Present like a pro, with the top-selling PowerPoint book on the market

Since 1999, PowerPoint For Dummies has been giving readers a jargon-free way to compose compelling presentations. This update covers the latest release of Office and Office 365. Learn the basics of creating a slide deck in PowerPoint, then discover the dynamic features you can use to give your slides a bit of pizazz. Import data from other applications, collaborate in the cloud, and incorporate charts, graphics, and videos into your presentations. Plus, learn how to use Microsoft's new Copilot AI tool--integrated right into the application. Consider this book your first step to making a splash with PowerPoint!

• Create your first PowerPoint slide deck and add presentation notes
• Improve the design of your slides with templates and best-practice tips
• Add animations, change your font style, and insert images and drawings
• Share your presentation with audiences in a virtual setting

New and not-so-new PowerPoint users who need a guide to the basics of building a successful presentation will love this up-to-date, beginner-friendly book.

The essentials you need to learn about networking--10 books in one!

With over 900 pages of clear and trustworthy information, Networking All-in-One For Dummies is the perfect beginner's guide AND the perfect professional reference book. Small networks, large networks, business networks, cloud networks--it's all covered. Learn how to set up a network and keep it functioning, using Windows Server, Linux, and related technologies. This book also covers best practices for security, managing mobile devices, and beyond. Maybe you're just getting started with networking, or maybe you know what you're doing and need a resource with all the knowledge in one place. Either way, you've found what you need with this Dummies All-in-One

• Plan a network from scratch and learn how to set up all the hardware and software you'll need
• Find explanations and examples of important networking protocols
• Build remote and cloud-based networks of various sizes
• Administer networks with Windows Server and other versions
• Secure your network with penetration testing and planning for cybersecurity incident responses

Every network administrator needs a copy of Networking All-in-One For Dummies, the comprehensive learning resource and reliable desk reference.

Swiftly brush up on the foundations of Java programming

Java Essentials For Dummies is a reliable and succinct reference on the core components of Java--the multifaceted general-purpose language used for desktop, mobile, and web applications. This straightforward book gets right to the point--eliminating review material and wordy explanations--so you get what you need, fast.

• Strengthen your understanding of the basics of coding with Java
• Review what you've already learned or pick up key skills
• Use Java to build a variety of applications and more
• Jog your memory on the essentials as you work and get clear answers to your questions

Perfect for supplementing classroom learning, reviewing for a certification, or staying knowledgeable on the job, Java Essentials For Dummies is a direct reference that's great to keep on hand as an everyday desk reference.

If you're looking for a new hobby that's tons of fun--and practical to boot--electronics might be right up your alley. And getting started has never been easier!

In Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, you'll find a plethora of helpful information, from tinkering with basic electronic components to more advanced subjects like working with digital electronics and Arduino microprocessors.

Whether you're just getting started and trying to learn the difference between a circuit board and a breadboard, or you've got a handle on the fundamentals and are looking to get to the next level of electronics mastery, this book has the tools, techniques, and step-by-step guides you need to achieve your goals--and have a blast doing it! You'll learn:

• Critical safety tips and strategies to keep yourself and your environment protected while you work
• Useful schematics for everyday devices you can put to work immediately, like animated holiday lights and animatronic prop controllers
• How to work with alternating current, direct current, analog, digital, and car electronics, as well as Raspberry Pi technologies

Perfect for anyone who's ever looked at a circuit board and thought to themselves, I wonder how that works?, Electronics All-in-One For Dummies is your go-to guide to getting a grip on some of the coolest electronic technologies on the market.

A beginning coder's resource for learning the most popular coding language

With Java All-in-One For Dummies, you get 8 books in one, for the most well-rounded Java knowledge on the market. Updated for Java 19, this book includes all the major changes to the programming language, so you won't fall behind. Start by learning the basics of Java--you can do it, even if you've never written a line of code in your life. Then go in-depth, with all the info you need on object-oriented programming, Java FX, Java web development, and beyond. Grab a hot cup of java and settle in to learn some Java, with friendly For Dummies guidance!

• Learn the basics of computer programming and get started with the Java language
• Master strings, arrays, and collections
• Discover the most recent Java updates and the latest in programming techniques
• Launch or further your career as a coder with easy-to-follow instruction

This is the go-to Dummies guide for future and current coders who need an all-inclusive guide Java to take their knowledge to the next level.

