How to get a Photoshopped look by fading in an image

Adobe® Photoshop® can create great effects, but you might not have or know the program. You can get a nice Photoshopped look in PowerPoint by fading in an image on a slide, like this:

While PowerPoint doesn’t have this feature directly, you can add a rectangle with a transparency gradient that gradually reveals more [...]

June 13th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Images | %COMMENTS('Leave a comment', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')%

Transparency gradients-an update

I’m working on my upcoming webinar, High-Impact Slide Design for Non-Designers, and one technique that I’m covering is transparency gradients. I’m explaining how to use them for a simple bottom bar on a slide and also how to create belly bands. (What, you don’t know what belly bands are?)

I realized that my tip [...]

March 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Backgrounds, Events, Shapes & text boxes | %COMMENTS('Leave a comment', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')%