PowerPoint 2007’s shadows are so much better than 2003’s. In this video lesson, I show you how to use all the settings. They apply to all 2010 as well, of course.
Listen to the video! (Note: The contest mentioned in the video has expired.)
Do you prefer video lessons to text lessons? Sometimes, one if more appropriate than the other because of the content, but in general, which do you prefer?
Thanks for an useful tutorial on “shadows”.
Yes, video lessons are very effective. But, the difficulty with the online videos is how fast the streaming will be. If one has a low band width, the videos are not that effective, and some times frustrating too. Hopefully, the technology will improve this situation in the future.
[…] entry in the Shadows contest In my blog post, “Add drama with PowerPoint 2007’s shadows,” I had a contest for the best 3 entries. I got permission to show you the entry of the 1st […]
I prefer text. Thanks for asking.
Generally normal people avoid new version but PowerPoint 2007 version is better than PowerPoint 2003. After watching this video, I am going to adopt PowerPoint 2007 because of better performance
[…] If you want, you can add a shadow to make the shape appear to hover off the page. On the Format tab, choose Shape Effect, Shadow and choose one of the preset options or choose Shadow Options to customize your shadow. Note: I explain how to use the shadow settings in PowerPoint 2007 and later in this video tutorial: Add drama with PowerPoint’s shadows. […]
[…] If you want, you can add a shadow to make the shape appear to hover off the page. On the Format tab, choose Shape Effect, Shadow and choose one of the preset options or choose Shadow Options to customize your shadow. Note: I explain how to use the shadow settings in PowerPoint 2007 and later in this video tutorial: Add drama with PowerPoint’s shadows. […]