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Note: This guide was updated in August 2015 and reissued under ISBN 978-1-939791-57-3. Please search that ISBN to get the latest version of this guide. Four page quick reference guide in a new, compact iPad-friendly format (8.5 inches x 5.5 inches) to help you create and edit your presentations using Microsoft's new PowerPoint app for the iPad. Written with Beezix's trademark focus on clarity, accuracy, and the user's perspective, this guide will be a valuable resource to improve your proficiency in using PowerPoint for iPad. Recommended companion title covering Office basics: Office for iPad Essentials (ISBN: 978-1939791450) The following topics are covered: Getting Started: Setting Slides to Standard or Widescreen Format; Adding a New Slide; Adding Text into a "Double tap to add...." Placeholder; Starting a New Line Without a Bullet; Adding Other Text on the Slide; Changing Levels of Indentation; Changing Text Font and Size; Enhancing Text: Bold, Italic, etc.; Changing Paragraph Alignment; Changing Vertical Text Alignment; Changing Text Color; Using Text Styles; Removing Formatting from Text; Creating Bulleted Lists; Creating Numbered Lists; Changing the Text Direction; Inserting a Tab Using the Onscreen Keyboard; Creating Columns in a Text Box; Checking Spelling; AutoCorrect; Inserting Images; Inserting a Shape; Inserting a Table; Selecting Rows or Columns in a Table; Changing the Cell Color in a Table; AutoFitting a Table Column to its Content; Changing Text Alignment in a Table; Inserting a Chart; Moving an Image, Shape, Text Box, or Other Elements; Deleting Images, Text Boxes, Tables, and Other Elements. Presenting a Slide: Moving from One Slide to Another While Editing; Duplicating a Slide; Reordering Slides; Hiding a Slide; Creating Presenter Notes; Setting Transition Effects Between Slides; Reviewing Comments; Starting a Slide Show; Navigating a Slide Show; Exiting the Slide Show; Using the Laser Poin