Recommended Books

Here are our recommended PowerPoint books. To read more from these authors, check out their websites listed on our Community Links page.

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Beyond Bullet Points
By Cliff Atkinson

Tells you how to create and structure your ‘story’ for maximum communication with the audience, and then how to turn it into a presentation.

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Cutting Edge PowerPoint for Dummies
By Geetesh Bajaj

Packs in detailed step-by-step instructions on how to do everything with PowerPoint. The CD has, amongst other things, a FREE registered version of Camtasia 3, worth many times the cost of the book!

Book website: http://www.cuttingedgeppt.com/

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Special Edition: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
By Patrice-Anne Rutledge, Geetesh Bajaj, Tom Mucciolo

A comprehensive book that details every PowerPoint feature.

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Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
By Kathy Jacobs

Kathy Jacobs has a relaxed writing style which gets you using PowerPoint in sophisticated ways, almost without noticing. Great for beginners.

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Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
By Echo Swinford

Does what it says on the cover.

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