Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit This book is not as much about reading as it is about seeing and doing! Thatrs"s why we call it a kit. Full-color pages show you exactly how your slides will look as you follow the makeover steps, and all presentations in various stages of the makeover are on the accompanying CD. Each of the eight makeovers has been carefully chosen so itrs"s relevant to anyone who has ever used PowerPoint. And if you just upgraded to PowerPoint 2007, this book gives you a great introduction to the new version of the program, along with ample experience in using all the new features. Therers"s no better way of getting up to speed with PowerPoint 2007. bull; Learn the tricks used by the creators of award-winning presentations bull; Every makeover includes step-by-step instructions that are illustrated in full color bull; Separate chapters dedicated to the PowerPoint 2007 interface and galleries bull; Explore everything from choosing appropriate colors to visually representing data bull; Perfect presentations by incorporating high-impact animation and multimedia elements ON THE CD bull; All sample presentations, plus all the files you need to do the makeovers bull; Royalty free pictures bull; Music tracks bull; Templates and Themes

Geetesh Bajaj has been a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since 2001. He heads a presentation design studio based in India, where he lives with his wife and two children.

Geetesh has authored two books published by Wiley: Cutting Edge PowerPoint For Dummies and Cutting Edge PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies.He also co-authored a book published by Que: Special Edition Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007.

Although Geetesh loves to write articles, design PowerPoint templates, and update his dozen-odd websites, his most enjoyable task is to take ugly presentations and make them look wow.That’s how the idea of this book originated.

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From 1997 through August 2005, Echo Swinford worked for a medical education communications company, where she was responsible for the development of enduring materials and standalone modules for continuing medical education programs. She recently completed her master’s degree in New Media at the Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis School of Informatics and works as a self-employed presentation specialist.

Echo’s first book, Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances,was published by O’Reilly Media in February 2006, and she has a string of technical editing credits with other publishers. Echo has been a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since early 2000.You can find PowerPoint tips and tricks on her website, www.echosvoice.com.

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