Have you ever wanted to easily convert your PowerPoint presentation into a Word document so that you could pass it on to contacts who don't use PowerPoint?
Here in a 40-second mini video tutorial, you can see exactly how to go about it.
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Having exactly the right piece of music for a presentation is useless if that music is in the wrong file format.
PowerPoint expects audio in specific file formats and unless you are able to cope with audio file conversion issues you may have to wait before ...
I recently made an MPEG movie of a PowerPoint presentation using a video conversion utility. When I played it in Windows Media Player (version 10), the sound played, but the video did not.
This little problem sent me delving into the world of video codecs; perhaps ...
Question: "Is there a way to save one slide out of many in a PowerPoint presentation?"
Answer: There are several ways, indeed. You can import one slide from an existing presentation into a new presentation. You can open an exiting presentation and copy and paste a ...
Many people complain that their presentation doesn’t play as designed when played on another computer.
Playback problems can include animations and transitions are no longer synchronized with a sound file, jerky sound, or a movie that refuses to play. ...
Audio file formats are complicated. If you plan to make extensive use of high-quality sound, you are well-served to become familiar with the pros and cons of the various formats, learn about converting file formats, and understand codexes.
Understanding the various file formats available to you ...
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Editor Geetesh Bajaj wrote this comprehensive article on voice-over in PowerPoint for version 97 and 2000, but the principles remain the same. ...
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 ...
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.
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Of course, you must have a sound ...
QUESTION: I am a high school teacher and have been using animations in my PowerPoint lessons.
I have been using the action button to play the linked video file but would rather have the animations embedded in the presentation.
Unfortunately, whenever I try to insert the ...
