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August 2005
- PowerPoint And Audio Narration: A Tutorial By Geetesh Bajaj
Indezine in one of the premier online resources for independent news, articles, and tutorials about PowerPoint. Editor Geetesh Bajaj wrote this comprehensive article on voice-over in PowerPoint for version 97 and 2000, but the principles remain the same....
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Geetesh Bajaj -- August 31
- Back Up Files Easily And Automatically: BackUp4All
Why don't you back up your files regularly? We all know backing up files regularly saves hours of frustration and rework. If your excuse is it takes too much time or is too hard to manage, you need an inexpensive, reliable, and easy way to perform this critical task. Backup4All can save you from yourself....
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ikonos -- August 29
- Record Narration for PowerPoint, But Test First
A slide presentation complements the presence and voice of the speaker delivering the presentation. If you cannot be everywhere at once (you can’t?) and need to deliver your slides without you present, add your voice as a narration to the slide show. While this may sound simple, it isn’t....
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ikonos -- August 27
- PowerPoint Audio Is Better With These Tips
Careful use of sound and music can be very effective in keeping an audience engaged. PowerPoint enables you to attach sound - either music or narration - to a presentation using a variety of sound formats. Photo credit: Jake Levin Of course, you must have a sound card on your computer, and on all of the computers that play your presentation, that can handle sound and play it at the...
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ikonos -- August 25
- Link Dynamic Data Into PowerPoint With DataPoint
Many of us use changing data in presentations; linking a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to a PowerPoint slide is certainly a common way to handle changing facts and figures. But what do you do if the information you need is in a database?...
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| cat.: Hyperlinking in Presentations
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ikonos -- August 23
- Improve Presentation Skills With These Tips
You know the feeling. You get up from your chair to approach the lectern and start your presentation; your hands get clammy; sweat breaks out on your brow; and your knees get weak. Stage fright is not uncommon for new presenters, but even veterans may approach each presentation with a sinking feeling....
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Mary Deaton -- August 21
- Make Your Presentation Fit Your Audience
Wouldn't it be nice if one presentation was perfect for every audience? Not likely! Some very good presenters I know change their slides before every seminar because they want to make sure the material is tailored for the group they are addressing. Too often, these changes happen in the wee small hours in a hotel room....
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ikonos -- August 18
- Do You Really Need Those PowerPoint Slides?
PowerPoint is so ubiquitous, its name is a verb: "Why don't you powerpoint that for our next meeting? Do you really need PowerPoint slides every time you talk to a group of people? And when you do use PowerPoint, do you use it effectively?"...
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Mary Deaton -- August 15
- How To Add Flash Animations To Your PowerPoint Presentations
A little animation in the right place can raise a presentation from good to great. A compelling animated opening sequence can draw an audience into your presentation. Animation that illustrates a complex process can improve understanding. Screen recordings (video of a running application or Web site) help illustrate a product's features. Follow the tips that follow to put Flash animations reliably in your PowerPoint presentations....
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Mary Deaton -- August 13
- Screen Recorder Creates Tutorials For Free: Wink
The best software training programs allow new users to learn by doing. But even a training program based on hands-on experience benefits from letting the new user of a software product “grok” how the product works by watching someone demonstrate the product. Wink, a new screen recording tool from DebugMode, lets even the least technical trainer or instructor create Flash videos of running software with pointers and text to guide...
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ikonos -- August 11
- How To Edit A .PPS File And Save It Back To .PPT Format
QUESTION: Dear MV, I need to edit a PowerPoint show file (.PPS) and then convert it back to a normal .PPT file. How can I do that? Thank you! Martha...
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ikonos -- August 10
- Where To Find Free Photos For Your PowerPoint Presentations
A relevant, quality photo can add aesthetic appeal and aid comprehension in any presentation. Finding such a photo, however, can be difficult. Robin Good, inspired by Brian Kennemer and his blog on digital images, researched photo archives on the Web and has a list of several resources....
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Robin Good -- August 9
- Compatibility Of PowerPoint Templates Between PCs And Macs
QUESTION: Dear Colleagues, I am a Mac user and I would like to know if PowerPoint templates are compatible for both Windows and Mac operating systems. Since I have to deliver my PowerPoint presentation on a PC, can I use my original template from my Mac? Thank you, Rita...
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Robin Good -- August 8
- Create A Screensaver From A PowerPoint Presentation
QUESTION: Dear Masterviews, I have a nice PowerPoint presentation and I would like to create a screensaver with it. Is it possible to do that? How? Many thanks Giorgio...
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ikonos -- August 2
- How To Create A Photo Album In PowerPoint
QUESTION: Hi All, I am just back from a nice trip with my family and I would like to make a PowerPoint presentation containing the best pictures I have taken. These are more than 20 images. Instead of inserting each picture in a presentation, would it be possible to import them all at once to create someting like a browseable photo album? With many thanks and regards, Jerry...
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ikonos -- August 1
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