A.3. Getting Help from the PowerPoint Community With an estimated 600 million folks just like you using PowerPoint to pound out everything from business presentations to school reports , sermons, prosecuting arguments, and who- knows -what-else, odds are good that whatever problem you've run into is one that someone else (or a whole lot of someone else's) has already run into and solved . Useful PowerPoint resources abound on the Web; here are a handful of the best: -
The PowerPoint FAQ (www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq): Created and maintained by PPTools (a company that also develops PowerPoint add-in programs), this site is so rich with practical advice, tips, and tricks that Microsoft's own PowerPoint site links to it. -
MasterView International (www.masterviews.com/index.htm): This site's articles, forums, links to blogs , and free online newsletter all focus on designing and managing effective PowerPoint presentations for international audiences. -
Michael Hyatt's Working Smart (www.michaelhyatt.com/workingsmart/microsoft_powerpoint) is an intelligent , well-written blog that address not just the technical aspects of PowerPoint, but the meatier issues of designing and delivering effective presentations. |