The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

by Jennie Ruby Track Changes in Microsoft Word is an indispensible tool for editing, but it is not the best tool for the job in every editorial situation. For example, what if you are editing the text when you notice that PowerPoint has been spelled incorrectly as Power Point. Tags: Microsoft Word.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 26, 2014

I haven’t done my list in a few years, but you can see my past lists from 2011 , 2009 , 2008 , and 2007. Microsoft Word isn’t exactly the most glamorous tool here, but it is a tool I use regularly for design documents, storyboards, and other projects for clients. You can vote for your top tools until September 19, 2014.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 6, 2020

Let’s say you’re creating icons for some eLearning and you’d like some letter icons.       The best way to accomplish any of the above is to convert your text to shapes using PowerPoint's Fragment tool.   Have any PowerPoint PainPoints (see what I did there?) Here’s how.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 28, 2010

With as many PowerPoint questions that I get, it’s a good thing that over the past year or so the elearning community has created about 300 PowerPoint tutorials. I also included a free PowerPoint elearning template to celebrate the holidays and a great 2010! Click to download the free PowerPoint template.

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Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

This is the 5th year I have been building a Top 100 Tools for Learning list (based on the Top 10 Tools contributions of learning professionals worldwide), so I thought it would be interesting to compare my choices in the first year I ran the activity in 2007, with my choices today. In 2011 I now use WordPress to power my website.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

December 11th, 2007. Don’t Go Crazy Trying to Create an Award Winning Course. Microsoft has some really nice starter templates to help you organize your learning project. Click here to access Microsoft training templates. Create a simple 10 slide PowerPoint file. December 11th, 2007. [.]

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 19, 2010

Removing Stock Image Backgrounds If you have Microsoft Office 2010, you can use the new Background Removal feature found in PowerPoint, Word and Outlook to remove backgrounds easily. Click here for more detailed instructions from The PowerPoint Team Blog. With some images it is just that easy.

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Clipart Authoring Tools Stock PowerPoint 178

Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Last week I was at PowerPoint Live 2009 in Atlanta where I spent some time with people in the PowerPoint community. I met a few blog readers, many of the PowerPoint MVPs that I’ve followed over the years, and was reminded of a few tips and tricks that I can use in my rapid elearning courses. PowerPoint MVPs. Troy Chollar.

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Mindflash

MAY 23, 2012

This post first appeared on Brent Dykes’ blog, PowerPoint Ninja. If you work at a company with more than 100 people, you probably have an official corporate PowerPoint template. If you work in a company with more than 1,000 people, you probably don’t know the designer who created your presentation template.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve been slowly making my way through Cliff Atkinson’s Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to create presentations that inform, motivate, and inspire. Ultimately, the goal is to communicate and transfer knowledge – not to create a presentation. and then “how do I do this.”

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 24, 2010

I made the following graphics by grouping together and altering the format of simple shapes in Microsoft PowerPoint (and I have no special graphic design talent):    Tips for Making Your Own PowerPoint Graphics. Set aside a good chunk of time to create your graphics.

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PowerPoint Stock Photo Images 182

BrightCarbon

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Power-user is a Microsoft PowerPoint add-in that provides you with visual elements and tools to help you make better and more impactful business documents. Power-user is compatible with all versions of Office from 2007 onwards on PC as well as Virtual Machines. This is the Power-user tab in PowerPoint. Premium: $8.75/month

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 12, 2019

Honestly, PowerPoint is a decent tool for simple image editing. I often use PowerPoint to remove backgrounds or make other quick changes. Microsoft Office. Note: The above list assumes that you are already familiar with Microsoft Office programs, including PowerPoint. Originally published June 7, 2007.

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Instructional Design Authoring Tools Instructional Instruction 70

Web Courseworks

AUGUST 5, 2010

I posted a Media Review for TMR of the Media Site web casting product in 2007. Media Site, by Sonic Foundry, is a hardware and software package that creates web casts. Promotion of PowerPoint as an instructor’s crutch. Reliance on Microsoft software. Jon Aleckson (left), Kristen Zurovitch (middle), John Pollard (right).

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Site Media Portal Microsoft 145

Web Courseworks

AUGUST 5, 2010

I posted a Media Review for TMR of the Mediasite web casting product in 2007. Mediasite, by Sonic Foundry, is a hardware and software package that creates web casts. Mediasite has always relied on Microsoft software and the recent emergence of Silver Light has enabled Mediasite to drastically improve the “look and feel” of the skins.

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Conference Collaboration Portal Microsoft 124

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 4, 2010

Different Fonts Convey Different Personas If you are creating eLearning for business professionals, you might want to use a different font in your design than you would for eLearning geared toward high school students. In a study (funded by Microsoft) by A. But what font would you use if you wanted to convey a feeling of happiness?

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Trust eLearning Consultant eLearning PowerPoint 259

Association eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

It’s nothing new —just another step in the continual evolution we’ve seen since the early 1990s, when authoring tools were first introduced to help eLearning professionals create and deliver learning. Over the years, these tools have had to balance ease-of-use with the ability to create a robust learning experience.

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E-Learning Acupuncture

APRIL 21, 2011

But sometimes, I am compelled to write about an old tool particularly if the old tool can be used quickly and easily to create something useful. Today I stumbled accross a nice tutorial video (1 min 39 secs long) on how to use MS-Excel 2007 to make a timeline depicting a series of historical events.

