The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 17, 2011

Do you create a lot of presentations that use the same colors? Creating a custom color palette is just the solution. From the Design tab, choose Themes > Colors > Create New Theme Colors. The Create New Theme Colors dialog box will open. by AJ George. As far as I can tell, you cannot.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 19, 2019

  If you’re using PowerPoint 365, you have access to a limited (but decent) selection of icons by choosing Insert > Icons from the ribbon. PowerPoint’s got you covered with the free icon below:     But what if you want other flowers to match, and with a bit of variation?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

After posting the first article, PowerPoint 2010: Creating a Spinning Animation , I got a tip from one of our readers, Konrad Schroth , for an alternate way to create a spinning animation. by AJ George. Today I'd like to share his method.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

a plan to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation about, among other emotions, anger. Once you're done, it's possible that you'll take the presentation into Adobe Captivate or Articulate Storyline and create an epic eLearning course. by AJ Walther, COTP. You have a plan. But that's down the road.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 9, 2011

by AJ George  I've heard from several eLearning developers expressing their frustration over being given lackluster PowerPoint presentations and asked to magically transform them into effective and engaging eLearning lessons and courses. Are Perhaps you are creating the PowerPoint presentations as well?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 9, 2010

About the author: AJ George , a cum laude graduate of Towson University is IconLogic's lead Technical Writer and author of the book " PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials." " Interested in creating beautiful multi-media presentations but having difficulty with PowerPoint's new interface?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 13, 2011

In previous versions of PowerPoint, converting presentations to movies  could be a bit of a laborious task. PowerPoint 2010 has a new feature allowing presentations to quickly and easily be saved directly to.wmv (Windows Media Video) format. Open the presentation within PowerPoint 2010. by AJ George.   Click Save.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 7, 2011

I've talked a lot about where to get free stock photos , about how to manipulate stock photos , and tips for creating your own graphics. About the author: AJ George is IconLogic's lead Technical Communicator and author of both " PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials " and " PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials."

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Many people don’t consider PowerPoint as a capable graphics editor since its main function is to create presentation aids. Perhaps this is because older versions of PowerPoint (2003 or below) didn’t have as many graphic editing options as never versions (2007 or higher). Basic effects (such as drop shadow and soft edges).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 21, 2010

If you have tried to print handouts in PowerPoint 2010 that include the slide notes, you may have noticed a bit of a shortcoming. While it's not possible to do it within PowerPoint, you can enlist MS Word to quickly get the job done.   Open a PowerPoint presentation that includes slide notes. Select Create Handouts.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 10, 2012

This PowerPoint user wanted to be able to create multiple charts with the same formatting (ie bars on a graph with a gradient effect) without having to individually format each separate piece of every new chart. Here is how to create a chart template to be used with new charts or to be applied to existing charts. No worries!

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 25, 2011

I have an update to last week's article on creating new color palettes. Here's how: Open a new PowerPoint presentation. Your current theme will be stated at the bottom of your PowerPoint window. Every time you open PowerPoint, you will now be using your custom theme by default. by AJ George.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Using motion paths in PowerPoint is fun, but also kind of complicated. The problem is PowerPoint only shows you where the image begins in the motion path. Create your slide and position the image you are going to animate in its final location (where it will end after the motion path plays). by AJ George.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 25, 2011

For some PowerPoint projects you may find that you would like to line up elements in a certain way and that having guides on the slide would be useful. Create a New Guide. When you drag you will create a new guide. by AJ George. You will see a 0.00 indicating that the guide is in the center of the slide.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 21, 2011

PowerPoint's SmartArt allows you to visually communicate information. You can create SmartArt graphics that are lists, process diagrams and organizational charts. by AJ George. Adding SmartArt is simple. all you need to do is click the SmartArt command on the Insert Ribbon. "  

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 8, 2011

To depict the similarities and differences of these topics, you might create a diagram like the example below.    If you find yourself in need of a Venn diagram, there are a few basic Venn diagrams available via PowerPoint's SmartArt. If you don't like those available via SmartArt, you can easily create your own.

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TechSmith Camtasia

AUGUST 6, 2012

So, when it comes to using Camtasia Studio, I sometimes like to go outside of the realm of traditional screen recording, plain title clips, or stock art found in the media Library and customize the look of my video with original artwork I create. I will use a default size slide in PowerPoint. To Make a Collage Style Title Clip.

