Apr 12, 07 - Inserting Charts in PowerPoint
2007
This quick tutorial in our Learning PowerPoint series
shows you how you can insert charts in PowerPoint
2007.
Read
the tutorial here...
Apr 9, 07 - Inserting Charts in PowerPoint 2002 and
2003
This quick tutorial in our Learning PowerPoint series
shows you how you can insert charts in PowerPoint 2002
and 2003.
Read
the tutorial here...
Mar 30, 07 - NXPowerLite 3
PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office programs like
Word and Excel allow you to insert all sorts of media
files including high resolution pictures, animated
clips, and other formats. The result is that presentations,
documents, and spreadsheets gets bloated.
NXPowerLite, the product I am reviewing, optimizes
the size of these files without compromising their
content or quality -- thus making them easier store
and share..
Read
the review here...
Mar 29, 07 - The Kathy Villella Interview
 Kathy
Villella is cofounder of PowerFrameworks,
and is primarily responsible for the site content.
She has provided presentation development support
for 20 years. Kathy supported client engagement
teams and supervised and trained team support at
McKinsey & Company, Inc., for nearly 15 years
and has provided freelance production support to
world-class firms for over 13 years.
Read
the interview here...
Mar 8, 07 - ALLCapture
E-learning has made it possible for users to learn
online at their own pace -- and tutorial movies can
make this process even more interesting and real. The
best way to create these tutorials is by capturing
your onscreen activities with a specialized program
like ALLCapture that not only allows you to create
tutorials this way, but also product presentations,
demos, software simulations, etc.
Read the
review...
Mar 3, 07 - PackITSuite
Most of us would not want to delete anything -- so
how can we do something so that the same files take
less space?
PackITSuite is the product from I-Logik which helps
reduce the size of stored file data without deleting
or archiving them.
Let us
explore further...
Mar 1, 07 - PowerPoint Ezine 72
Giveaways and More
Learning PowerPoint
Imaptica Showmate Happiness
News and Happenings
Read
more...
Mar 1, 07 - Interface Walkthrough PowerPoint 2007
Here's a quick walkthrough of the PowerPoint 2007
interface.
Learn
here...
Feb 27, 07 - The Vikas Joshi Interview
 Vikas
Joshi known for his groundbreaking work
in the online learning industry, product innovations,
and offshore outsourcing models. Under his guidance
and leadership, the Harbinger group has built innovative
software products for the global marketplace. In
this interview, he discusses Raptivity, their e-learning
content creation tool.
Read
the interview here...
Feb 26, 07 - Interface Walkthrough PowerPoint 2003
Here's a quick walkthrough of the PowerPoint 2003
interface -- PowerPoint 2002 (XP) looks almost the
same.
Learn
here...
Feb 26, 07 - Camtasia Studio 4
Capturing on screen activity to create a movie is
so much easier these days with more powerful computers
and software -- and it is also a more helpful way of
explaining how a task can be done. Such a concept works
great if you want to create tutorial movies, and TechSmith's
Camtasia Studio is most certainly among the best products
for this type of work.
Read
the review here...
Feb 15, 07 - The Mike Soucie Interview
 Mike
Soucie heads Electric Rain, creators of
the upcoming StandOut presentation program. In this
interview, Mike explains the concept and workflow
within StandOut, and discusses Flypaper, the dashboard
within StandOut.
Read
the interview here...
Feb 15, 07 - Inserting Clip Art
Learn how to insert some clip art in a PowerPoint
presentation.
Read
here...
Feb 12, 07 - PPTshare Desktop Slide Library
Many of us find it easy to share photos online, but
as far as PowerPoint files go, the more common option
is to email the PowerPoint as an attachment. However,
PowerPoint files can be huge and can quickly fill up
inboxes and mail accounts.
The product that I am reviewing today offers a solution
-- PPTshare Desktop Slide Library does more than allowing
you to share your presentations, it also allows you
to manage your presentations at the slide level, and
create new presentations from those slides without
opening PowerPoint.
Read
the review here...
Feb 10, 07 - Inserting Movies
Learn how to insert a movie clip in a PowerPoint presentation.
Read
here...
Feb 7, 07 - Liquid Cabaret
PowerPoint presentations can be informative, and a
great business asset -- but don't most of them look
the same? And they do sound the same as well because
the only sound you probably hear is the presenter speaking.
Our product for review today is Liquid Cabaret ,
an amazing collection of music created specifically
for use in PowerPoint presentations.
Read
the review here...
Feb 6, 07 - Raptivity
One of the inherent advantages of e-learning is interactivity
-- but creating interactive content requires oodles
of creativity -- it can also be plain challenging and
difficult. And choosing an application to give shape
to that creativity is a difficult choice to make.
Raptivity, one of the well known e-learning creating
applications provides a plethora of options and possibilities
-- in this review, we'll explore Raptivity's interface
and capabilities.
Read the review
here...
Feb 6, 07 - Inserting Sound
Learn how to insert sound in a PowerPoint presentation.
