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Pause Your Presentation With a Black or White Screen - (Vincent Sparreboom) This morning I gave a PowerPoint presentation to a customer of Promedia Blogging and I thought it would be nice to fit this one in as a second tip of the day. So I hope you’l... [more]
Slide numbering – XX of YY - (Shawn Toh) Scenario: You want to have slides numbers like 2 of 5 ('Current page' of 'Total page'), but in PowerPoint, it is only possible to display the current page number.
PowerPoint prints poster documents right - (Steve Blass) We recently installed a large-format poster printer but it didn't come with any large-format layout software. The printer drivers work OK, but we keep ending up with letter-sized pr... [more]
Set new formatting defaults for a shape or text box - You can change the formatting defaults associated with a shape, text box, or other object and then make your changes the new defaults for all shapes, text boxes or other objects that you add. For... [more]
Using PowerPoint 2007 themes and background styles - In the past, it took time to format Microsoft Office documents to match because you had to choose color or style options for your tables, charts, shapes, and diagrams separately. In the 2007 Micr... [more]
Presentations Roundtable with Ric Bretschneider - (Geetesh Bajaj) Ric Bretschneider is Lead Program Manager for PowerPoint at Microsoft. He's put up a great podcast on the new Presentations Roundtable site -- this podcast is just first of the ma... [more]
I Want to Make My Presentation Secure - If you want to distribute your presentation but make it secure so that it cannot be copied or maybe not even examined to find out how it was made ...
It's All Aglow - (Troy) A glow is similiar to a drop shadow - soft feathered edge, any color, etc.
PowerPoint Presentations: Tips To Avoid Last Minute Surprises - (Amit) The PowerPoint tips featured here are not about creating better or more effective presentations, instead they help you avoid any last minute surprises that may crop up when an eager audien... [more]
3D Perspective to Text - (Troy) The Z-Axis is a common item in 3D applications. It is one of the axes in a three dimensional system that gives things a 3D perspective. Now PowerPoint has some z-axis features, which Micro... [more]
Modify Text Preset Visual Effects - (Troy) All of the presets are based on the template color scheme. But perhaps you like one effect, but it is not in the needed color - here the subtle gradient and subtle reflection are the effec... [more]
Image Fills to Text - (Troy) Just like a shape, an image can be used for the fill on text. Here is an example where I selected the text desired and filled with an abstract image that becomes further abstract by being ... [more]
Gradient Fills to Text - (Troy) I showed this effect earlier - but it is definitely worth looking at again. Here I have applied a gradient fill to the two key elements of the text box. The great thing is that gradient fi... [more]
Create a visual menu - (Ellen Finkelstein) I recently gave to workshop seminars at a conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Both were on Creating Effective Presentations, but one was called PowerPoint 101, for intermediate... [more]
In the Blink of an Eye - (TJ Walker) When you stand up to speak you only have a split second, two to be exact, before your audience makes permanent opinions of you. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book, “Blink,” he documents a stu... [more]
Install and run PowerPoint Viewer 2003 - To run a presentation on a computer on which Microsoft Office PowerPoint is not installed, or to distribute a self-contained presentation to an audience that might not have PowerPoint installed, ... [more]
Demo: Add slide transitions to your presentation - With a few clicks, you can add cool transition effects to the slides in your presentation. Choose among an array of effects, such as fades and dissolves, wipes, and stripes and bars. This demo sh... [more]
PowerPoint Pack and Go Feature - (Wendy Russell) Using the Pack and Go feature in PowerPoint makes your presentation ready to view on any computer. Often the available computer does not have PowerPoint installed. The Pack and Go... [more]
How to Use Screen Shots in Documents or Presentations - (Dave Paradi) One of the elements you will want to include in a document or presentation is a "picture" of a screen from the Web or an application. It shows exactly what you are talking about, an... [more]
PowerPoint 2007: Modify Slide Numbering - (shamanstears) If you are working on a presentation that will be part of a bigger presentation, it doesn't always work out well to use the default slide numbering in PowerPoint. Let's say that yo... [more]
Mouse Over Images - (Glen Millar) It is very easy to change images by mouse over, say from a color one to grayscale. A color image on Slide One will change to a grayscale image on Slide Two, using a mouse over Actio... [more]
ClickArt online royalty free art - (Troy) Many years ago for images in our projects we relied on $300-500 per disk photo CDs and for vector art things like the 20 CD ClickArt 1 Million collection. Well, ClickArt is back - and now ... [more]
Demo: Enable blocked macros - Not sure what to do when you get a security warning about a macro? What are macro security settings, the Trust Center, and Trusted Locations anyway? Watch this demo to learn how you can enable ma... [more]
Image Resizer - (Troy) This free application from Microsoft has some great uses. Basically it does exactly what the name implies, it adds the ability to resize images. But this one is accessible from a right-cli... [more]
Create a PowerPoint presentation for a kiosk - Have you ever wanted to create an interactive presentation to promote your company or product at a conference, trade show, or convention? With a new option in Microsoft PowerPoint, you can add ne... [more]
Print alternate Slides and Notes Pages - You'd like to alternately print one slide then its notes page, followed by the next slide and then it's notes page and so on, for the entire presentation.
10 things you can do to make your presentations more effective - (Calvin Sun) To advance and succeed in your career, you need more than just technical skills. You also need to be able to present your ideas clearly and persuasively. Here are some suggestions th... [more]
Assign a Glow to Shape and Text - (Shyam Pillai) The new graphics engine in Office 2007 brings to fore a whole slew of new effects which makes the presentation richer. Reflection, soft shadows, 3D effects. glows and more. We shal... [more]
Put PPT 2003 buttons and menus back in PPT 2007 - (Troy) Okay, the time has finally arrived. I am doing a major project in PowerPoint 2007! It is not that I have a problem with PPT 2007, I just have not had a client request. So up until now I ha... [more]
Create pan and zoom effects in PowerPoint - (Glenna R. Shaw) Although PowerPoint allows you to easily create and distribute photo albums, the end result is the typical slide show that simply recreates the old slide projector shows of the 1... [more]
Tailoring your message to the audience is everything! - (Robert Lane) In my book Relational Presentation: A Visually Interactive Approach (2003 and 2007 editions), portions of which are excerpted below, we explore a style of digital communication know... [more]
General - Hidden Pivot - (Shawn Toh) Scenario: The Emphasis > Spin effect in PowerPoint 2002/XP and above allows you to rotate an object. Unfortunately, the point of rotation is on the center of the object and there is n... [more]
Creating summary slide with hyperlinks in Powerpoint - (Jerry Liao) AFTER finishing your Powerpoint presentation, you can create a slide that lists the main sections of your presentation. With an agenda slide, you can jump to a related section in you... [more]
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