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Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint
July 9, 2012
Emphasis Effects are PowerPoint animations that determine how the slide object calls attention to itself while it is on-the-slide. Unlike Entrance and Exit animation effects that allow a slide object to enter or exit the slide area, slide objects with Emphasis animation effects are already within the slide area before they start animating, and continue remaining there even after they have finished animating. Typical Emphasis animation effects are Spin, in which an object spins 360 degrees (and more or less) on its own axis or Grow and Shrink, in which a slide object may increase or decrease its size. You can also apply Emphasis animation effects to text objects so that the fonts or the text colors change. In all, there are 50 or more Emphasis animation effects that PowerPoint provides -- however, make sure you use animation only if it adds value to your presentation and helps you explain something better to your audience.
Explore Emphasis Effects for animations in PowerPoint 2011.
July 7, 2012
The sample presentation that you download contains 12 different text effects that can be applied to any text in PowerPoint 2007, 2010 or higher on Windows (and also PowerPoint 2008, 2011 or higher on Mac). These text effects are in various styles, and will make your text look hand drawn and organic. Most of these text effects may work better with larger text -- apply them to your text and see which one works best for you. Note that none of these effects are suitable for body text. You can use them for slide titles, headings, sub-headings etc. To use these effects, first copy the text attributes of the sample text using Format Painter button, and then, paste them on to your text.
Download and copy these text effects to use them in your own presentations.
July 6, 2012
Volker Eckert has over 20 years of experience in online and conventional marketing areas. He achieved his Masters of Communication and Advertising at the Florida International University of Miami. Thereafter, the experience of building up one of the world's leading online shops for PowerPoint presentations at PresentationLoad assisted Volker in launching Charteo. As CEO of Charteo and Marketing Director at PresentationLoad, Volker has raised the bar for the strategy and implementation of both online portals. In this conversation, Volker talks about the Innovation Award IT 2012 that Charteo recently won.
Read this conversation with Volker Eckert.
July 6, 2012
Now that you know how you can add Bookmarks to video clips in PowerPoint 2010, you may want to know how you can edit and remove those Bookmarks. At this point of time, let's state some facts -- we have bad news and good news. The bad news is that PowerPoint does not let you edit the inserted Bookmarks -- for instance, you cannot change the time of the Bookmark from 25 seconds to 28 seconds. You will have to remove the Bookmark you wanted to edit, and add a new Bookmark all over again! On the other hand, removing a Bookmark is easy -- and that is the good news!
Learn how to remove Bookmarks from a video clip in PowerPoint 2010.
July 5, 2012
Dinesh Awasthi is Product Manager for authorSTREAM.com. In addition to developing the strategic product roadmap and implementation of various features on authorSTREAM, he works with the development team and keeps an eye on user feedback to formulate new releases. Dinesh holds a Masters degree in Computer Applications. In this conversation, Dinesh discusses authorSTREAM's new HD Video output options for PowerPoint presentations.
July 5, 2012
Among the several types of animations that PowerPoint 2011 provides, Entrance Effects are probably the most popular. By applying Entrance Effects, you can make your hitherto invisible slide object appear on the slide almost magically -- make them appear in the time it takes to blink your eye, or get them to fly in from any direction. You can also have them grab the attention of your audience by doing a zoom in, or even better, just make it subtle with a simple fade in. Whatever entrance effect you choose, make sure you opt for something that is in sync with the topic of your presentation, and most importantly your audience.
Explore Entrance Effects for animations in PowerPoint 2011.
July 4, 2012
Rick Altman is a presentation consultant based out of Pleasanton, CA. Rick has been hosting end-user conferences since 1989, and is well known as the host of the annual Presentation Summit conference. He has a strong sense of the needs of the presentation community. Rick has authored 15 books on presentations and graphics, including Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck. In this conversation, Rick discusses the third edition of his Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck book.
July 4, 2012
This conceptual slide contains three segments within a circle. You can use this segmented circle in your presentation to illustrate a concept, a relationship, or an idea. The concept also looks like a peace symbol with three editable segments! We have used basic PowerPoint shapes to create most of these conceptual designs . Also, some of them are imported from other graphic programs and converted to PowerPoint shapes.
Download and use this concept slide in your presentation.
