Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 100 Simplified TiPs TRIcks by Paul McFedries Visual Wiley Publishing, Inc
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Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 100 Simplified TiPs TRIcks by Paul McFedries Visual Wiley Publishing, Inc
by Paul McFedries 01_131961 ffirs.qxp 4/12/07 10:14 AM Page i
Microsoft office power e IIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE 2007: Top 100 Simplified Tips PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR S Tricks OMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND PECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDIN Published by ITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A Wiley Publishing, Inc. PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED 111 River Street OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS Hoboken, N) 07030-5774 THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION. THIS WORK IS Published simultaneously in Canada SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER Copyright o 2007 by Wiley Publishing, Inc, IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL ACCOUNTING Indianapolis, Indiana OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IF PROFESSIONAL SBN:9780-470-13196-1 ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT. NEITHER THE Manufactured in the United States of america UBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES 10987654321 RISING HEREFROM. THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a ND/OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FURTHER INFORMATION retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means OES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or TION THE ORGANIZATION otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY he 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior 1AKE. FURTHER, READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through ITERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK Clearance Center. 222 Rosewood Drive Danvers, MA 01923 WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ (978)750-8400, fax(978)646-8600 Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department OR PURPOSES OF ILLUSTRATING THE CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK, THE AUTHOR HAS Wiley Publishing, Inc, 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN CREATED VARIOUS NAMES. COMPANY NAMES. MAILING 46256(317)572-3447fax(317)5724355, Online MAIL AND INTERNET ADDRESSES. PHONE AND FAX IUMBERS AND SIMILAR INFORMATION ALL OF WHICH Trademark Acknowledgments ARE FICTITIOUS. ANY RESEMBLANCE OF THESE FICTITIOUS NAMES ADDRESSES, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AND Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, Visual, the Visual logo, SIMILAR INFORMATION TO ANY ACTUAL PERSON COMPANY Simplified, Read Less- Learn More and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley Sons, Inc COINCIDEORGANIZATION IS UNINTENTIONAL AND PURELY and/or its affiliates. PowerPoint is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this bo Contact U For general information on our other products and services contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S.at 800-762-2974. outside the U.s. at 317.572.3993 or fax 3175724002 Wiley Publishing, Inc U.S. Sales Contact Wiley at fax(317)572-4002
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