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PowerPoint 97/98 Basics

This document provides basic instructions for creating a slide presentation using PowerPoint on your desktop computer. The documentation assumes you are using a Windows NT/95 or Macintosh computer with PowerPoint 97 or 98 installed. Illustrations are taken from a Macintosh computer; Windows screens may look slightly different.
  1. Some PowerPoint Definitions
  2. Opening PowerPoint
  3. Creating Slides - New Layouts
  4. The Many Views of Your PowerPoint Presentation
  5. Changing the Look and Feel of Your PowerPoint Presentation
  6. Building Transitions and Effects on Your Slides
  7. Making Global Changes to Your PowerPoint Presentation Using the Master Pages Feature
  8. How to Learn More
 

Prepared by Chris Sales, User Support Services
September 26, 2000

 
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