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PowerPoint’s default blank template is annoying! It really needs work. And with more and more people using white backgrounds, you’re probably using the blank template more often. Here’s what to do to make a better template. Here are the steps: Open a new presentation file, which uses the default blank template. In 2007, it’s [...] I teach a method of presentation development that I call Tell ‘n’ ShowSM. Look at the boy on the slide. One side of his book tells the story. The other side shows it, with a B-I-G picture. Tell ‘n’ ShowSM covers the 3 areas of a presentation: content, design, and delivery. Increase the impact [...] Looking to expand the reach of your presentations? When you convert a PowerPoint file to video format, you can do a lot of things with it: Post it on your web site Post it on YouTube Burn it to a CD and send it to potential clients Post it on your blog or Facebook [...] An important first step in creating a new presentation, one not based on any previous presentation, is to decide on your colors. In PowerPoint 2003, these are called the color scheme. In PowerPoint 2007, these are called the theme colors. See the related tips below for some ideas on how to choose colors. But [...] A subscriber recently asked me how to insert songs that he bought from iTunes into a PowerPoint presentation. He wanted to use them for a presentation to a Rotary Club conference. Before I start, let me say that I’m not a lawyer. If you have questions, get legal advice. That said, here’s my understanding. [...] How do you put video files into PowerPoint? Can you show video in a PowerPoint presentation? The answer is yes! In fact, it’s very easy. Video files come in several formats. The formats that work well in PowerPoint are: AVI WMV MPG (or MPEG) Before you start, you must put the video file in [...] You think of most presentations as being made up of slides, and most presentations look like that. But you can create a presentation that looks like it’s all one slide. This technique is excellent for sales presentations.You can do this in 2 ways: By using transitions between the slides and adding automatic timing. Narration [...] Occasionally, you may want to use PowerPoint animation for its entertainment value. An introduction that loops as the audience arrives is one good use. Another is to build excitement at the launch of a new product. I usually recommend restraint when using animation, but when the purpose is entertainment, you have a lot more [...] It’s common to create a nice PowerPoint animation and then want to copy the animation to a different object. Unfortunately, PowerPoint versions before 2010 don’t have that capability. While you can copy an existing animated object and get a duplicate, along with its animation, you can’t independently copy an animation to another existing object. [...] Shadows create the illusion that an object is hovering above the slide. They can make shapes look more realistic. In PowerPoint 2007, it’s easy to create soft shadows, but in PowerPoint 2003, you need to use a trick. Here are instructions for both. PowerPoint 2003 Inssert an AutoShape by choosing AutoShapes from the Drawing [...] |
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