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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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JULY 20, 2011

Have you ever used PowerPoint's Animation Painter? 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." by AJ George. If not, you aren't alone.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

PowerPoint. For all that it is a much maligned tool, PowerPoint is still a regular part of my toolbox. As I regularly speak at conferences and online events, I also use PowerPoint to create slides for those sessions. I posted my top ten tools for learning in 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2011 , 2014 and 2021. Past posts.

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OCTOBER 7, 2011

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." .   Easy, fast, looks nice, FREE. What more could you want? "  

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JUNE 2, 2011

.   I was recently asked if it was possible to change the measurement system in PowerPoint from inches to pixels. at least not from within PowerPoint. Simply put, you are stuck with PowerPoint's default measurement system, which is inches.  As I said, PowerPoint's default system is inches, which makes sense.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

With all that content, there's a good chance you might find some videos on YouTube that you'd like to put in your PowerPoint presentation. Here's how:  Find the video you would like to insert into your PowerPoint presentation on YouTube (or any other video site with an Embed code like Vimeo or MetaCafe).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Recently I was asked if it was possible to paste link an image into PowerPoint so that if the original image is ever updated, the image in PowerPoint would automatically reflect the change. Sadly, PowerPoint cannot do this, but there are some types of source files that can be Paste linked.

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MARCH 19, 2010

He has no time to meet with you or see your meticulous PowerPoint presentation projected up on a wall in his conference room. here is how you managed to get the PowerPoint Presentation onto your mobile device: Open a completed PowerPoint 2008 presentation. Problem is, Mr. Bigshot is, well, a bigshot.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Related to last week's article on changing PowerPoint's default color palette , I was asked by a reader if it was possible to set up PowerPoint so that, by default, shapes were drawn without a fill color. PowerPoint will always default to drawing with a fill color. by AJ George.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

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. For example: when you draw a shape you want it to be a different color other than medium blue with a dark blue line.

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MAY 27, 2010

by AJ George Last week I showed you how to insert YouTube videos into a PowerPoint 2007 presentation, but in order for it to work you would need to be presenting on a computer with an internet connection. Find the YouTube video you would like to insert into your PowerPoint presentation. Tags: eLearning mLearning PowerPoint.

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MARCH 8, 2011

  About the author: AJ George is IconLogic's lead Technical Writer and author of both " PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials " and " PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials." The font will automatically change as you scroll through.

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MAY 8, 2011

  Have you ever been frustrated by an inability to trim audio in PowerPoint? Let's say you followed my instructions on how to play two songs sequentially in your PowerPoint presentation. All you have to do is this: In PowerPoint 2010, select File > Info. by AJ George. What gives?!

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

I am frequently asked if it is possible to convert PowerPoint presentations into movies that can be shared on websites such as YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook. Sadly, the answer is no, at least not from within PowerPoint.   Using PowerPoint, open the presentation you would like to convert into a movie. by AJ George.

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MARCH 31, 2011

  A couple of weeks ago I discussed some points for working with Audio in PowerPoint ; today, a bit of elaboration.     About the author: AJ George is IconLogic's lead Technical Writer and author of both " PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials " and " PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials."

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MARCH 21, 2011

.   If you plan to import a PowerPoint presentation into Adobe Captivate, it's a good idea to first resize the PowerPoint presentation from within PowerPoint. If you resize the PowerPoint presentation, the size of the imported slides you see in Captivate will match the width and height of your Captivate project. 

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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. If you would like to learn how to do this in PowerPoint, click here. by AJ George. Does this scenario sound familiar?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Have you ever tried to use PowerPoint to create a spinning animation (such as the ticking hands of a clock)? 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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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. " Tags: PowerPoint.

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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.

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APRIL 11, 2011

If you are using a PC with PowerPoint, there is a good chance your system came pre-loaded with the WMM software. Then just insert the audio into the PowerPoint presentation as one file.  The second option for playing audio tracks one right after the other would be to import the files into another program like Windows Movie Maker.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Two of the coolest new tools in PowerPoint 2010 (especially if you like to make your own graphics) are the Shape Union and Shape Subtract tools. Previously in PowerPoint, if you wanted to join two shapes you would use the Group tool. The PowerPoint Options dialog box appears. " Tags: PowerPoint. by AJ George.

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JUNE 21, 2011

PowerPoint's SmartArt allows you to visually communicate information. 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." by AJ George. Adding SmartArt is simple.

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MAY 19, 2010

by AJ George I am often asked how to get YouTube videos into a PowerPoint presentation, and, unless you're using the latest version (PowerPoint 2010), it's an understandable question.   Insert YouTube Videos into PowerPoint 2007 with Internet. In PowerPoint click the Office button. Click the OK button.

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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. by AJ George. Note: To delete a guide, simply drag it off the slide. 

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

PowerPoint will insert the slide after whatever slide you have selected.)   From the Home tab, choose Slides > New Slide > Reuse Slides. Sometimes it would really save time if you could reuse a slide from an existing presentation rather than have to copy and paste all of its elements to a new slide. Here's how to do that.

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MARCH 17, 2011

  Adding audio to a PowerPoint 2010 slide is simple.   About the author: AJ George is IconLogic's lead Technical Writer and author of both " PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials " and " PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials." by AJ George.

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JULY 29, 2011

You've just completed a very slick PowerPoint presentation. Here's how: In PowerPoint, select the image you would like to change. by AJ George. On one slide you have an image fade in. After it fades in, it pulses for emphasis. After it pulses, text appears above. Then when you click the image, it hyperlinks to another slide.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

If you used custom motion paths in PowerPoint 2007, you may think a setting you previously used has disappeared in PowerPoint 2010. In PowerPoint 2007, to get to Curved Motion Paths, you would select from the Animation Pane Add Effect > Motion Paths > Draw Custom Path > Curve. by AJ George.

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JUNE 24, 2011

Keep in mind that if you copy the slide and then paste it into another PowerPoint presentation, the pasted slide will take on the slide theme and formatting of whatever slide is immediately before it, even if it is different from the original's theme.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

  If you find yourself in need of a Venn diagram, there are a few basic Venn diagrams available via PowerPoint's SmartArt. 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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AUGUST 17, 2011

I've been asked if there is a way to set your custom color palette as the default color palette when you start PowerPoint. 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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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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OCTOBER 21, 2011

I do a lot of work in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 on the Mac by using Parallels. In a previous article I covered how to move objects in PowerPoint less than the standard 6 points using the arrow keys. If you, like me, recently upgraded to Lion you may have noticed that this shortcut will no longer work in PowerPoint. by AJ George.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

by AJ George   Do you often find yourself chugging away at a presentation, only to have PowerPoint crash and give you some variation of the "MS Office has encountered a problem and needs to close. From PowerPoint's File tab, choose Help > Check for Updates. We are sorry for the inconvenience," message?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When you work with PowerPoint frequently, every little tip could help improve your productivity time. A quick Google search will turn up a list of common keyboard shortcuts for working in and presenting with PowerPoint, but here are a few lesser known tips I'd like to share. " Tags: PowerPoint.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

From the PowerPoint ribbon, choose Home > Arrange > Selection Pane. 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." Much faster!

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