More and more, presenters are presenting online, using webinar services. So I thought I’d share my experience and maybe comparing webinar services will help you make a choice. I’ve switched to Zoom! I’ve used GoToWebinar for many years but a friend (thanks, Sheila Finkelstein!) introduced me to Zoom. I tested it for several months and a […]
PowerPoint on an Android phone
Microsoft recently made PowerPoint (and Word and Excel) available as an Android phone app. It’s my understanding that the same app works on Android tablets as well. Your experience with the menus and options will adapt with the size of your screen. You can go to the Google Play Store to download the app. There’s […]
Using PowerPoint with a touch screen — on a tablet
I recently got a Microsoft Surface 2. The Surface 2 uses a version of Windows that’s just for tablets; it isn’t a full version of Windows. But it comes with Microsoft Office — a special version for the Surface. I’ve been spending time working in PowerPoint on the Surface. You can’t install add-ins, but other […]
What is the new Microsoft Office? 2013? 365?
Most of you have a version of Office that you installed on your computer. You know it as Office 2003, 2007, 2010 or (if you have a Mac) 2004, 2008, or 2011. Now, there’s a new number, 365. What is Office 365? Previously, Office 365 was an offering for businesses that supported online tools like […]
Review of PowerPoint 2013–the beta of the next version of PowerPoint
Everyone can now see what the next version of PowerPoint– Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 — will look like. There may be some minor changes and they may be holding back some goodies, but what you see now is a very good idea of what you’ll see later, in my opinion. You can download the beta here. […]