quick start of prosper to produce decent presentation slides in LaTeX for amateur LaTeXian

OK, here we go:
1. go to prosper to download and install the necessary packages beforehand. Make sure the packages are installed under texmf\tex\latex directory.
2. go to this online tutorial to learn how to realize the basic effect step by step.
3. start your own slides, check what you have learned.
4. to be continued...

note: For windows os users, a typical environment to run LaTeX is MiKTeX and WinEdt. When compile .tex file in WinEdt, do check the tool->execute mode->papersize and orientation if you want a proper display layout. Remember to click the dvi->ps button and then the ps->pdf button from the toolbar to produce the slides in Adobe Acrobat.