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PPT Create Tutorial Microsoft 48

TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 12, 2011

A more affordable way to give some 3D perspective to your screencasts is offered by the new Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, which now treats video files as first class citizen. Here is how: First create your screencast in Camtasia like you normally would do. Open PowerPoint 2010 and create a blank new slide.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 8, 2010

Both Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat have a "Send for Review" tool. The Microsoft Word Send for Review tool requires Outlook as your email program. Negatives are the added step of creating the PDF for review and the clumsy text editing tools. How do you decide which program to use for the review process? Go with Word.

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Voiceover PDF Microsoft eLearning Tools 176

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

Rapid eLearning Tools Satisfaction from the eLearningGuild Research reported Feb 2007 - Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool Satisfaction See also Software Simulation Tools. For example, in 2007 PowerPoint to eLearning Shootout they compared: Articulate www.articulate.com Atlantic Link www.atlantic-link.co.uk

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Rapid eLearning eLearning Tools Atlantic Link SCATE 137

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

ProtonMedia announced the integration of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with the company’s ProtoSphere virtual teaming and collaboration platform. This is the first time Microsoft SharePoint services and content have been combined with a 3D virtual collaboration platform. You can read the entire press release OLIVE 2.3

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SharePoint Virtual World Server Microsoft 113

TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 10, 2010

slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte. Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire by Cliff Atkinson. Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark.

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire (by Cliff Atkinson). Tips for creating effective presentations can map directly to creating effective eLearning courses. Instructional Design is anything but dull.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 77

Learning Visions

MARCH 16, 2009

Audio : I've been learning the basics of using Adobe Audition for sound recording and have been creating narration for a course we're currently building. PowerPoint : Tom Kuhlman's got some great demos and exercises on his Rapid eLearning Blog, like this one on building an eLearning Template in PowerPoint.

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Learning Visions

JULY 26, 2007

Thursday, July 26, 2007 My Top Ten Tools for Jane Hart Jane Hart asked me to add my own top ten list to the mix. For the most part, I like tools that are easy to use, easy to learn, look good, and create good-looking output. 6) Microsoft PowerPoint Yes, theres lots of groaning about PowerPoint.

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Take an e-Learning Break

JUNE 2, 2010

In PowerPoint 2007, click the Microsoft Office button. Select the location where you want the package to be created. Click Create Package. A dialog box tells you if the package was successfully created, giving you the option to view the folder with the package files. Select Send - Articulate Package.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 8, 2017

  A new PowerPoint 2016/365 transition might just solve this problem.     All I need to do for this to work is:   Create a slide with the birds on opposite branches. .      All I need to do for this to work is:   Create a slide with the birds on opposite branches.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 16, 2009

Audio : Ive been learning the basics of using Adobe Audition for sound recording and have been creating narration for a course were currently building. PowerPoint : Tom Kuhlmans got some great demos and exercises on his Rapid eLearning Blog, like this one on building an eLearning Template in PowerPoint.

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

4 Free Tools to Help Get Your PowerPoint from Good to Great , October 21, 2010 Continuing the recent trend of PowerPoint in the news , I stumbled upon an article in USA Today that provided some tips and advice for designing more engaging presentations. Creating tone of voice in eLearning. Creating tone of voice in eLearning.

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Compliance Training eLearning Strategy Custom eLearning Development Corporate eLearning 111

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 8, 2017

  A new PowerPoint 2016/365 transition might just solve this problem.     All I need to do for this to work is:   Create a slide with the birds on opposite branches. .      All I need to do for this to work is:   Create a slide with the birds on opposite branches.

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Sad to Happy fact: Franklin Covey back in 2007, trademarked “micro-learning”, only to abandon it by the end of 2007. Anyone could have created and in fact did create micro-learning online courses since online learning started in the mid to late 90’s, even in the corporate market.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

In Little known ways to create your own graphics using PowerPoint , Tom Kuhlman showed us how to edit Microsoft clip art in PowerPoint to shape it to your own needs. I didn't know you could do it, but I've just tried in PowerPoint 2007 and you certainly can. Monday was graphics day.

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Learning Visions

JULY 31, 2009

Is it the tools we use to create eLearning? Is it the companies and people who create those tools? – Adobe, Articulate, Microsoft, etc. Is it the non-profits who create eLearning for their members? Is it the "blended" part of blended learning Is it PowerPoints used in a classroom context?

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IT Training Department Blog

JULY 13, 2023

I found out what it was around 2007 or so when a teacher I had in college mentioned that his degree was in instructional design. Instructional design is the process of creating effective learning experiences. Instructional design is the formal process behind creating content that helps people learn. It takes mad skills.

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Instructional Design Corporate Learning Instructional Instruction 76

The Learning Circuits

APRIL 1, 2007

This environment makes it easier to justify PowerPoint plus audio type courseware, but customers are never satisfied with the quality. New Competitors : If you're in IT - Microsoft and other vendors like to give away training, or bundle it with their software sales.

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Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 e-Learning Guild Synchronous Learning Systems e-Learning Guild presentation on Synchronous Learning Systems hosted by Steve Wexler, Karen Hyder, and Karl Kapp. Karl: "The two of the most used items for synchronous learning are lectures via PowerPoint and software training (app sharing)." $199

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