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Our PowerPoint(TM) ResourcesNew: Turning Point 2006 Reviewed PowerPoint(TM) TricksA Sound Solution: Playing Music on HTML Presentations Provides a solution for playing music across slides after they are converted to HTML Creating Depth within a Slide Presentation Looking to add some extra punch to your presentations? Creating & Running an Opening Loop Looking for a great way to up the impact of your presentations? Using PowerPoint in Dual Monitor/Projector Need to display your presentations on multiple screens in two different views? Features and basicsBlown up any pictures lately? Read here to learn how to blow things up and apart using PowerPoint animations! Black and White Printing Solution Information on a new add-in that lets you choose which objects on a slide print and which don't when printing in black and white or grayscale. PowerPoint Animations: Starting Things Going Learn about the basics of animation timing in PPT 2002 and 2003 Information on avoiding problems with triggers Making and Preserving a Second Master Using multiple masters, but they keep disappearing? Read here for the steps to create and keep the all the masters in your presentation
Find fabulous fonts to dress up your deck Fonts set the tone of a presentation. Whether it's for the company shareholders or a third-grade science project, the right font at the right time makes all the difference. Note: This article will open in a new window since it resides on the Microsoft site Ten PowerPoint FAQ Entries You Don't Know You Need to Read When asked where to go for help on PowerPoint, one of my standard answers is the PPT FAQ. Since I know the hundreds of entries can be daunting, check out this list for 10 that everyone should know about PowerPoint Presentations for Multiple Machines Need to build a presentation that is going to run on more than one machine? Check here for 7 handy tips! PowerPoint 2003 - the other changes Learn about Smart Tags, inking, and font handling in PPT 2003. Looking for some real life information on using custom shows? Check out this article! Trigger Happy Animations in PowerPoint Learn to use animation triggers in PowerPoint 2002 and 2003 PowerPoint 2003: The Other Changes This article focuses in on the research tools and the template changes added with PowerPoint 2003 Great News for PowerPoint Users! Microsoft released a new Viewer with PowerPoint 2003. Learn how to use it and Package for CD from this article Preventing and Fixing PowerPoint File Corruption One of the most common PowerPoint problems, file corruption is easily preventable. Read here for how to prevent your files from corrupting and what to do if they get corrupted Learn about animating your masters, turning on the outline toolbar, creating a summary slide, and turning your slide into desktop wallpaper. One Object - Two Animations: A Quick PowerPoint How-To Do you have an object which you need to automate more than once within the same slide? You can do it in both PowerPoint 2002 and 2003, with just a little ingenuity and careful clicking Sound not working on your presentations? Check out these quick tips! Confused about OLE objects and OLE Servers? Check here for some quick information on the two. 10 great places to look for more help with your PowerPoint problems. Creating a Complete PowerPoint Template - Part 1 Ready to create your own templates? This two part tutorial will walk you through the steps to create a fully enabled template from a blank presentation. Creating a Complete PowerPoint Template - Part 2 Ready to finish creating your own templates? Here is the second half of the process! Wide-Screen Presentations in PowerPoint
Make your next meeting leading edge by making your PowerPoint speaker support visuals in the 16:9 "widescreen" format. Includes a link to a sample wide screen presentation with even more hints! The New Photo Album Feature is a Huge Time Saver
Moore offers a short tip for using one of PPT 2002's great features, the Photo Album Animating Text in Your Presentation Ready to add some style and flash to your text entrances? Curious about the differences between text boxes and placeholders? Read on to learn more! Information Hiding with PowerPoint Learn how to use PowerPoint's hidden slides feature to create FAQ slides for your presentations. Need a Trade Show Loop? Here's How! Looking to create a great attention getter for your next trade show presentation? Moore offers great tips on creating a looping PowerPoint show just for that purpose! Building the Content of Your Presentation Having problems getting started on your presentation? This article provides a process for getting it started. You might look at it as a pre-cursor to the Basics articles! Font Fixing: Using Replace Fonts in PowerPoint A quick introduction to one of the most fun "toys" in PowerPoint(TM) Ever wondered how PowerPoint decides what color to use for i... Back to Basics: Starting From Scratch, Part 1 Introducing a new series on the basics of presentations and ... Back to Basics: Starting From Scratch, Part 2 Introducing a new series on the basics of presentations and ... Multiple Shows from One file? No Problem! Boss just ask you to give a five minute executive overview o... 10 Common PowerPoint Problems and Their Solutions Looking for quick answers to 10 common PowerPoint questions? Ever wanted to insert a fairly basic shape into a presentati... Autoshapes to ZZZ's - This article presents quick tips for y.. Issues and OpinionsLinda's Soapbox: People Who Think the World Owes Them Everything
Guest author Linda Johnson offers these tips on how to ask for help. When I first read this piece, originally published in Vol. 36 of All 'Bout Computers, I knew that I needed to run it here on my site as well. Follow these ideas and you are much more likely to get help for free. There has been a large amount of discussion on the PowerPoint newsgroup lately about the anti-aliasing problems with PowerPoint 2002 animated text on some backgrounds. This editorial presents the authors viewpoint on the issue. Own a copy of Office 2002 called the "Small Business Edition"? It doesn't have PowerPoint, does it? Well, read here to learn why, and what you can do about it. An Opinion:Why You Need PowerPoint XP/2002
Moore offers his reasons why you should buy PowerPoint XP/2002 PowerPoint & Internet Explorer: A Shift In Thought? You've created that fantastic presentation in PowerPoint 2000 How the Cavemen and Cavewomen Developed PowerPoint Have you ever wondered how PowerPoint came to be? Well, Micr... One of the questions I get asked most often lately is "How d... ReviewsLooking for audience response software to use with PowerPoint - check out this review of Turning Point 2006. Make your presentations talk back to you Read about my first experiences upsing RightSeat's VoxProxy. Looking for PowerPoint show samples? Here are the links to the best! PowerFinish: Templates and Backgrounds for Every Use Review of a great template source: PowerFinish! E-Learners - Resources for Learning PowerPoint On-Line! Ever wanted to take an online class, but not sure how to start? Kai's Power Show Adds High-Quality Effects to Presentations You might think presentation software that costs under $20US... Website Review: www.BrainyBetty.com Looking for a new set of templates? Check out www.BrainyBetty ToolsTools to enhance PowerPoint (to be done) PowerPoint TemplatesPowerFinish: Templates and Backgrounds for Every Use Review of a great template source: PowerFinish! Over 2000 Powerpoint templates and graphics for just US$50 awesome - powerpoint backgrounds Looking for information on TAJ Simmon's PowerPoint templates? Check out this recently revised article Help - I need to find a template! Looking for places to find the best templates? Missing PowerPoint(TM) FeaturesWhat you think PowerPoint is missing! Here are your choices for the Missing Features Top Ten Missing PowerPoint Features While I love PowerPoint and can make it do almost anything I... A Sound Solution: Playing Music on HTML Presentations Ever wondered why the music won't continue when you convert ... Sharing Presentations7 tips to cleanly creating presentations to share Creating a presentation you plan to share? Check out these t... Need to create a presentation to share? This article contain... Tips on Public SpeakingPresentation Disasters: Conference Style Glenn offers his take on avoiding presentation disasters when using PowerPoint for large audiences Merging Presentations From Multiple PowerPoint Versions? Watch Out For These Traps Information on avoiding the pitfalls of last minute merging of multiple presentations. How Attention Works for Audiences Robert Bacal offers these great hints for understanding how to get and keep your audience's attention. The "Big Show" - On-Site Checklist You're setting up for the big conference; the projectors are... Need a new way to develop content for your presentation? Che... |
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