PowerPoint Notes
Info-things on PowerPoint usage including tips, techniques and tutorials.
When I click the text placeholder, all my white text gets highlighted in white and I cannot see anything! What can I do?
In PowerPoint 97/2000: Go to Format | Slide Color Scheme. You'll find your background color set to white. Change it to something darker (or a non-white color).
In PowerPoint 2002/2003: Go to Format | Slide Design. In the activated Slide Design task pane, click Color Schemes. Then click Edit Color Schemes... and change your background color from white to something darker (or a non-white color).
Related Links:
Echo Swinford has a nice Color Schemes tutorial on her site.
Steve Rindsberg's PowerPoint FAQ has more info - see Text disappears when I edit it
Shyam Pillai's free Color Schemes Manager allows you to manage and share your PowerPoint color schemes.
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A lot is at stake -- power, money, reputation, future plans, justice. You need to win this case. Your presentation materials surely will play an important role in helping the judge and jury experience the sights, sounds, and details of the case ... or not. The choice is up to you, says one tech-savvy attorney.
The choice is up to you, says one tech-savvy attorney. It all depends upon whether you are willing to push PowerPoint beyond its normal boundaries to maximize its interactive and persuasive potential. This article by Robert Lane and
Bruce A. Olson
provides a better idea of using PowerPoint in court. 
