Feb 17, 06 - PowerFinish Volume 4

Studio F calls its latest volume of PowerPoint templates "edgy" - this volume is a departure for them from their normal subtle designs. The difference this time around is that the designs themselves are more bold and striking - and as Studio F mentions in its publicity material, the designs still do not distract from the actual content of the presentation. Read the full review...

Feb 14, 06 - Swing a Pendulum

Creating a pendulum swing animation is possible using PowerPoint 2002 or later - and involves creating a hidden pivot point. A pendulum (the real type) swings back and forth on a pivot point at the top of the weight's string, so we will need to create a shape that appears to swing at the end of a string and repeats back and forth from this pivot point. Bill Dilworth shows you the steps...

Feb 10, 06 - Cross Platform PowerPoint

About 30 million PowerPoint presentations are created each day, and it’s fair to say more are made using Windows versions of the software than Macintosh. Microsoft and Apple have always had a testy relationship, though, so it’s no surprise that an unusually large proportion of PowerPoint problems stem from crossplatform issues. Read more...

Feb 6, 06 - PowerPoint Ezine 62

Cutting Edge PowerPoint for Dummies
Giveaways and More
Revealing PowerPoint 12
and more...

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Feb 4, 06 - Recording Sound with Sound Recorder

Recording a sound is not a big deal nowadays with the easy availability of computer microphones and recording software. Did you know that all versions of Windows (even the ancient ones) include an application that lets you record sound using your computer - read more here..

Jan 15, 06 - Cutting Edge PowerPoint for Dummies

This book extract is from Cutting Edge PowerPoint for Dummies, a book that will teach you how you can make your PowerPoints dance and sing. Okay, you've PowerPointed before, right? And you knew there must be more cool things you could do? Here they are! This handy guide gives you pointers on what makes a powerful presentation, tips on using the right formats and templates, and directions for dressing up text, wowing 'em with color, adding action, and much more - read here...

Dec 17, 05 - Motion Paths in PowerPoint

PowerPoint MVP Julie Terberg shows you how you can create motion path animations in PowerPoint - read here...

Dec 16, 05 - Free Draft Stamp

Add a Draft stamp to your unfinished presentations - Download here...

Dec 13 , 05 - The James Theall Interview

James Theall is CEO of Media Marketing Inc., a Boulder, Colorado-based software and service company that has recently launched SlideManager for PowerPoint. James remains obsessed with automating the model that shifts individuals creating their own presentations (PowerPoint’s original model) to the hub-and-spoke model that moves presentation building out into the field while maintaining knowledge, story points and design standards. In this interview, James talks about slide management, SlideManager, and case studies...

Dec 5, 05 - Revealing PowerPoint 12

It's so easy to be optimistic about the next version of PowerPoint - Microsoft has added tons of new features to the program in what might be the most revolutionary release of this venerated presentation platform.

Read more here...

Dec 3, 05 - Book Excerpt: Perfect Medical Presentations

This book extract from Perfect Medical Presentations, a book that is more focused toward creation of PowerPoint presentatons for the medicine sector.

Published by Churchill Livingstone, the authors of the book include a surgeon and a designer who live on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. The book won the first prize in the Basis of Medicine Category of the 2005 BMA medical book competition.

Read the excerpts here...

Nov 25, 05 - Free PowerPoint Templates from PoweredTemplates.com

Download free PowerPoint templates from PoweredTemplates.com

Nov 23, 05 - Creating Spirographs in Illustrator and Acrylic

Here's how you can quickly create amazing spirographs in Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Acrylic.

Nov 15, 05 - NXPowerLite 2

I last reviewed NXPowerLite 1 almost two years ago - and the product continues being the easiest-to-use PowerPoint compression product. I was aware that the team at Neuxpower was creating this new version which was the result of many feature requests. The new version has now been released and its time to do a review again.

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Nov 13, 05 - Speech-Over Studio

What about narrating your voice into PowerPoint then? Well, how many speakers are open to the idea of recording narrations anyway - common excuses to avoid doing that range from improper microphones to just a plain lack of interest! That's where Speech-Over Studio, our product for review can help...

Nov 6, 05 - The John Bickerton Interview

Composer/Producer John Bickerton is Creative Director for the UniqueTracks Production Music Library. UniqueTracks licenses music for use as soundtrack in digital video productions, independent films, Flash, multimedia and PowerPoint presentations. In this interview, John discusses music libraries and sounds in presentations...

Nov 4, 05 - Gertrudis Pro

Gertrudis Pro is an image manipulation software of a different kind. It takes your digital camera pictures (or any other picture) and transforms it to beautiful works of art that look like everything from watercolors to oils and crayons to pastels. Read the full review here...

Nov 2, 05 - The Nancy Duarte Interview

Nancy Duarte has been a Principal of Duarte Design since 1990. Her firm is in the heart of the Silicon Valley and the client list is loaded with Fortune 500 companies. Her passion for business communications that are clear, meaningful and attractive has opened doors for her in a business world full of cluttered and complex visual communications. In this interview, Nancy talks about design, inspiration and rules...