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Integrated Learnings

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

PowerPoint-based rapid eLearning tools, such as Articulate Presenter and Snap by Lectora, allow branched navigation, meaning you can create a non-linear navigation path still controlled through the course player’s next and back buttons. Other PowerPoint Presentation. By Joseph Suarez. Not only is it possible, it’s really simple!

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Technical terms, program names, proper names, and acronyms can light up your Word or PowerPoint screen with red zigzag underlines, causing not only annoyance but also a risk that you will overlook an actual misspelled word. But the Custom dictionary, which Word and PowerPoint share, can actually help clean up the mess.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 18, 2009

I was attempting to zip up a PowerPoint 2007 file and accidentally unzipped it to reveal a media folder that held all of the images I was using in my course. Now, keep in mind that this only works for PowerPoint 2007, but it’s still a cool trick, nonetheless. Extract the PowerPoint 2007 File.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Over the last two weeks I've introduced PowerPoint 2010's Shape Union and Shape Subtract tools. Now I'd like to give a quick example of how you could incorporate this into your eLearning projects made with PowerPoint. Select one of the puzzle pieces you created. " Tags: eLearning PowerPoint. by AJ George.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 13, 2010

Recently I have been doing a number of lessons on the topics of "Avoiding Death by PowerPoint" and by far, one of the most requested parts of the presentation is how to take an image that no one can read, you know one where the presenter says."I Step Two: On top of that image create a shape (square, circle, etc.) This is for fee, $50.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 17, 2009

Speaking of the guru awards, I was looking at the source files for the CPR demo and was impressed to see that it only contained twenty PowerPoint slides. For the most part it’s all PowerPoint. The first slide is a Flash animation and the CPR simulation was created in Quizmaker ‘09. But that’s not the case.

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Clear Lessons

MARCH 25, 2019

How to avoid death by PowerPoint . Bob Little shares some top tips from the experts to help you avoid the dreaded ‘death by powerpoint’ Even the dullest presentations can be transformed if presenters follow five principles: 1. PowerPoint and Keynote default settings won’t inspire an audience. Don’t rely on software.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Create and produce your own screencast. Creating your own screencasts gives you a video that aligns with your lesson objectives, and it can be a very rewarding experience. Record a PowerPoint presentation with narration and add special effects, images, audio, and video. Screencast PowerPoint Model. Introduction Bumper.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When we started this blog in 2007, PowerPoint-based elearning was all the rage, and for good reason. Today, the elearning market is different and PowerPoint elearning isn’t as important (or relevant) as it was ten years ago. But that doesn’t mean PowerPoint’s obsolete. Top PowerPoint Tips.

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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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eLearningArt

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

PowerPoint comes with some really cool picture effects that you can apply to your images. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create my favorite 5 effects when I work with background images: pencil sketch, blur, cutout, photocopy, and also some recolorization effects. Video Script. There is now these artistic effects.

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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 PowerPoint isn’t particularly exciting either, but it’s still a tool I use for storyboard, mockups, simple graphics, flowcharts, and more. 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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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

.” It will help you think through the gamification process and to create meaningful gamified instruction. I’ve included the slides from the presentation and slide on using PollEverywhere and writing directly in PowerPoint in slideshow mode. Take Notes Right on a PowerPoint Slide from Karl Kapp. The New York Times.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

PowerPoint is hot. In an earlier post I listed all of the ones that dealt with PowerPoint. Because it was so popular I decided to make another post that highlights all the ones that include free PowerPoint templates or other free assets. The Secret to Creating Your Own PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning.

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Atlantic Training

MARCH 23, 2014

Date Created: 2012. Created By: NHS. This powerpoint lists the benefits that quality customer service has on a company or organization, and provides numerous techniques to use that will result in exceptional customer service. Date Created: 2011. Created By: WikiSpace. Date Created: 2008. Date Created: 2012.

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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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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The obvious use case for Adobe Spark is to create stunning graphics, videos, and websites. Maybe you have this specific stuff and you’re creating an eLearning module or an online class about online training:   “ONLINE TRAINING CAN BE GREAT TRAINING”. It’s hard to be inspired all the time!

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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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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 19, 2010

In a previous post, I showed you how to design your own PowerPoint templates. In other posts, I’ve talked about how to use PowerPoint’s drawing features to build the envelope icon and television monitor. These are all intended to help you become more proficient with PowerPoint and your graphic design skills.

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