Here's how to get this effect:
- Apply the Push Left slide transition to all the slides. In PowerPoint 2002/2003, choose Slide Show > Slide Transition. From the list, choose Push Left. Make sure the speed is set to Slow; if not, the text will go by too fast for comfort during the transition. Then click the Apply to All Slides button.
- Apply a background with horizontal elements. I used a horizontal gradient. For the bottom, I found some clip art of books and copied it across the page, stretching as necessary to make it fit perfectly on the slide.
- Create a horizontal border on the top, bottom, or both. For the top, I used a simple rectangle, with no outline. I removed the outline to avoid having a vertical bar at the left and right side of the rectangle.
- Then I added a thin, white rectangle (also with no outline) below it.
The borders can be on the master or each slide. I used both techniques. If you put the top border on the master, it could be your title placeholder. Otherwise, add an AutoShape to each slide.
This presentation would work well with automatic timing, displayed on a screen in the company's lobby.
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Ellen Finkelstein has been using AutoCAD since 1986 and PowerPoint since 1996. She has been consulting and teaching AutoCAD, PowerPoint, and other computer programs, including Microsoft Word and Excel, since 1993.
Now she writes computer books and teaches Management courses. She has taught classes in Human Resources Management, Creating Usable Web Sites, and Web Writing.
Her website Ellen Finkelstein.com is stuffed full of free hints and tips on both PowerPoint and AutoCAD.
Among the host of books she has written is her brand new comprehensive guide to the latest incarnation of PowerPoint, How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
