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Add pop-up text to explain a slide

June 6, 2015 by Ellen Finkelstein 3 Comments

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Sometimes you need to explain a specific area of a chart or diagram. This is hard to do either by just talking about it or adding text, because neither points to the specific area you are referencing. One choice many presenters make is to use a laser pointer. The laser pointer has a couple of […]

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Use triggers to create interactive charts

April 19, 2000 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

Triggers are a way to cause an animation by clicking an object. Clicking the object triggers the animation. For example, you can click a bar in a chart to trigger the display of a more detailed explanation, as shown here. When I clicked the 2nd Qtr bar, the text box opened. If I click another […]

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