Microsoft Powerpoint 97 Field Guide (Field Guide (Microsoft))

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Summary: Good for the expert user, not so good for the novice!
Review: I have had Microsoft Outlook on my home computer and only recently decided to start using it for no particular reason except that Windows 98 brought my attention to it in that it has a cut down version of Outlook. I purchased the Field Guide to Microsoft Outlook 97 sometime ago but I never got around to reading it until now. I found that while it covers a lot of areas in depth it misses items such as customised forms which I feel is important to the expert user and eventually to the novice user after he or she finds their way around. I am a long time user of other Microsoft Products such as Word, Access, Excel and Visual Basic and as such am very familiar with the navigation of Microsoft Products. I feel that if I were to be a complete beginner the field guide would not be the place to start.

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Summary: If You Need a Quick Reference Guide
Review: PowerPoint97 offers the same insightful answers as its sister books from Microsoft Press. With over 160 pages, the reader can quickly find almost any topic related to PowerPoint.

This is really a pocket guide. For the novice, it will help you look at the right help topics within PowerPoint's built-in help. For experts, it is a quick reminder.