 GUEST BLOGGER: Susan Strandberg, Instructor
PowerPoint is such a wonderfully useful tool when we want to present information to a group of people. We work hard to create interesting and inventive presentations that will grab and hold our audiences attention. Many times, if we have to create a presentation quickly we try to reuse [...] For greater flexibility when you present, you can link to other presentations. The flexibility comes about because you can decide on the fly whether to use the links. If you have extra time or a member of the audience asks a relevant question, you click on a presentation’s link to go to the presentation on [...] A problem many presenters bump into involves PowerPoint’s access to linked resources, and the usual culprits for this problem are audio and video files. Only WAV files are embedded in a presentation, so if you use other formats, make sure they are available to PowerPoint on the computer being used for the presentation. Other files [...] As demands on your time continue to rise, anytime you find a shortcut that helps you create or edit a presentation in less time and with more ease, you should commit it to memory. Or, just cut out our handy clip-n-save page to put dozens of useful shortcuts at your fingertips. Get functional with Function keys Don’t re-create the wheel: Utilize a PowerPoint slide in a Word document (Word 2000/2002/2003/2004/2007) When using multiple Microsoft Office programs, you can easily share information between them. For instance, there’s no reason to re-create the information on a Microsoft PowerPoint slide if you want to use it in an existing Word document [...] Take a sneak peek at your Slide Master’s layout before you apply it (PowerPoint 2007) PowerPoint 2007’s menu setup incorporates a View tab that groups several items into a block called the Presentation Views. This is where you’ll find the new Slide Master view (formerly at View | Master | Slide Master), along [...] (applies to PowerPoint 2007 and 2010) 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/ 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 | [...] |
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