Created for experienced users who want to be able to use PowerPoint's more sophisticated features, as well as its basic ones. Because creating successful presentations is more than just becoming a PowerPoint power user, included is a special section in the book on presentation skills.

Annotation Quickly explains the most common beginning and intermediate level tasks a PowerPoint user would need in 10 minutes or less. This book offers straightforward, practical answers for fast results. Each 10-minute lesson will allow the user to quickly learn the fundamentals necessary to accomplish their goals. Covers the most commonly referenced topics. This 10 Minute Guide focuses on the most often used features, covering them in lessons designed to take 10 minutes or less to complete. In addition, this guide teaches the user how to use PowerPoint without relying on technical jargon. It provides straightforward, easy-to-follow explanations and lists of numbered steps that tell the user which keys to press and which options to select. Joe Habraken is an information technology professional with a master's degree from American University and more than 15 years experience as an author, consultant and instructor. Joe is a Microsoft? Certified Professional and Cisco Certified Network Associate. Joe currently serves as a technical director for ReviewNet Corporation and also is an instructor at the University of New England in Portland, Maine, where he teaches IT Certification courses. Joe is a best selling author whose publications include The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft? Access 2000, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft? Windows 2000, Microsoft? Office 10 8-In-1, and Practical Cisco Routers.

With this edition ofSpecial Edition Using Office XPthere is a continual emphasis on realistic applications and uses of the program features. While there are many other big books in the Office market today, there are few that tailor coverage uniquely for the intermediate to advanced Office user as Special Edition Using does, delivering more focused value for the customer. It has been updated to reflect Office XP's Smart tags, collaboration features, speech and dictation tools, built-in recovery features, "add network place" wizard and much more