Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Step by Step

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Summary: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Step by Step
Review: I purchased this book because I had no experience with PowerPoint. I wanted to do a presentation for my mother's birthday.This book is fantastic and cheaper than taking a class. It helped me to turn out a presentation that everyone raved about with the fancy slide transitions,colors,photos,and sound effects.My brother an advanced user complimented me stating he thought I was ready for an advanced level.

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Summary: Basic Windows Information, not just Basic Powerpoint
Review: I'm fairly dissapointed by this book, as a lot of it is not just basic instruction for how to use Powerpoint, but also how to use any other Microsoft Office program. I got halfway through before I found anything that I didn't already know just from using Word and Excel. This book is for someone with practically NO knowledge of computers, period.

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Summary: Great book if you are new to PowerPoint
Review: This book is written for beginners of this program and is not very good if you are already experienced in using the software or are looking for advanced topics. I bought this book because I never user PowerPoint before and when I started my Bachelors degree program I was required to do presentations in class with PowerPoint slides and other visual displays so I had to learn it quickly.

This book gave me the knowledge needed to get the job done and look professional but if you are looking for advanced topics like ASP.NET intergration or other advanced topics you might want to take a look at the Inside Out series of books or the PowerPoint 2003 Bible.