East Durham, a small Irish resort town in upstate New York, was the backdrop to an innocent childhood for a tight-knit group of friends.

From sledding adventures in the winter to endless summers at the ball field in back of the Shamrock, Frazer, Doc, Ranker, Whiz, and more shared childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood experiences that shaped who they became as men.

As the boys become men and eventually go their separate ways, a tragedy brings them together once again and reveals the true strength of their lifelong bond and their unyielding loyalty to one another.

About the Author

Doug Lowe resides in Lyons, New York, where he enjoys writing, working crossword puzzles, landscaping his property, and spending time with his three children and six grandchildren.Doug spent much of his later professional life working as a set designer and builder for nearly twenty musicals and plays held at Lyons High School and the surrounding areas. He also managed the stage crew for the musicals, acted in several plays for regional civic groups and, for many years, traveled around western New York with an improv group.

Get up and running fast with the PowerPoint 2019

PowerPoint continues to be the go-to tool for business presentations. The software helps anyone who needs to communicate clearly by creating powerful and effective slideshow presentations featuring data in the form of charts, clip art, sound, and video. You can even use it to create presentations for the Web.

In PowerPoint 2019 For Dummies, expert Doug Lowe shows you how to use this popular tool to make show-stopping presentations that will get your message across -- and your audience excited.

• Create a slide presentation with special effects
• Work with master slides and templates
• Collaborate with other users in the cloud
• Add charts, clip art, sound, and video

Want to learn to use PowerPoint quickly and efficiently? Look no further

JavaFX For Dummies gives you access to an innovative software platform that allows you to create and deliver rich Internet applications that can run across a wide variety of connected devices. This accessible book highlights the most important features of this powerful graphics platform, giving you the tools to understand it quickly and easily No experience with JavaFX? No problem. JavaFX For Dummies has been written especially for newbies and it also serves as a great reference resource for more experienced Java developers.

Author Doug Lowe has been writing programming books for decades, and he brings his experience and passion to this guide, sharing his expert approach to coding using JavaFX. The book shows you how to work with JavaFX controls, how to enhance your scenic design, and also offers advice on how to make a splash with your programs. Then, the author wraps it all up with extra recommendations and resources to guide you as you move forward.

• Helps developers quickly learn to take advantage of JavaFX's lightweight, high-performance platform
• Highlights essential JavaFX features for simple coding that can be rolled out across multiple devices
• Instructs readers on methods for creating compelling, visually appealing applications
• Includes recommendations and resources for honing your JavaFX skills

With JavaFX For Dummies, you'll be on your way to easier, more efficient coding for a variety of connected devices.

Set up a secure network at home or the office

Fully revised to cover Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019, this new edition of the trusted Networking For Dummies helps both beginning network administrators and home users to set up and maintain a network. Updated coverage of broadband and wireless technologies, as well as storage and back-up procedures, ensures that you'll learn how to build a wired or wireless network, secure and optimize it, troubleshoot problems, and much more.

From connecting to the Internet and setting up a wireless network to solving networking problems and backing up your data--this #1 bestselling guide covers it all.

• Build a wired or wireless network
• Secure and optimize your network
• Set up a server and manage Windows user accounts
• Use the cloud--safely

Written by a seasoned technology author--and jam-packed with tons of helpful step-by-step instructions--this is the book network administrators and everyday computer users will turn to again and again.

Get up and running with PowerPoint 2016

Does using PowerPoint make you want to pull your hair out? PowerPoint 2016 For Dummies takes the pain out of working with PowerPoint, offering plain-English explanations of everything you need to know to get up and running with the latest version of the software. With full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions, it shows you how to create and edit slides, import data from other applications, collaborate with other users in the Cloud, add charts, clip art, sound, and video--and so much more.

PowerPoint is the world's de facto presentation software, used and supported in over 60 countries. The time has never been better to take advantage of the latest software to make killer PowerPoint presentations. From adding special effects to your presentations to working with master slides and templates, this hands-on friendly guide is the fast and easy way to make PowerPoint work for you.

• Presented in full color to better illustrate the powerful presentation features of the software
• Helps you take advantage of all of PowerPoint's new features
• Available in conjunction with the release of the next version of Microsoft Office
• Written by bestselling author Doug Lowe

If you're a new or inexperienced PowerPoint user who spends more time trying to figure out how the software works than you do actually working on your presentations, PowerPoint 2016 For Dummies is just what you need to gain back hours of your work day and make professional, impactful presentations.