(applies to PowerPoint 2007 and 2010)
The Slide Master view is the place to go to set up custom fonts, bullets, graphics, and slide layouts that that suit your needs. Let’s begin.
1. Go to the Slide Master view
a. Click the View Tab and then click Slide Master.
b. This will take you to a behind the [...]
Choose the right resolution when creating graphics for slide shows (PowerPoint 2000/2002/v. X/2003/2007)
If you’re creating graphics or taking digital photos for use in presentations, you’ll want to decide the appropriate size, or resolution, of the graphic before you get started. The size (in pixels) should be based on the desktop resolution of the computer [...]
If you’re using Windows XP, you can download and install the Microsoft PowerToy, Image Resizer, and use it to resize graphics for use in PowerPoint. Locate the install at www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/
xppowertoys.mspx and install it. Then, follow these steps to resize graphics for PowerPoint:
1. Browse to your image by selecting Start | Programs | Accessories | Windows Explorer, [...]
Missing a Title Master? Insert one in a snap (PowerPoint 2000/2002/2003/2004)
Some presentations lack a Title Master when you choose View | Master from the menu bar, so the option is unavailable (either grayed out or not displayed at all). When this happens, you can simply insert a new Title Master.
To do so, choose View | [...]
Insert your favorite photo inside of WordArt using PowerPoint or Word 07
1. Activate the Insert tab and left click WordArt
Fireworks fill the sky on New Years Eve
2. Pick a style
3. Type the desired word or words
4. Select the text
5. Activate the Format Tab
6. Click Text Fill command then click Picture
7. Browse your computer to select the desired picture
8. Double click the picture [...]
Far too many times, I have been making a bulleted list in Word or PowerPoint and want to hit enter just to wrap a line, but I don’t want a bullet to show and I can’t do it…until now.
All you have to do to start a new line without a bullet is hold down Shift [...]
PowerPoint 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
When you need to change your slide’s text from lowercase to uppercase, you could go back and retype all of it, but fortunately, there are easier ways to select text and change its case.
To select text:
To highlight a word in a text box quickly, double-click on it. To highlight an [...]
You work hard to design slides that grab and retain your audience’s attention, but if you have to redirect your audience, you might find they’re too captivated by your fantastic slides to refocus.
If you take the time to turn off an overhead projector or to minimize your slideshow, you might lose your audience with the [...]