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Slides that pop! Using the 3rd dimension on a slide–Part I: Shadows

May 23, 2012 by Ellen Finkelstein 1 Comment

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You probably think of slides as a 2D surface. After all, you project slides on a screen or wall. But you can make them look 3-dimensional using several techniques: Shadows Bevels Depth and 3D rotation The bulletin board or collage look 3D scenes — creating a surface (like a table) and putting things on it […]

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Add your own sketch to a slide

September 7, 2011 by Ellen Finkelstein 4 Comments

One of the techniques that Carmen Taran mentioned in her Outstanding Presentations Workshop 2011 presentation, that can help you create more authentic slides, is to hand-sketch a diagram or image on a piece of paper, scan it, and add it as an image to a presentation. Here’s an example: Here are the steps: Sketch something […]

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Winning entry in the Shadows contest

January 21, 2010 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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 place winner, John Sanders, so here it is. John says, “In the Education Department of WA Performance Management process we suggest that the staff member […]

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Add drama with PowerPoint’s shadows

January 8, 2010 by Ellen Finkelstein 6 Comments

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 […]

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Create soft shadows

February 19, 2009 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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 toolbar […]

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