July 4, 2012
PowerPoint 2010 has made many improvements in the way you work with video clips -- one of the important, new abilities relates to you being able to play your video from a certain point within the video clip. This feature is called a Bookmark because it is similar to the conventional bookmarks you place within the pages of a book you are reading. Just like how you can easily go to that particular page with the help of a bookmark, the Bookmark you add to a video clip becomes an indicator of the position you want to go to. You can thus quickly access that position within the the video clip without having to manually scrub within the Player Controls bar. In addition, you can also combine Bookmarks with Trigger animations -- so as to trigger a click to play a video clip precisely from the Bookmark you added.
Learn how to add Bookmarks to video clips in PowerPoint 2010.
July 3, 2012
PowerPoint gets too much attention! Everyone who delivers PowerPoint presentations does more than just that -- they work on Excel and other applications all the time, research data, create reports, interact with their boss, clients, subordinates, and others -- and delivering a presentation is just a small part of their everyday work. Yet, how everyone else within and outside an organization looks at them is mostly perceived through their PowerPoints, and the skills they use to deliver these PowerPoint presentations. We all agree that this importance that PowerPoint gets is entirely disproportionate to its abilities! Yet, the fact is that this is so true, and matters will remain the same way for a long, long, time to come.
July 3, 2012
You have already learned what animation is, and where you should draw the limits as far as animation goes. In addition, we looked at how you can add animation to a slide object. In this tutorial, we move further to explore the several types of animation available in PowerPoint 2011. When we say "several types", we do not mean the animation effects themselves but the several types wherein these effects can be categorized.
Learn about the various types of animation available in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.
July 2, 2012
As Executive Director, New Product Program Division, Samantha Schwartz is accountable for providing strategic oversight for all activities related to DWA product/service development from concept to post-launch analysis. This includes the planning, implementation, and maintenance of new products, including Avant Media Manager and its supporting systems. Samantha provides leadership on both the DWA Technology Steering Committee and Corporate Project Management Division and is a primary voice of Digital Healthcare: Plugged In. Samantha has 13+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, graduated from Indiana University with highest distinction and is an elected member of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society. In this conversation, Samantha discusses DWA's Avant Media Manager product.
Read this conversation with Samantha.
July 2, 2012
Once you explore video editing options such as recoloring, corrections, preset video styles, video borders, video effects, resizing / flipping, etc. in PowerPoint 2010, your original video clip may appear to be entirely different from what you started with. The fact that you can make your videos look so different in PowerPoint 2010 with customizations galore can sometimes prove be a disadvantage, especially if you want to get rid of all customizations and get back to original state of your video clip. Fortunately, the Reset Design option is just what you need at this point of time! In this tutorial, you will learn how you can restore a video clip to its default appearance, and get rid of any customizations you may have made.
Learn how reset your video clips in PowerPoint 2010.
June 30, 2012
We have brought together 12 different text effects for you to use with any text in PowerPoint 2007, 2010 or higher on Windows (and also PowerPoint 2008, 2011 or higher on Mac). The sample presentation contains these Text effects in varieties of styles. Some of them may work better with only larger text -- play around to see which one of these works for you. Of course none of these effects are suitable for body text, so you can use them for headings, such as slide titles. Copy the formatting of required sample text with the Format Painter, and then click on your text where you want to copy these effects.
Download and copy these text effects to use them in your own presentations.
June 29, 2012
Why do presenters in business believe that they need to be monotone, without affect or emphasis? What is wrong with showing a little emotion when you are speaking? "No, no!" too many presenters respond. "Although I don't want to be monotone, I just can't get too emotional." Being emotional does not mean becoming a drama queen (or king). It means matching your face, body, phrasing, and gestures to your words. For example, when you are telling your audience about the failure of a research project, you certainly shouldn't be walking around smiling, speaking in a loud and enthusiastic voice.
June 29, 2012
We have already explored what animation is, and what are the guidelines to be considered before you add an animation to a slide object within PowerPoint. You can animate any slide object that is selectable on your slide -- these slide objects include pictures, shapes, text, bulleted lists, SmartArt graphics, charts, etc. Once the slide object is animated, you can tweak the animation to control how the slide object appears, moves, and disappears in the Slide Show view. Before you tweak, you must first add an animation to the slide object.
Learn how to add animation to a slide object in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.
June 28, 2012
Cliff Atkinson sent me a copy of the third edition of his Beyond Bullet Points book, and when you open the book, you'll find that the obvious change in this new edition is a whole new chapter right at the beginning which talks about how a multi-million dollar court case was won by using the principles discussed in Cliff's Beyond Bullet Points book. To paraphrase the entire case in a few small paragraphs can be a challenge -- let me try – and of course, you can get a copy of Cliff's book to read this entire incident in full detail.
Read about a landmark trial that involved PowerPoint.
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