correctly using units, colors (RGB or CMYK), layers, the imported cover template, sizes, guides, bleed area, and safety margin.

4.Add the background color for the cover with a shape or image frame.

5.Add the cover image and author's photo, as well as how to handle a fully bleed image.

6.Add the titles and text accurately, including information on selecting or changing the text color, using the text box, centering the text, aligning different text boxes, and rotating the text.

7.Add the barcode by extracting the barcode from an EPS file and moving all the barcode elements together or by adding the barcode as a JPEG image file.

8.Use Scribus software to create professional presentations such as book covers, magazine covers, graphic designs, posters, newsletters, renderings, and more.

About the authors

Alice Chen is an avid Scribus user. She has extensive interest in presentation software, and resides in California.

Gang Chen holds a master's degree from the School of Architecture, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, and a bachelor's degree from the School of Architecture, South China University of Technology. He has over 20 years of professional experience. Many of the projects he was in charge of or participated in have been published extensively in Architecture, Architectural Record, The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, etc. He has worked on a variety of unusual projects, including well-known, large-scale healthcare and hospitality projects with over one billion dollars in construction costs, award-winning school designs, highly-acclaimed urban design and streetscape projects, multifamily housing, high-end custom homes, and regional and neighborhood shopping centers.

Gang Chen is a LEED AP and a licensed architect in California. He is also the internationally acclaimed author for other fascinating books, including Building Construction, Planting Design Illustrated, and the LEED Exam Guide series, which includes one guidebook for each of the LEED exams.

This book talks about developing and improvising upon medical presentations by equipping readers with critical technical tips and tricks to use popular presentation programs like PowerPoint or Keynote effectively. The book details numerous remedial measures for qualitative improvement of average medical presentations. It has three sections: first covers the general aspects of preparing a presentation; the second provides practical details and refinements of preparing a medical presentation; the last section deals with niceties of podium and webinar presentations. The chapters cover many serious mistakes and remedial measures to improve average medical presentations, such as a description of purposeful use of colors in a slide, a brief discourse on technicalities of appropriate clinical image formats for projection ensues; the use of drawing and photo-editing programs to inject excellence in the contents of a medical presentation to help it stand out in the crowd, details on the importance of lexical correctness- typography, line spacing and alignment to enhance the impact of the presented text and many more. Several short videos support and actively promote the viewpoints discussed in the text. This book elaborates on the exquisite art of creating remarkable medical presentations for a specialized audience. This book is a must-have for all healthcare professionals of all specialties and grades who make podium presentations in a medical conference webinar or submit posters for display.

From the publishers who show you "How to Do Everything," here is the ideal resource for anyone who wants to create rich presentations with PowerPoint. You’ ll find out how to use all the features of the software and get coverage of key topics, such as creating a well-written outline, the fine points of graphic design, and tips for delivering the presentation in front of an audience. Also included is a section on Microsoft Producer, a free add-in for PowerPoint that manages streaming media for Web and CD-based presentations

Master PowerPoint and improve your presentation skills with one book

In today's business climate, you need to know PowerPoint inside and out, and that's not all. You also need to be able to make a presentation that makes an impact. From using sophisticated transitions and animation in your PowerPoint presentations to interfacing in person with your audience, this information-packed book helps you succeed. Start creating professional-quality slides that captivate audiences and discover essential tips and techniques for making first-rate presentations, whether you're at a podium or online. Combines both the technical software skills and the soft presentation skills needed to be a successful presenter in today's business climateExplains PowerPoint 2013's features and tools in detail, so you can create impressive, professional presentations for your jobShows you essential formatting techniques, including tables and working with Layouts, Themes, and MastersCovers working with drawings and SmartArt, photos, charts, sounds, music, video, and data from other sourcesExplains how to prepare for live presentations and also how to create and present material in the Cloud or online, including e-learning

For compelling, successful presentations in person, in the cloud, or on the web, start with "PowerPoint 2013 Bible."

Get up and running with PowerPoint 2016 Does using PowerPoint make you want to pull your hair out? PowerPoint 2016 For Dummies takes the pain out of working with PowerPoint, offering plain-English explanations of everything you need to know to get up and running with the latest version of the software. With full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions, it shows you how to create and edit slides, import data from other applications, collaborate with other users in the Cloud, add charts, clip art, sound, and video and so much more. PowerPoint is the world's de facto presentation software, used and supported in over 60 countries. The time has never been better to take advantage of the latest software to make killer PowerPoint presentations. From adding special effects to your presentations to working with master slides and templates, this hands-on friendly guide is the fast and easy way to make PowerPoint work for you. * Presented in full color to better illustrate the powerful presentation features of the software * Helps you take advantage of all of PowerPoint's new features * Available in conjunction with the release of the next version of Microsoft Office * Written by bestselling author Doug Lowe If you're a new or inexperienced PowerPoint user who spends more time trying to figure out how the software works than you do actually working on your presentations, PowerPoint 2016 For Dummies is just what you need to gain back hours of your work day and make professional, impactful presentations.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Design winning presentations with the new version of PowerPointCreate dynamic and professional-quality presentations using sage advice, handy tips, and clear descriptions from PowerPoint expert Ellen Finkelstein. This book gives you that extra edge with best-practice design, layout, and organizational techniques that will make your presentations leap off the screen. In addition to in-depth coverage of new features, including the redesigned user interface, SmartArt diagrams, new special effects, and custom layouts, this must-have resource delivers everything you need to get started, organize your content, and add those finishing touches for a top-notch presentation. Make your point with well-crafted, clear content Design and save custom themes and layouts Create perfectly formatted tables and charts Include special effects like animation, 3-D, reflections, and soft edges Add music, video clips, and narration Convert bulleted text to diagrams using SmartArt graphics Protect presentation files with new security tools Deliver with confidence using the new Presenter View

The easy-to-use guide to SMART Board(R) interactive whiteboards

SMART Board interactive whiteboards--which combine the functionality of a computer with the simplicity of a whiteboard--are rapidly becoming fixtures in classrooms, boardrooms, and lecture halls everywhere. While these high tech devices are transforming the ways we teach and learn, getting the most out of them can be down right intimidating. "SMART Board(R) Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies" is here to help, explaining everything users need to know to make the most of their technology.

Covering topics including how to calibrate a SMART Board interactive whiteboard using a computer, navigating software options, creating interactive presentations and lesson plans, incorporating sound and animation, managing content, and using digital ink with the touch of a finger, the book is designed to get your interactive whiteboard up and running in no time.Introduces and explains SMART Board interactive whiteboards, computer-based white boards that are becoming widespread in classrooms and boardrooms around the worldCovers essential topics ranging from setting up a SMART Board interactive whiteboards to managing contentProvides the tools SMART Board interactive whiteboard users need to make the most of these new devices

The go-to guide for anyone working with SMART Board interactive whiteboards, "SMART(R) Board Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies" is designed to make using the chalkboards of the twenty-first century a cinch.