Read
here...
Feb 1, 07 - WildPresenter Pro 3
We have reviewed WildPresenter in the past -- and
rather than do the whole review again, this time we
will explore the new features in this new version of
WildPresenter.
Read
the review here...
Jan 31, 07 - Artlandia SymmetryWorks
Adobe Illustrator is among the best drawing programs
out there -- but it still has its limitations. One
such area is symmetrical patterns -- although Illustrator
can rise to the occasion, most symmetrical work has
to be done manually which is rather time consuming
and certainly not intuitive. Artlandia's SymmetryWorks
plug-in for Illustrator, now in version 4 changes all
that in ways you probably never imagined -- read more
to learn how.
Read
the review here...
Jan 24, 07 - PowerFrameworks
Some presentation slides do convey so much more than
others. More often than not, these are same slides
that are simple and visual at the same time....fortunately,
vendors like PowerFrameworks makes it easier for you
to access such visuals.
Read
the review here...
Jan 6, 07 - Autorun MAX
If you thought that it was too difficult or technical
an endeavor to create CD/DVD interfaces with an autorun
feature, then you should check out Autorun MAX, the
product that I am reviewing. Also, if you are graphically
challenged, you'll want to explore this product.
Read the
review here...
Jan 2, 07 - Convert VideoCD DAT Movies To MPEG
The easiest way to convert the DAT movie files within
a VideoCD disc to a common movie file format like MPEG
is to use a free application called VCDGear.
Read
the tutorial here...
Dec 27, 06 - AutoPlay Media Studio 6
A CD interface typically launches itself in conjunction
with an autorun feature -- most of us has seen the
ubiquitous autorun CD/DVD which plays automatically
as soon as it is placed in your computer's optical
drive. If you want a quick and professional way to
create those interfaces, then you'll love AutoPlay
Media Studio 6 from Indigo Rose.
Read
the review here...
Dec 26, 06 - AKVIS Decorator
AKVIS Decorator, a Photoshop plug-in from AKVIS allows
you to change the surface of a selected object easily
with results that look very real. A self contained
library includes a plethora of patterns that you can
apply.
Read
the review here...
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Dec 22, 06 - SmartDraw 2007 Healthcare
Edition
Sometime ago, I did a review on SmartDraw 2007 --
this review is on SmartDraw 2007's Healthcare edition.
This is a separate version of the same product that's
aimed at healthcare professionals like doctors, pharmacists,
hospital staff, laboratories, etc.
Read
the review here...
Dec 20, 06 - PowerPlugs Transitions 7
PowerPoint transitions can be so cool -- it's essentially
a moving, animated effect that metamorphoses one slide
to another over a period of time. PowerPoint itself
has plenty of inbuilt transitions -- and volume 7 of
PowerPlugs Transitions from CrystalGraphics, which
I am reviewing now adds an impressive library of new
transition styles.
Read
the review here...
Dec 19, 06 - Xara Xtreme Pro
There are plenty of illustration programs out there,
but Xara's new Xtreme Pro is different. For starters,
it is blazing fast, easy to use, and does much more
than illustration. It also doesn't cost too much, and
we'll explore some possibilities with the product in
this review.
Read the
review here...
Dec 15, 06 - Opuzz
Getting the right kind of music for the presentation
in terms of duration, quality, availability and copyright
is very important -- Opuzz, the music service that
we are reviewing on this page can help you attain this
objective.
Read
the review here...
Dec 14, 06 - AKVIS Coloriage 4
Coloring a black and white image is no easy task,
although it is possible to do this manually within
almost all the image editing applications such as Adobe
Photoshop. Coloriage is a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop
from AKVIS which makes this task much easier.
Read
the review here...
Dec 13, 06 - Step Up To The Mic
This book extract from Step
Up To The Mic is an Indezine exclusive with permission
from Rodney Saulsberry / Tomdor Publishing.
In a series of no-brainer inspirational chapters,
Rodney explains the voice-over sphere in a simple,
uncomplicated manner that will be useful to both beginners
and professionals.
Read
the excerpts here...
Dec 7, 06 - RibbonCustomizer
The new ribbon tabs in Office 2007 change dynamically
depending upon what task you are doing -- yet unlike
the old toolbars of pre-Office 2007 applications, there's
no way you can create a new ribbon tab in PowerPoint
2007? That's not entirely true though sine you can
actually create and edit the ribbon tabs in PowerPoint
and other Office 2007 applications using a third-party
add-in called RibbonCustomizer.
Read
more here...
Dec 4, 06 - Flash Slide Show Maker
Sharing pictures is a great way to show visual content
like digicam pictures -- these pictures can be sent
as e-mail attachments, photo albums, slide shows, etc.
Or you could use Flash Slide Show Maker, a free software
that creates Flash based photo slide shows with ease.
Read
more here...
