PowerPoint Links
Compiled By: Geetesh Bajaj
Date Created:
Last Updated: March 2nd 2009
See Also: PowerPoint Services
Since this page was getting very long, I decided to move some sub-categories to individual pages - click any of the categories below to open the relevant page or links on this page:
Techniques And Tutorials
Commercial Templates
Free Templates
Add-ins and Plug-ins
Companion Programs
Newsgroups
Add-Ins and Plug-Ins
Download the free Thermometer add-in here...
Crystal Graphics delivers a range of PowerPoint plug ins which do everything from adding new transitions in PowerPoint to adding better photo effects and charts. Download a free Transitions LE version here...
RnR PPTools are add-ins that allow you to edit, create, program and repair PowerPoint presentations - includes a free Starter Set...
Shyam Pillai creates various add-ins including Image Importer Wizard, SecurePack and the free LiveWeb.
PowerCONVERTER creates Flash output fromyour PowerPoint presentations.
Take-off creates DataPoint, an add-in that interfaces databaseswith PowerPoint in addition to the free PlanPoint and ShowPoint.
Impatica for PowerPoint allows you to create narrated, animated and interactive streaming presentations - request an evaluation copy here...
Autorun CD Project Creator lets you run PowerPoint presentations on systems where no viewer is installed, and it does a lot more too.
Vox Proxy allows seamless integration of MS Agent animated characters into MS PowerPoint slide shows.
Articulate Presenter converts your presentations to Flash based online rich media.
Perspector allows
you to create and animate 3D content inside PowerPoint.
The Multicast add-in for PowerPoint 97/2000 allows
a presenter to multicast PowerPoint slides, including animations
and effects, to a group of viewers.
Presentation Librarian and PointCapture catalog all your presentations at the slide level and allow you to create custom presentations from alibrary.
Export Graphic Shape and 3D Rotation are add-ins from Microsoft, geared for PowerPoint 97.
Microsoft's PhotoAlbum add-in lets you create photo albums inside PowerPoint 2000 - newer versions of PowerPoint do not require the add-in as the feature is built-in.
SlideConverter allow you to create a new presentation using images of your slides. Convert your presentation into .wmf, .bmp, .gif, .png and .jpg formats.
Pantone OfficeColor Assistant places a Pantone colour palette inside PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office applications.
Accordent PresenterONE records your presentation to Real's streaming video format - a pared-down free version is also available.
NXPowerLite reduces the file size of Microsoft PowerPoint presentations by optimizing the graphics and embedded documents within a presentation.
Companion Programs
Download Microsoft's free PowerPoint Viewer here to view PowerPoint presentations if you don't have the program on your system.
TechSmith's Camtasia captures any PowerPoint presentation into a video file, which can be recorded to DVD or VCD. For still screen captures, try TechSmith SnagIt.
To edit, convert and filter your presentation sounds, you could try of the free Audacity. More sound editors here...
Adobe Acrobat, Jaws PDF Creator and FreePDF let you print your PowerPoint files into Adobe's PDF format.
SmartDraw lets you create quick organisation charts, drawings and diagrams.
CorelDRAW, Macromedia Freehand and Adobe Illustrator allow far more vector editing control than within PowerPoint.
Adobe Photoshop, PaintShop Pro and Corel PhotoPaint allow you to create your own backgrounds for PowerPoint and do more...
Scan Calculator is a free program that helps you decide your scan resolutions.
Newsgroups
Microsoft's news servers at news.microsoft.com host PowerPoint newsgroups in many languages for both the PC and the Macintosh - the most active of these is microsoft.public.powerpoint - more info here...
There's another PowerPoint forum at the BitBetter site - but this one supports only a browser interface.
The Google Groups (earlier Dejanews Usenet) archive is a treasure trove of searchable information posted across a huge number of newsgroups.
YahooGroups has a dedicated PowerPoint group.
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