June 20, 2014
Microsoft Offers Webinar on Office for iPad
Here's a video that will help you learn the basics for getting up and running with PowerPoint for the iPad. ...
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June 18, 2014
PowerPoint Design Trend – White Text on Full Bleed Image
I often look to web graphic design trends for inspiration in presentation design. One trend we're experiencing in the wide world of the web is the use of white text over a full bleed image. This approach can give any presentation a simple, yet sophisticated look....
June 3, 2014
Flat Design in PowerPoint – Trend or Revolution
I often look to web graphic design trends for inspiration in presentation design. Flat design has taken the web design world by storm for several years. It’s so pervasive in web design that I hesitate to call it a trend. That said, I welcome this simple...
December 2, 2013
2013 Animated (& Customizable) PowerPoint Holiday Greeting Card
http://youtu.be/9p2LuxV50qc Each year, in an effort to express my gratitude for the good fortune that has come my way, I offer a free animated greeting card built in PowerPoint, to anyone who enjoys the cool things PowerPoint can do. This year's card features a happy Christmas...
September 10, 2013
My Migraine Headache — PowerPoint Style
For you PowerPoint haters, this is not another gripe against mammoth Microsoft and the headache its presentation tool, PowerPoint, causes. No this is quite the contrary. This is an example of how I was able to make the pain "visible" to others using PowerPoint and...
September 5, 2013
Tutorial: Using Ink Tools to create an animated sketch in PowerPoint
As promised, here is a tutorial to create an animated sketch in PowerPoint. Follow these steps using PowerPoint 2013 on your Surface Pro (I have not tested this on other Windows 8 touch devices). Download presentation here: http://wp.me/p1kyln-5W...
September 5, 2013
Create Handsketched Illustrations in PowerPoint using the Ink Tool
Check out this fun animated sketch I created using PowerPoint 2013. I used the Ink Tools featured on my Surface Pro. It's a great way to incorporate design trends into your PowerPoint presentations. Globe Sketch 2 < Here is the PowerPoint file. Here is the link to...
August 30, 2013
Converting your text to vector graphics in PowerPoint – When text goes wrong in PowerPoint 2003
I recently ended up converting some text in a PowerPoint presentation to vector shapes after a major corporation discovered that, of the thousands of employees who were running PowerPoint 2010, there were a few stragglers on 2003 and some of the kerned text (kerned text...
May 24, 2013
Part 5: Create and animate objects on a slide — Patriotic Theme — Add Audio (music)
This step-by-step series of tutorials will show you how to animate shapes and text to create a customizable patriotic slide with background music. This fifth tutorial focuses on inserting audio (music) into the slide. Insert Audio In this slide we’ve added patriotic music to play as background...
May 21, 2013
Part 4: Create and animate objects on a slide — Patriotic Theme — Shooting Stars
Coming Soon. See the first three tutorials in this series by starting here. This step-by-step series of tutorials will show you how to animate shapes and text to create a customizable patriotic slide with background music. This fourth tutorial focuses on drawing and animating the Star Columns shown below. Create...
May 21, 2013
Part 3: Create and animate objects on a slide — Patriotic Theme — Text
This step-by-step series of tutorials will show you how to animate shapes and text to create a customizable patriotic slide with background music. This third tutorial focuses on drawing and animating the Text shown below. Create text Learn how to animate the Text in the above slide -- but with...
May 21, 2013
Part 2: Create and animate objects on a slide — Patriotic Theme — The Red Stars
This step-by-step series of tutorials will show you how to animate shapes and text to create a customizable patriotic slide with background music. This second tutorial focuses on drawing and animating the Red Stars shown below. Add small white stars over the red bars Insert > Shapes > Stars...