Have you ever wanted to sync animation with a video or audio file so that the animation happens at a specified point? Starting with PowerPoint 2010, you can add bookmarks to video or audio files. You can use a bookmark to quickly go to a specific location in the file but the real fun is […]
Create a video zoom effect from photos in PowerPoint
You’ve probably seen videos which are just a series of photos that zoom in or perhaps move a little. You can create this in MovieMaker or a similar low-end video editor but you can also do it in PowerPoint. It isn’t difficult at all, since you’ll cycle among only a couple of animation and transition […]
Create a video from photos in PowerPoint
Do you have some business photos that you would like to highlight in a presentation or post on your company’s website as a video? Or perhaps you just want to show some friends your personal photos. Either way, you can use PowerPoint’s Photo Album feature. This feature has existed since PowerPoint 2003. In PowerPoint 2010 […]
5 great tools for presenters
Jon Thomas, in his blog, Presentation Advisors, has written a post, “My Five Favorite Free Presentation Design Tools,” and I thought I’d share them with you. Compfight is a tool to search for images on Flikr. letting you easily find images that have Creative Commons or Commercial licenses. DaFont is a site for free fonts. […]
Post your PowerPoint presentation as a video to YouTube
I get lots of requests for information on how to post a presentation as a video to YouTube. Here are some options: Use PowerPoint 2010 or 2013. Choose File> Save and Send (in 2010) or Export (in 2013)> Create a Video. Then choose from a couple of options, as you see here. You can use […]