{"product_id":"9780789749550","title":"Building PowerPoint Templates Step by Step with the Experts","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilding PowerPointTemplates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupercharge your PowerPoint® presentations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith custom templates and themes!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant to create presentations that are more consistent and cost-effective? Presentations that fully reflect your branding? Then don’t settle for Microsoft’s “out-of-the-box” templates and themes: create your own! In this easy, hands-on guide, two PowerPoint MVPs teach you every skill and technique you’ll need to build the perfect template–from planning and design, through theme building, custom layouts, colors, and deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcho Swinford and Julie Terberg have distilled their immense PowerPoint knowledge into simple, step-by-step techniques you can use right now, whether you’re using PowerPoint 2010 or 2007 for Windows, or PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. Well-built templates are the backbone of great presentations—whether building them for your own use or designing for thousands of users, this book will guide you through the process of creating the most effective templates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImportant Note: Upgrading from older versions of PowerPoint, such as PowerPoint 2003? Your old templates may no longer work. This book will help you make the transition painlessly!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Plan new templates and themes to maximize their business value for years to come\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Understand the differences between templates and themes, and how they work together\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Make better choices about color, fonts, and slide layouts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Create efficient templates for individual users, teams, and large organizations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Incorporate Notes and Handout Masters into your presentation templates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Provide example slides and default settings that lead to better presentations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Use Microsoft’s little-known Theme Builder to create effects and background styles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Work around hidden quirks in PowerPoint’s advanced template and theme features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcho Swinford, a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since 2000, has been a featured speaker at the Presentatio Summit (formerly PowerPoint Live) since its inception. She is the expert voice and instructor behind \u003ci\u003ePowerPoint 2010 LiveLessons (Video Training), \u003c\/i\u003ethe author of \u003ci\u003eFixing PowerPoint Annoyances \u003c\/i\u003eand co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Terberg is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP and featured speaker at the Presentation Summit. She is the owner of Terberg Design and has been designing presentations since the mid-1980s. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003ePerfect Medical Presentations\u003c\/i\u003e. As contributing author for \u003ci\u003ePresentations Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, she won awards for her Creative Techniques columns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Que","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025938890992,"sku":"9780789749550","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780789749550_p0.jpg?v=1763665037","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780789749550","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}