The material in this book covers everything needed tobecome proficient in PowerPoint. In writing this guide, we have been very careful to make this tutorial a generic one,not based on any particular version of the application. The information contained in this book covers the essence of Microsoft PowerPoint. That is, the topics taught are valid for all versions of the application. We believe that it is in the interest of our readers to learn PowerPoint and the topics that make up the fundamentals of the application as a presentation software. Version-specific features can always be learnt while using that particular version of the application. After reading this guide, the reader can expect to become proficient in PowerPoint and to be in a position to create basic to advanced presentation documents that can be used for all kinds of purposes, from pitch books to sales materials.