Archive for the 'MS PowerPoint' Category

Create a Design Template in PowerPoint 2003

March 21st, 2006

PowerPoint 2003 comes with several design templates that you can use to add an artistic design to your slides. If you want a wider variety of designs from which to choose, consider downloading additional design templates from Microsoft’s web site.
If you want a more unique design for your presentation, or if you need to […]

Microsoft Producer — A Free PowerPoint Add-in

November 10th, 2005

Microsoft Producer is an add-on tool for PowerPoint 2003 that lets you create dynamic, media-rich presentations.
You can run Producer on any computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Producer is a standalone application that lets you incorporate and synchronize audio and video files in a PowerPoint presentation. You can use audio and video that you […]

Two Design Tips for PowerPoint Presentations

November 10th, 2005

Select a background for your presentation based on the room’s lighting:

In a dark room, select light text on a dark background.
In a light room, select dark text on a light background.

Don’t put too much text on a slide. Use these general guidelines:

The 6 X 6 Rule:
No more than six bulleted items per slide
No more […]

Use PowerPoint’s Virtual Annotation Pen during a Presentation

November 9th, 2005

Have you ever needed to emphasize a word or phrase during a presentation? You can do so in the middle of a presentation with PowerPoint’s virtual annotation “pen.”
To use the annotation pen during a slide show:

Open the presentation in Slide Show view.
Right-click on the slide, and select Pointer Options | Ballpoint Pen, […]

Create a Photo Album Presentation in PowerPoint

October 19th, 2005

Have you ever wanted to use PowerPoint to show a collection of pictures? PowerPoint contains a Photo Album feature exactly for this purpose. There’s no need to insert the pictures one slide at a time. PowerPoint will even take the pictures directly from your digital camera!
Here’s how:

If you want to create […]

Black Out or White Out the Screen during a PowerPoint Presentation

October 19th, 2005

If you want to pause during a PowerPoint presentation for a break or for a discussion, you can black out the screen by pressing the B key. Press it again to return to the presentation.
In a light room, you can white out the screen by pressing the W key. Press it […]

Create a PowerPoint Presentation with the AutoContent Wizard

October 19th, 2005

You can use the AutoContent Wizard to create a new PowerPoint presentation if your content is close to one of the AutoContent options, such as a marketing plan, a project overview, or an employee orientation package.
The AutoContent Wizard prompts you for information and then creates a complete presentation based on your responses. The presentation […]

Packaging Your Presentation to CD

August 29th, 2005

When you have to create a PowerPoint presentation on one computer and show it on another, you face a number of potential problems. Are the fonts you used installed? Did you copy all the graphics and charts you needed? Does the new computer have PowerPoint and is it the right version? Microsoft has addressed […]