Dec 1 , 06 - PowerPlugs Animator
By far, the only way to make text stand out is by
using color and animation. And even animation is not
uncomplicated -- presentation designers often have
to tweak PowerPoint's animation timings and the timeline
to create out of the ordinary animation effects. PowerPlugs
Animator from CrystalGraphics tries to provide a solution
-- it includes a library of animation styles that enhance
PowerPoint's built in effects -- these can also be
imparted to text with a few clicks.
Read
the full review...
Nov 27, 06 - PPTshare File Compressor
I always like to think of PowerPoint as a glue that
holds disparate media together -- these media elements
include sound, movies, pictures, clip art, and animation
clips. Judiciously used, these elements can make your
presentation look good -- but they can also dramatically
increase file sizes. Optimization software is the solution
-- and there are many such programs available. The
newest of them all is PPTshare File Compressor -- this
allows you to optimize presentations using different
compression levels.
Read
the full review...
Nov 22, 06 - Impatica ShowMate
A large number of business users these days use PDAs,
SmartPhones, and other similar equipment -- the BlackBerry
is one of the most omnipresent phone PDA brands to
be found these days. And to make the connection between
the BlackBerry, PowerPoint, and a projector -- a company
called Impatica decided to create a small product called
the ShowMate.
Read
the review here...
Nov 9, 06 - The Tom Bunzel Interview
 Tom
Bunzel specializes in knowing what other
presenters need. He has appeared on Tech TV's Call
for Help as "Professor PowerPoint" and
is a featured speaker at the PowerPoint Live conference
each year. In this interview, Tom discusses his book
and PowerPoint.
Read
the interview here...
Nov 7, 06 - PicShrink
Pictures may speak a thousand words, but on your computer
pictures can easily occupy space enough for tens of
thousands of words. PicShrink allows you to optimize
these pictures.
Read more
here...
Nov 2, 06 - Solving the PowerPoint Predicament
This book extract from Solving the PowerPoint
Predicament by Tom Bunzel is
an Indezine exclusive with permission from Pearson
Education.
The book goes beyond PowerPoint and teaches you how
you can use various third party products, and sound
presentation design principles to create presentations
that look different from the more common variety of
PowerPoints that you encounter each day.
Read
the excerpts here...
Oct 26, 06 - Articulate Engage
...and then if you want these small brochure-type
movies to be included in an e-learning platform, you'll
soon discover that's something easier told than done!
So, it has to be quite an amazing product that will
walk the balancing rope for all these possibilities
-- and that's what Articulate's new Engage tries to
be. Does it succeed?
Read
more to find out...
Nov 20, 06 - The Rodney Saulsberry Interview
 Rodney
Saulsberry is one of the top voice-over
talents in the United States, and author of the new
book, Step Up To The Mic. For more
than a decade the Detroit native and University of
Michigan graduate has given voice to many successful
commercial campaigns, including Toyota Camry, Alpo,
Verizon, and numerous movie trailers. In this interview,
Rodney discusses his new book.
Read
the interview here...
Nov 11, 06 - SmartDraw 2007
PowerPoint, by itself contains a very capable diagramming
feature -- and the new SmartArt feature in PowerPoint
2007 is even more impressive. Even then, there are
bound to be times when you want something that's easier
to use, provides more options, and even works well
with PowerPoint. That's exactly what SmartDraw 2007
aims to be.
Read more
here...
Nov 11, 06 - The Jonathan Boutelle Interview
 Jonathan
Boutelle is the CTO of SlideShare, and is
a principal at Uzanto Consulting. A software engineer
by training, his interests lie at the intersection
of technology, business, and user experience. In
this interview, Jonathan discusses SlideShare and
PowerPoint.
Read
the interview here...
Oct 20, 06 - Cinematize 2 Pro
Cinematize extracts movie clips from a DVD -- then
it saves those extracts into different movie file formats
that can be inserted in PowerPoint. And now the folks
who create Cinematize have launched a Professional
version of the same product. So what does it do better
than the basic version?
Read
on...
Oct 18, 06 - Articulate Quizmaker
There are many applications out there that let you
create online quizzes, but Articulate Quizmaker is
one of the easiest and more featured alternatives that
lets you create a quiz without any programming abilities.
Read
the full review...
Oct 17, 06 - Bring Training to Life with Avatars
 Corporate
trainers and salespeople are now discovering that they
can sustain attention -- and ensure a higher content
retention level -- by using animated characters called
avatars that talk, sing, dance, gesture, tell jokes
and generally liven up the proceedings.
Learn more with Tom
Atkins...
Oct 17 , 06 - PowerPoint Ezine 71
Giveaways and More
Champagne RemotePoint Promo
Focus on SlideShare
Articulate Presenter 5
News and Happenings
Read
more...
Oct 10, 06 - Articulate Presenter 5
On its own, Articulate Presenter enables you to convert
a PowerPoint presentation to a Flash SWF based online
rich media content -- Presenter also includes several
bells and whistles such as the ability to insert quizzes,
Flash animations, narrations, and web objects. The
output is entirely customizable, includes interactivity,
and reduces the file size so that the content can also
be sent by e-mail.
Read
the full review here... |
